Dual monitors from onboard video

[jtac84]

Hey all -

I am planning a system build for a home/general use PC with the intention of playing a lot of online poker. The system needs are RAM and lots of viewing space. I would like to run dual 22 inch monitors solely from the onboard video if that is feasible. If not, I will look to efficienty find a mobo/video card setup to sufficice for my purpose. It will certainly not be used for heavy 3d graphical games at all. I would like to build a mid-tower or smaller form factor box with the following specs (the below specs are pretty standard, aside from the video/mobo situation I am trying to figure out):

Athlon 2 X2 or E5200
4g RAM
250g+ HD
DVD RW
Win XP / Vista

Which mobos, if any, could anybody recommend to combine w/ this spec list and for my purpose?

Thanks in advance.
jtac84

 

[seemingly random]

Most any atx or uatx mb with onboard video available now has provisions for dual-vid. Most have dvi + vga. The most recent offer dvi + hdmi + vga but some don't allow for simultaneous digital (dvi + hdmi). The latest ati chipset provides for simultaneous ati gpu + onboard for a total of four monitors.

I'd look at ati 785, nvidia 9400 and intel g45 chipsets.

 

[ecom]

At work we use Dell Optiplex workstations with onboard GMA 4500 video. The motherboard is proprietary form factor and only has one DVI out. Using a splitter cable from Dell, we get one DVI and one VGA output and are able to get separate video signals to run two monitors from this.