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Posted: 10/25/2010 6:31:43 PM EDT

fellow weens,

for a general purpose household/work-from-home PC i am considering this "low/mid-end" motherboard,
GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 LGA 1156 Intel P55 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128412
(http://www.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=3439#ov)

i need a matching "low/mid-end" dual DVI output video card.  

no gaming at all, mostly business applications such as MS Excel/Word/Project/Powerpoint/Visio/etc –– so i don't need ZOMG! graphics performance.   there seems to be 87 million graphics cards but it's not clear what makes one better than another.  on newegg the prices range from $59 to $669.   i need the Ford F150 of graphics cards, with dual DVI so i can run two LCD monitors in extended desktop mode.  

ideas?

ps:
thoughts on the mobo?

ar-jedi



Link Posted: 10/25/2010 7:01:50 PM EDT
[#1]
get a system with h55 or h57 and a 2nd, single dvi card?
Link Posted: 10/25/2010 7:34:38 PM EDT
[#2]




Edit: Ok so this is more like a Mack truck of Video Cards.
Link Posted: 10/27/2010 6:34:12 AM EDT
[#3]
Quoted:

Edit: Ok so this is more like a Mack truck of Video Cards.


Yeah that is most definitely NOT what the OP was asking for....

Something like this would be much more appropriate. Current video chipset generatio, dual DVI, and reasonable price. If you aren't gaming, then there is absolutely no need for an expensive graphics card.
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