Triple monitor setup. Games don't run on main screen?

[OwNzOr]

Hello guys,

I recently bought a third screen for work purposes, but i'm having some trouble trying to get my steam games to run on the correct monitor.

I had 2 screens before this and i had no issues then. The problem is that whenever i start a game it automatically chooses the left screen to project the game on. However the middle screen is set to be the main monitor.

The only way for me to get my game to project on my main screen is to play the game in windowed mode and then dragging it to the center. When i change it back to either fullscreen or borderles window it pops back to the left screen.

Help is greatly appreciated!

[rotNdude]

What video card(s) do you have? What OS are you running? What video ports are the monitors connected to the video card(s)? I think we need more information regarding your computer specs.

[FluffyPinkDecoyBunny]

I have 3 monitors and I run them in Nvidia 2D Surround. Almost every game that I run at 1920x1080 will play in the center screen (there are a couple that are odd and just won't).

Before I had setup 2D Surround, when Windows display properties (windows 7), it showed my 3 monitors numbered as such:
Left screen = 3
Center screen = 1
Right screen = 2
(Screen 1 was set to my "Main Monitor" and games played on the center monitor only)

When I enabled 2D Surround, it forced my monitors to be numbered as such:
Left screen = 3
Center screen = 2
Right screen = 1

I have my center screen (#2) set as my "Main Monitor". Like I said before, when gaming on 1920x1080, most games play on my center screen (Main Monitor). If I don't play at 1920x1080, then I'm playing at 5760x1080 and it doesn't matter, the game is ran across all the monitors.

The few games that do not play on the center screen when I'm only playing 1920x1080, they default my screen #1 (the right screen). It's a tad annoying, but it can be circumvented if I really wanted. I have to disable 2D Surround and make sure that screen #1 is my center screen (this takes a couple minutes and is kind of a hassle).

[_I_]

in some games you can select which monitor to run on
most will default to run on 1
set it in gpu control panel or windows display settings

[OwNzOr]

I managed to fix it for the two games i have installed on steam right now. I tested it with a game i have installed on origin and it worked just fine there.

Looks like the problem fixed itself somehow. But i'll message back if things go ugly once more!

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yea some games once u load up into the game options, have option for which Display to have the game on if only want on one screen.

[ferg]

Hey, I run a triple monitor setup as well. Go to NVIDIA Control panel to fix that problem. You should be able to fix the problem within that software.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Yes do it all from GPU Software, not from OS Display/Screen Res options.