PC and TV

[BeanEgg]

If I connect my PC to a resolution thats considerably larger (such as my 32"), will it make the CPU work more harder, and make it more likely to reach 100%?

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BeanEgg

[Chippiewill]

If I connect my PC to a resolution thats considerably larger (such as my 32"), will it make the CPU work more harder, and make it more likely to reach 100%?

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BeanEgg

It would make the GPU (If you have on in your PC) work harder, but most likely it will be a lower resolution anyway unless it's 1080p.

[Tomm]

Its the resolution that matters, not the size of the screen. Also for none-gaming the resolution makes little difference to how much "work" your GPU has to do. However, for gaming, especially in very high resoultions, it has an effect.

[Stephen!]

In games, the lower the resolution, the more work the CPU has to do.

Not sure why, but it does.

[BeanEgg]

Just tried it, and it was a little slow, i'll try and fiddle with resolutions next time.

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[Markeh]

My laptop uses a little more CPU and GPU (and therefore battery) when I run at 1920x1080 (1080p) on a 37" TV than when it runs 1366x768 on its own 15.6" screen.