Playing games across several screens with varied settings
Playing games across several screens with varied settings
Hello, I spend a lot of time playing CS:GO. I have two 1920x1080 monitors. I usually run the game at 1024x768 stretched. The issue is that because I’m not playing at my native resolution, everything I opened on my monitors shifts to the right—my main screen is in front, and the secondary one is to my right. This is something many gamers with dual 1080p screens experience when playing at lower resolutions. I’ve searched around but haven’t found a perfect fix yet. I’m curious if there’s any easy solution, perhaps software that can detect when the primary monitor’s resolution changes and automatically corrects or reverses the shift. I know it’s not a bug—it’s just how Windows handles dual screens—but I’d appreciate any advice. Thanks in advance.
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You must use a windowed mode. If the game's resolution differs from your desktop, it changes your desktop resolution too. This leads to the sift effect. Playing windowed avoids this issue because the resolution only impacts the game window.
I use such a low resolution because competitive Counter-Strike isn't about pixel count or high graphics settings. I mainly stick to that resolution since playing at 1024x768 stretched to a 1080p screen makes everything appear larger than just running at 1080p and I consistently get over 300 frames per second. These aspects are quite normal for CS players. I really don’t know many people who play CS at 1080p. Unfortunately, the advice I received doesn’t really help... Running in windowed mode keeps the game in a 4:3 aspect ratio without scaling, which looks small on a 24-inch monitor. Borderless just displays the game in native resolution. Thanks for your effort!
The issue is that with borderless windowed you can't adjust the resolution, while playing windowed means lowering the resolution isn't useful since the window is smaller. I usually play at 720p because my crosshair appears as a small dot in the center of the screen, and 720 gives it a better visibility for me. Many people prefer 4:3 ratios for their own reasons.