Comp Build, need help selecting vid card for dual monitors.

[madbeetz]

My comp build is as follows

Core 2 Duo 2.4ghz
Raptor 75GB Operating System HD
Caviar 250GB 2nd HD
2GB Corsair Ram
I think thats all that matters.

Anyways. I need to select a video card. I dont need anything extreme for gaming(I will probably never game...), just something decent for movies and what not, and something that will support 2 samsung 204b's. Suggestions?

[hoopking]

Nvidia or Radeon MB? For Nvidia 7600 GT (not GS) at about $115is really good. 6800 XT will do for about $100. Havent looked at Radeon much.

[BiPolar_Nut]

I often ran systems w/ cheap $15 PCI cards for 2nd/3rd/etc monitors if you have the slots available. If you're not doing 3D stuff/gaming then just about anything still sold new will work. Dual head cards are cool tho, and you could still add a 3rd/4th later using the el cheapo cards.

[SamIAm]

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Dual head cards are cool tho

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If you're gonna run Ultramon anyway, is there really any advantage to using a dualhead card?

I know they often have nice multi-mon drivers, but Windows+UltraMon is doing better and better at that.
-Sam

[BiPolar_Nut]

Sam: only advantage besides impressing friends that never saw one before would be if you eventually run as many monitors as you have slots. You'd max out at 1 more monitor per dual card, 3 more per quad card, etc.

Other than that, no reason I can think of.