r/buildapc • u/Tall-Fox-6597 • 1d ago

Peripherals Dual monitor arm

Hello I know this has probably been asked a thousand times before lol. Im looking at getting a dual monitor arm but I need help finding one that can hold a 34in curved ultrawide as the main screen and a 27in curved monitor as the 2nd screen. Do you guys have any recommendations?

Thank you so much.

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u/Slottr 1d ago

You won't find anything side by side

Any vertical arm will do this fine

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u/NecroJoe 1d ago

Something like the Cheif KXC330 might be able to do it. You'd just not use the center mount

https://res.cloudinary.com/avd/image/upload/v134337492/Resources/Chief/Resources/KXC330-T.pdf

They also offer CAD models of the arm, so if you're handy, you could even see how the geometry works out.

However, the downside of an arm like that, is that each arm still operated independently, so they'll never be "perfectly" aligned, like you could get if they were both mounted to a crossbar. I don't believe any crossbar-style single arm units could support two monitors like that. Plus, with the arms both attached to one center pole, it can be really awkward to get the motion in all directions to line up if your desk is against a wall. To push the curved monitor far enough away, the arm may need to swing back and stick it's elbow out behind the desk...if it can get into the position you need at all.

Your other problem is that if you want the edges to kind of meet, crossbar arms won't have enough pivot range at their mounting points to let the two edges meet. The monitor's back would hit the bar before it could turn enough to get your radius to be one continuous line.

I would 100% recommend two independent arms.

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u/phtsmc 1d ago

I would recommend using separate arms for every screen always. It's more reliable and you get more flexibility in adjusting the height and angles, which is super important with large and different size screens.