wrote in news:d5357b4b-703a-4140-8b1a-
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I've read
somewhere about a suggestion of using two screens to run different
tasks but the chap building the computer indicates this may be a bit
of a nightmare.

I'd be concerned that the chap may not know what he's talking
about. Two screens is no big deal. Just get a video card with
multiple outputs and configure it as an extended desktop.

If you have the budget, get something from NVidia, a 9000 series
or higher, and 512 megs video ram, with dual DVI. Perhaps a bit
overkill just to show two apps on two monitors, but from experience
I have found getting "just what you need" is quickly grown out of.
Get more so you can grow into it.

As a point of reference, my most recent video card purchase was an
EVGA Nvidia GeForce 9800 GTX+. I can run twin 1080p tv's with that
card. It's no longer a current item at Newegg.com, but the page is
still the

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130376

Of course, you have to have the motherboard to support it.

Brian
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