Creating a new desktop with 2 monitors?

Im planning on customizing a new desktop for multi uses. So i was wondering what i would need to suppose two monitors at the same time. Like have one screen watching a movie and another playing game or playing music and such.Creating a new desktop with 2 monitors?
Most of the recent video cards will allow you to do this as they all seem to come with two video ports, mostly DVI. You just plug things in and away you go. I love my dual display system.





Recent motherboards will allow you to do this too. The AMD systems based on AMD chipsets such as the 690G, the 780G and 790GX all allow for two monitors through the onboard video. Performance may suck a bit for gaming but you can do everything else just fine.





A point to consider is that you can run 2 LCD monitors for less electricity than one CRT. DVI has better throughput than VGA so will probably give better performance.





Good luck.Creating a new desktop with 2 monitors?
All you need to do is, hook both monitors up.





Right click on your desktop, properties, settings, click on the drop down menu, click dual monitors.





Check the box next to ';Extend desktop to this monitor';





You're done.
You're going to need a graphics card that handles two monitors. There should be software to let you set it up as two separate monitors, one huge monitor or mirrored monitors.