Graphics card Help please!!!

[jjr302]

Hello,
So I'm building my first PC, and have gotten everything else in order except the graphics card. I plan on using the computer mostly for business applications (day trading stocks, commodities, ect.) and research. I would also like to be able to play a few games when I get bored with work LOL... no serious gaming, I like racing games mostly. I will be running 4 monitors 3X 22" and 1X 15". my OS will be windows 7 professional. which graphics card would be best for my application? would it be better to run two in crossfire or sli? or should I just get one good card? I'd like to keep the cost down around $150, but if that's not possible I will stop crying and pay more lol.Thanks for any help or suggestions

 

[esrever]

if you only game on 1 monitor you'd be good with 1 6870 which will fit into your budget no problem.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102948

but if you want to game on all the monitors at once, you'd need to shell out for at least a 7970.

 

[jjr302]

cool... yea I don't really need all 4 to game on. would it be better to go for two 6750's in crossfire. something like 2 of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814161379 ? for around the same price? or is it better to just get one 6870 or 6950? Thanks Again

 

[esrever]

I won't do crossfire as they often have issues and performance is varied, some games work great while others don't.

just get the 6870, its the best card for the price right now at $150.