2 graphic cards or just one?

[McArra]

So, I have an Asrock Dual SATA II and I have just bought a 7800GT. And I have a question...
I want to buy another monitor and use a dual display envinronment and play and watch TV, or play and post, or play and watch a DVD... Should I have another vid card (Fx5200 for 10bucks), or will I see the exact same performance only with my 7800GT?

Will be using a Dual Core so CPU will not be a problem

Thanks!

 

[SynthDude2001]

If your second monitor is a CRT (or you don't mind using VGA on an LCD, or if the 7800GT has dual DVI which I can never remember which cards do), then you'll be fine with the card you have. They have dual display functionality for a reason, use it.

(I don't think I've heard of any performance hits by using two monitors even when gaming)

 

[McArra]

Cool, will try that, and if I see a hit I'll try with 2 GFX cards.

Thanks for the answer