Video Card with 2 HDMI Ports?

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I'm building another PC for a Marine buddy of mine who likes to game. He specifically mentioned he wants a video card with 2 HDMI ports OR a two-way SLI/Crossfire Config. so that he can utilize 2 HDMI that way.

My question is what are my options for a card with 2 HDMI ports that is not outdated?
Or what would be the equivalent dual-video card option to go with?

To give you an idea of the kind of video card hes looking for, the PC I build his brother has an MSI R9 390 in it. I would need a config that is somewhat comparable to that.
 
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For the most part DVI -> HDMI adapters(these are passive and cost as much as a cable and come as a cable) are what you want. At anything 1920 x 1200 @ 60hz and lower HDMI and DVI use the same signalling and clock speed. Most video cards will even pass audio over such adapters.

For higher resolutions and refresh rates the video card has to be able to signal faster(most should) to compensate for HDMI's single link(vs dvi's dual links). I have no issues with 2560 x 1440 @ 60 over DVI -> HDMI.

Failing that, active DP -> HDMI adapters will do the same thing, but tend to cost more since the signalling is not the same and they need a chip to do the conversions(they make passive ones, but it depends on the card and resolution).
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For the most part DVI -> HDMI adapters(these are passive and cost as much as a cable and come as a cable) are what you want. At anything 1920 x 1200 @ 60hz and lower HDMI and DVI use the same signalling and clock speed. Most video cards will even pass audio over such adapters.

For higher resolutions and refresh rates the video card has to be able to signal faster(most should) to compensate for HDMI's single link(vs dvi's dual links). I have no issues with 2560 x 1440 @ 60 over DVI -> HDMI.

Failing that, active DP -> HDMI adapters will do the same thing, but tend to cost more since the signalling is not the same and they need a chip to do the conversions(they make passive ones, but it depends on the card and resolution).
 
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Okay, so another R9 390 with a DVI-to-HDMI converter would work well? I don't believe he's doing any gaming higher than 1080p and 60hz. His monitors don't support anything higher.

 
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Thanks for your help. The DVI > HDMI is what I will do then.
 
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