chenHu68 wrote:
> I just got a new 22" monitor, which my Nvidia Quadro FX3000 is able
> to drive without problems (I'm not a gamer - just regular office
> type applications user).
>
> Instead of eBaying my old 17" monitor, I thought maybe I can use it
> to increase my monitor real estates. The FX3000 video card comes
> with two DVI ports, so I hooked up the old screen to the second DVI
> port on the FX3000, but everything just slowed down to a crawl,
> obviously the card can't handle 2 monitors.
>
> Do you think installing a second PCI video card would solve the
> problem? I don't have any experience building systems so advice is
> appreciated. Also, would I need to buy any special software for the
> two video cards to work together?

First - dual monitors should not slow down your system.

I would update the software (drivers and such) for your video card.
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us

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