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    Problem with connecting MSIGX660 to external monitor. Need help

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by CaptainT, Jan 13, 2011.

  1. CaptainT

    CaptainT Newbie

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    Hi All,

    I've been trying to connect my MSI GX660 (15.6", res. 1366x768) to an external 20" LCD monitor with res. 1680x1050 to play starcraft 2.

    When a lot of things happens on the screen my computer laggs. Changing graphic settings in the game dont make any difference - the same with ultra/high/medium settings.

    When you lower the resolution on the monitor the quality gets a bit poor.

    Any suggestions on how to deal with that? I was thinking about gettin an 18.5" monitor with the same resolution as my laptop (1366x768) - will that help?

    any other suggestions - many thanks
     
    CaptainT, Jan 13, 2011
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  2. J.P.@XoticPC

    J.P.@XoticPC Company Representative

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    Just out of curiosity, when you connect your external monitor, are you duplicating the desktop on both screens, or are you making the external your primary? There could be a lack of GPU power if the former is the case.
     
    J.P.@XoticPC, Jan 13, 2011
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