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vu2brains   02-10-2012 at 05:09:20 AM

Hi,
I'm building an HTPC on the Antec ISK 310-150 , I am not a gamer, it’s more of multimedia, browsing & home computing. I want to experience the uage of dual monitor. I intend to get are:

Mobo: GA-H67N-USB3-B3 + Core i3-2120
SONY Internal Slim SATA Blu-Ray Reader Combo
Corsair DDR3 4GB
SSD – Corsair 60GB + Seagate 500GB

Can someone suggest me
- how to use a dual monitor with this spec. can I use the 2 x HDMI ports / 1 x D-Sub port for dual monitor ??
- if I have to use a low profile card, what graphics card can be used for dual monitor??
- Is Intel DQ67EP better that GA-H67N-USB3-B3 + Core i3-2120 ??

thankx
vu2brains

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ScrewySqrl   02-10-2012 at 05:21:47 AM

looks pretty reasonable for what you want to do.

I'd offer up an AMD A8-3850 or 3950K on an A75 motherboard as an option, weaker CPU but better GPU

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HTPC: Phenom I 9650 2.3Ghz, 4 GB DDR2-800, 120gb hdd, HD4850 512MB, Ultra 500W
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vu2brains   02-10-2012 at 07:48:32 PM

how to use a dual monitor with this spec. can I use the 2 x HDMI ports / 1 x D-Sub port for dual monitor ??
can i setup dual monitor without a half length card??

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ScrewySqrl   02-10-2012 at 08:17:51 PM

usually you can dual monitor on the HDMI/DVI port + VGA port.

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