Recommended Video Card for two 24's

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Hi gang! I'm planning on building a system w/ two 24 inch monitors, and I was wondering what video card I should pickup for optimal performance (for gaming and such). Also, I was wondering how much power I'd need for the entire thing. Thanks :)

Intel Q6600 @ 2.4GHZ
132-CK-NF78-TR
4GB G.skill
Cooler Master RC-690-KKN1-GP
1x Seagate 250GB SATA II
PX-708A
(haven't really picked out the monitors yet, but not worried about it at the moment)

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I'll need a video card that'll last at least for the year.
 
GTX 260 Core 216, 4870 1gb, GTX 285.. there are so many choices.
Any of those would do.
 
I would recommend two HD4850x2's in Crossfire. I think the new drivers came out with support for Crossfire. Good performance/price ratio imo. They beat GTX280's/285's so you are going to have some nice horsepower under the hood.
 
The second screen is a non-issue. It makes almost no difference in gaming performance unless you're actually gaming on two screens. Just get whatever board best fits your budget and performance requirements. You can always disable the second screen to get that 1fps or so back.
 
zandor said:
The second screen is a non-issue. It makes almost no difference in gaming performance unless you're actually gaming on two screens. Just get whatever board best fits your budget and performance requirements. You can always disable the second screen to get that 1fps or so back.
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Yep, other than using a bit of the video ram, it makes very little to no difference.
 
As others have said two monitor gaming rarely stresses more then single head. The second monitor is usually just inventory or a map. The one game that I can think of is MS Flight Sim. You can break down your active 3d windows to different monitors, in which case the more power the better. So basically buy what your app requires and you can afford, there is no special card that excels at two screens. Fast is fast, slow is slow. $ are $.
 
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