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thedrizzle4409
10-11-2008, 06:31 PM
Im useing 2 monitor on 1 computer. Im using a 9800 gx2 so one gpu per monitor. Im having a problem with getting wow to go full screen on my secondary monitot. When i try to put it in full screen it just puts it back on my main monitor. The only was i can keep it over there is to window it wich for some reason drops my fps down to 15, yes 15 on a 9800 and also lowering my wow settings has no effect on fps at all.

Also im using octopus and im not sure if i need 2 copys open or what but either way i cant drag my mouse to my other screen when wow is open. Even if wow is open on the other screen. (but it is windowed) SO my main questions are why cant wow be fullscreen on both monitors, why do i get such horrible fps on my second monitor, and why wont octopus let me drag my mouse over. Help is apreciated.

NashTitan
10-11-2008, 07:09 PM
From what you are describing you are using winXP in dual-view mode. Due to some bug in XP it will halve your fps when you run in this manner.

I have an 8800gts with dual monitors running off 1 system. I put the monitors into one large horizontal mode (desktop stretches across both) and then run the wow's in windowed mode. Just drag the window to the 2nd monitor and resize as big as you need it. I have run 3 instances of wow and got 40-50fps on all 3 in that mode.

thedrizzle4409
10-11-2008, 07:29 PM
vista 64 bit actually. Im mainly trying to get both games to maximize in both monitors.

NashTitan
10-11-2008, 07:34 PM
hmm....vista doesnt suffer from the same bug as xp - but im pretty sure you will still need to run both in windowed mode not full screen.

Did you check to see if there are any updated 64bit drivers for your card yet?

thedrizzle4409
10-11-2008, 07:53 PM
yup. If i run in windowed mode i get horrible fps even im my main monitor.

thedrizzle4409
10-11-2008, 07:58 PM
also would octopus work with them being in windowed mode?