Widescreen Gaming Forum

Hey there! I'm completely new here, and I've decided to join this forum in order to ask people that are much more knowledgeable than me in this field, how could I optimize the use of my current setup?

So here goes:
I currently have 3 displays, all 21-22 inch, almost exactly the same sizes, one from Samsung, one from BenQ and an LG. (they were new, on sale, long story)
I have 2 graphic cards, a new GTX 980 and my old 570, that I hooked up in order to use it for its processing power, for work.
I've setup the monitors on custom stands, so that now they're all aligned.
When I work, I turn one or both of my side monitors in portrait mode, mostly for coding, but when I game, I'd like to be able to enjoy my setup as much as I can.

So my question is: if I wanted to try multi monitor gaming, how should I proceed?
In order to use all my 3 displays, do they have to be connected to the same graphics card?
If so, does it help in any way, the fact that I have 2 cards connected ?

Any other pro tips for my specific setup?
I feel like a noob in this field ...

Thank you in advance, guys.
Andrei.

bump?

So you have 2 cards of different generations.
They should all ideally be plugged into your GTX980.
Yes, having 2 cards, even if they're different generations can help for gaming but not in the way you're thinking.

The 570 should be set as a designated/dedicated physics cards. Your 980 will be what is driving the actual graphics.

Not sure if this is the case here with these two cards or not but...
I had a config recently with an older card and a newer card, became a hassle when the older card was no longer on the "supported cards" list.
If I wanted to use both cards I was stuck at a driver level since if I upgraded the newer card drivers it would undo the multi-monitor config using the older card (note I was using the older card to drive the 3rd monitor instead of getting an active adapter). I gave up on that config pretty quick.