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Postby bok269 » Sun Jun 17, 2007 8:42 pm

As I have mentioned in another thread, I am running FSX on a decently outfitted laptop that is running FSX prettywell.  Would it imporve performance if I used an outside monitor and left the laptop display blank while I run FSX?
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Re: Using an outside display for a laptop

Postby ozzy72 » Mon Jun 18, 2007 11:53 am

If you have a decent built in graphics card and an external monitor with a good refresh rate you might gain a couple of FPS. I don't think it'll make that much difference unless the refresh rate on your laptops screen is dire.
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Re: Using an outside display for a laptop

Postby bok269 » Mon Jun 18, 2007 10:41 pm

If you have a decent built in graphics card and an external monitor with a good refresh rate you might gain a couple of FPS. I don't think it'll make that much difference unless the refresh rate on your laptops screen is dire.


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