Need help picking out a new video card?

I'm going to build a new computer with a core i7 processor, and now that I have two flat panels for monitors I want something with two digital outputs.



I currently have an EVGA GeForce 8600 GT in my computer. I bought it to try and extend the life of my current computer, but i have to say i'm not really happy with it. It lags on hulu videos and sometimes even youtube videos, and I can see wavy lines when the screen is static for a long time or if the background is a certain color.



I was thinking about getting this evga card, but I'm not sure if it will be good or not.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



Or would it be better to get something like two of these cards and run them in crossfire or SLI?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



I know a lot about computers, but not much about graphics cards, any help would be greatly appreciated. I don't do a lot of gaming, but I do watch a ton of videos and want this to be my media center.

Thanks|||If you're going to be using this card in an i7 rig, you're going to need a better card than those. See graphics cards and processors should be balanced, that's how you get the most for your money. Every frame in a game goes to the cpu 1st, then the gfx card. So by getting slower gfx cards like the ones you're looking at, you're really holding your cpu back and not getting the most out of it, the gfx cards won't be able to keep up, and when gaming you'll probably get the same performance as someone with the same gfx card with a Core 2 Duo @ 2.6GHz or something.



I wouldn't go any lower than a GTX 275 or an HD 4890



4890: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as…



GTX 275 (newegg's sold out of them):



http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/…



When you build your new computer be sure to get a crossfire ready or SLI ready motherboard and you can pop in a 2nd card down the road. I have two 4890's in crossfire and it yields about a 50%-70% performance increase compared to when I run a single 4890. Good luck with your build!|||search for some ATI radeon HD graphics card. anything 5800 or higher. get two and do crossfire. then you have 4 monitor outputs plus you get some amazing gaming performance