May 6, 20224 yr In a video in "MSFS 2020 Tips and tricks forum" LesOreilly describes how to use a spare monitor to put a PDF on a second screen without FPS hithttps://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/612350-fix-fps-loss-from-pop-out-screens/: "Turns out that if you have an Integrated Graphics with you CPU and have the Motherboard that exposes it ... You can use those to work around the FPS Hit when popping out screens." In his video this monitor is visible in W10 Settings/Display/Rearrange your displays. Now, I have a GeForce 1080 and an ASUS Z87-C motherboard having VGA, HDMI and DVI-D ports. The Monitor (Samsung SyncMaster 245B) has a VGA and a DVI-D port. But no matter what combination for a connection I use the monitor shows a "check signal cable" message and, of course the monitor doesn't show up in Settings/Display. Thankful for any suggestions. Regards, Andreas Gutzwiller
May 6, 20224 yr Make sure that the integrated graphics is enabled in the BIOS. Could be you have the BIOS set to force use of the discrete GPU only. A Syncmaster 245B...wow, now that's going back a ways. I still have one (bought in 2008) sitting on my desk, now connected to a Raspberry Pi single-board microcomputer I use for ham radio tinkering. Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
May 6, 20224 yr Author Thanks, you were right. In the BIOS There is a "iGPU Multi-Monitor" switch I set to "enabled". Now it's there And, yes it's an old monitor usually hooked to a minicomputer (C8M70-I motherboard) I rarely use. Regards, Andreas Gutzwiller
May 6, 20224 yr I actually used to think I was helping things by putting my sim on the GPU and then another monitor on the MB Igpu. A handful of times it caused massive problems. Rebooting was the only fix. Then I realized my setup was simpler putting all my screens on the GPU and I haven't noticed any bit of change in performance. For me anyway... 5800X3D, 4090FE, 64GB DDR4 3600C16, Gigabyte X570S MB, EVO 970 M.2's, Alienware 3821DW and 2 22" monitors, Corsair RM1000x PSU, 360MM MSI MEG, MFG Crosswind, T16000M Stick, Boeing TCA Yoke/Throttle, Skalarki MCDU and FCU, Logitech Radio Panel/Switch Panel, Spad.Next
May 7, 20224 yr Author I'm not sure either if it makes sense performance wise. It's just that I had this spare monitor I want to put to use. I'll see if it works. Regards, Andreas Gutzwiller
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