Hey, I am new to these forums, but i need good advice quickly, and i figured this forum would be a great place to start. Ok, I have just purchased a new monitor, it is the exact same one as my current one, a 15 inch lcd, its digital . Its resolution is 1024 x 786. My current system specs are as follows:
P4 1.4
384 ddr memory
Radeon VE 64mb
Windows 2000
intel monterrey mobo <1 agp slot>
I wish to run dual monitors, but I have reached a spot where i don't know what to do. I was ready to buy an ATI RADEON 9000 Pro 128mb, it is a dual monitor card, so i though that would be good. But, as an avid fps gamer, i am not sure how good the card is for gaming, if i am going to buy a new video card, i might as well be upgrading my system too, instead of buying an equal level product. My mobo only has one agp slot, so i would have 2 get a crappy 20 buck pci vid card, and a top of the line one, or get the 9000 pro 128mb and use it as one card for both. The only problem besides lesser quality graphics is that i heard when u have only 1 card, when u use the monitor for fullscreen gaming, it turns off the other screen. Therefore, i wouldn't be able to read a webpage while gaming, or view buddy list. i really have no price range, and i am leaning towards 2 video cards vs 1.I want to know what card u guys/gals reccomend, it has to have a dvi connection. My problem is in having above normal graphics on both monitors, or having really good picture on one monitor and crappy on another. Thanks in advance.
-Eric
ps. i kno my comp is crappy[waiting for 64-bit], and that this post is a lil repetative.
P4 1.4
384 ddr memory
Radeon VE 64mb
Windows 2000
intel monterrey mobo <1 agp slot>
I wish to run dual monitors, but I have reached a spot where i don't know what to do. I was ready to buy an ATI RADEON 9000 Pro 128mb, it is a dual monitor card, so i though that would be good. But, as an avid fps gamer, i am not sure how good the card is for gaming, if i am going to buy a new video card, i might as well be upgrading my system too, instead of buying an equal level product. My mobo only has one agp slot, so i would have 2 get a crappy 20 buck pci vid card, and a top of the line one, or get the 9000 pro 128mb and use it as one card for both. The only problem besides lesser quality graphics is that i heard when u have only 1 card, when u use the monitor for fullscreen gaming, it turns off the other screen. Therefore, i wouldn't be able to read a webpage while gaming, or view buddy list. i really have no price range, and i am leaning towards 2 video cards vs 1.I want to know what card u guys/gals reccomend, it has to have a dvi connection. My problem is in having above normal graphics on both monitors, or having really good picture on one monitor and crappy on another. Thanks in advance.
-Eric
ps. i kno my comp is crappy[waiting for 64-bit], and that this post is a lil repetative.