Running a 1080p and 1440p monitor

[Sniper82]

I've never ran dual monitors. Text is smaller then I like on the 1440p. Figure if I'm going to have to turn text size up I might aswell wear out my 1080p instead of the 1440p.

So I am wanting to use the 1440p for gaming only and use my 1080p for other stuff. I just want to be able to leave the 1440p off when I'm not gaming. Is it possible to do this and just load the game on the 1440p monitor somehow or will it cause problems? Running a 980ti if it matters.

 

[Elixer]

Which OS?
If you are using win 10, you can scale each display differently.
It shouldn't be a issue to turn off the monitor when not in use.
And yeah, you can also throw a game up on whatever monitor you want, though, it does depend on the game.

 

[Cheepnis]

You could always just change which display is your "main display" in Control Panel>Display>Change Display Settings (Screen Resolution). I believe games will run on your main display by default.