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With the holidays coming up, i've decided im getting myself a new computer, but im having trouble out a few of the final components.
so far:
CPU : AMD Phenom II X4 965 3.4GHz PROCESSOR (125W)
http://www.pricebat.ca/AMD-Phenom-II-X4-965-Black-Edition-3-4GHz-Socket-AM3-125W-Quad-Core-Processor.p_10166064/

Motherboard: ASRock 880GXH/USB3 AM3 AMD 880G USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157200

RAM:G.SKILL F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL Ripjaws 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 CL9-9-9-24 240PIN DIMM
http://www.pricebat.ca/G-SKILL-F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL-Ripjaws-8GB-2X4GB-DDR3-1600-CL9-9-9-24-240PIN-DIMM.p_10102336/

Soundcard:Creative Sound Blaster X-FI TITANIUM - PCI Express Sound Card
http://www.pricebat.ca/Creative-Sound-Blaster-X-FI-TITANIUM-PCI-Express-Sound-Card.p_10092846/

Tower:
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=262&products_id=4269&zenid=b6b35d1f5d69c68cbf2ccf155be26c27

what i need to still find is a graphics card that can support 2 screens that, double check that these parts are compatible and that this will LAST me a little while, as well as which POWER source should i go with, there is a drop down menu on the page for the tower to choose from at the bottom. PLEASE AND THANK YOU!Dual Video is easy to accomplish and most video cards have it as an option these days. The biggest killer of video cards I have found is people not cleaning their fans, so the fans get packed with dust and then the GPU roasts. And cards with passive cooling usually are inadequate at disipating the heat and you can roast an egg on the surface or give yourself a blister touching one in operation. What I have done in the past is mount a 80mm fan in a neighboring slot to the video card blowing on it so that there is more than adequate airflow, then make sure your case has a good airflow to vent all the heat out the back. Then you get years of operation out of the video card until it is obsolete and you need more graphic power. For games I have had to upgrade video cards about once a year to stay up with the times, however if you dont play the latest and greatest games you can get more out of them, up to 5 or 6 years depending on the games etc.



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