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Running Dual Monitors Down Side?
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formerly crazyreaper
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Aug 2, 2007, 04:31 PM
 
hey i just wanted to ask, does running Dual Monitors has an effect of the life expectancy of the graphics card its its performace later in life?
(btw running an Radion X1600 256 mb)
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Aug 2, 2007, 06:38 PM
 
No; unless the fan dies, a graphics card should last effectively forever.
     
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Aug 3, 2007, 01:44 AM
 
ok thanks very much, just thoguht that could be one of the reasons my old card messed up in my old Acer Laptop from running dual screen and high res graphics games.

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