Re: [OT] It's Xmas - time for new gaming PC, advice please

On Thu, 5 Dec 2024 08:03:48 -0800, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

If the machine he's interested in building is going to be "only" or
almost exclusively a gaming rig I agree (basically an overgrown console
:D ), a second monitor isn't necessary.
>
But everything is subject to mission drift.  Even putting away the
laundry.  ;)

I disagree.
(But then I would, seeing as I have four monitors ;-)
But even when playing games, I find it incredibly useful to have
multiple monitors.

The big one: for games
The 'main' monitor: for reference (maps, guides, notes, whatever)
The side monitor: WinAmp goes here! (complete with lyrics add-on so I
can scare the dog when I sing!)
The tiny monitor: all those background apps that keep me up to date on
non-gaming stuff (including a timer that tells me to stop gaming ;-)

(Sure, I could cram all the stuff on monitors 2-4 on one screen, but
why bother when I have four ;-)

But dual monitors are useful even when gaming. Get a second monitor!*







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