How to Buy A Video Card For A Dual Monitor Setup

If you are thinking of running a dual monitor setup at work or home below are some great tips on how to buy the correct video or graphics card to suit your needs.

Instructions

1. ALWAYS MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT BUS TYPE YOU NEED

   Before you fiddle around with any of your video card settings make sure you look for dual monitor video cards that match your bus type.

2. KNOW YOUR MONITOR RESOLUTIONS

   Dual monitor cards are interesting as some will not work if you have two 19" monitors running two 1280 x 1084 resolution. Make sure that the card will actually support the real estate on your dual monitors otherwise your dual monitor dreams will be cut short.

3. MEMORY IS GOOD BUT GPU IS KING

   Though every video card needs a fairly good amount of memory to support dual monitors, the quality of your dual monitor experience will rely heavily on the graphics processing unit also known as a GPU.

   The best GPU processing is done by Invida and ATI graphics cards. You can't go wrong with these two companies.