High-end GPU plus DisplayLink

foxleigh81 · 02-12-2019, 09:56 AM

Morning, all.

I have my workstation set up with multiple computers, with a dell dock linking them all together via a USB switch. This effectively allows me to swap all 3 monitors, my speakers and my keyboard and mouse over with a single button push.

This is incredibly practical for me and I'd rather not lose it, however, I've noticed when playing games on my gaming PC (which has a high-end Nvidia GPU) that my CPU gets very hot and I get graphical glitches.

This is making me wonder if the DisplayLink being my primary connection point is causing my CPU to do all of the graphics processing and not my GPU. Is this the case? If so is there a way I can tell my computer to only use the DisplayLink to run the monitors and actually use the GPU to process the graphics?

Here are my specs for those who would request those things:

Windows 10
Core I7
32gb RAM
2x Nvidia GTX 980Ti

I'm also about to upgrade to an NVidia RTX 2080Ti, will that make any difference or will I just be bypassing an even more powerful card?

02-12-2019, 09:56 AM	#1
foxleigh81 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Posts: 2	High-end GPU plus DisplayLink Morning, all. I have my workstation set up with multiple computers, with a dell dock linking them all together via a USB switch. This effectively allows me to swap all 3 monitors, my speakers and my keyboard and mouse over with a single button push. This is incredibly practical for me and I'd rather not lose it, however, I've noticed when playing games on my gaming PC (which has a high-end Nvidia GPU) that my CPU gets very hot and I get graphical glitches. This is making me wonder if the DisplayLink being my primary connection point is causing my CPU to do all of the graphics processing and not my GPU. Is this the case? If so is there a way I can tell my computer to only use the DisplayLink to run the monitors and actually use the GPU to process the graphics? Here are my specs for those who would request those things: Windows 10 Core I7 32gb RAM 2x Nvidia GTX 980Ti I'm also about to upgrade to an NVidia RTX 2080Ti, will that make any difference or will I just be bypassing an even more powerful card?