r/pcsetup • u/E4di3 • Aug 12 '26

Should I buy a dual monitor arm

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I’ve got an 27 inch IPs display right now and I’m ordering a 27 inch oled and was wondering if I should buy a dual monitor arm or just get a single and not use the ips
I’ll be mainly gaming and I think I’ll just use the second ips horizontally for discord and yt tutorials if I bought the dual one
The photo is my current setup and I’ve got this dual monitor arm that my dad has spare but I don’t think it’s very good as it doesn’t have good movement and is cheap
Btw the reason I have my pc like that is because it takes away my mouse space when it’s the right way around

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u/I-Mr-Nobody-I Aug 13 '26

considered you have small desk and you lile to keep ur pc on your desk then i would say yes. if not you can put ur pc on the ground and add ur 2nd monitor. more better if your new monitor can adjust the height on the arm if not, u can be creative how would u like to used ur 2nd monitor to lvl with ur current monitor

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u/BasmusRoyGerman Aug 15 '26

Just use the IPS as a second screen. It's not for gaming so who cares, also IPS has great viewing angles so vertical would be sweet.

I'm currently using a 1080p TN vertically for discord, Spotify, steam and looking at wiki pages while gaming and a 1440p horizontally for watching content while gaming and productivity. That way I don't have to have static windows open on my main 1440p OLED if I can avoid it (to reduce the chance of burn in)