Best dual-display card on a serious budget?

[Green_earth72]

I am all but set on getting an FX5200 card with dual display capability but wanted to ask you all what I should get. I don't have the cash to spend much more than US$65 and the FX5200 seems like the best bet. I have a Samsung 19" CRT and a Samsung 17" CRT monitor I want to use. I don't do much gaming at all but I do watch DVD's and Xvid's often as well as a significant amount of photo editing, graphic design, and AutoCAD and Vectorworks CAD work. Please give me your best ideas - and by the way, I am very loyal to Newegg so I hope I can find your suggestions there!

 

[cleeve]

The 5200 is a poor choice for gaming and non-gaming.

A dual-display Radeon will have better display quality and DVD acceleration/motion compensation.

Get a Radeon 9000 or better with dual display. It'll do what you need much nicer than a 5200.
If you want a cheap card that'll do that AND game much better, get a cheap Radeon 9550 128-bit.

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[Green_earth72]

Thanks for the note Cleeve - I had not considered a "relatively up to date" ATI to be in my price range (mostly what I saw were 7000's). Tell me what you think of this card:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-125-141&depa=0

Thanks

 

[cleeve]

Great card for the price, and your application.

And if you ever get into more than casual gaming, the 128-bit 9550 overclocks like a crazy banshee. 9600 PRO speed on the core is pretty much guaranteed.

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<b>Radeon <font color=red>9700 PRO</b></font color=red> <i>(o/c 332/345)</i>
<b>AthlonXP <font color=red>3200+</b></font color=red> <i>(Barton 2500+ o/c 400 FSB)</i>
<b>3dMark03: <font color=red>5,354</b>