thx for the fast reply do you HAVE to have the adaptor? shouldnt the gfx card have 2 ports for 2 monitors if it supports two? the only reason im asking is cos i dont know what to do, i would like to get 2 really good monitors, but seein as my budget is £1700 for an entirely new system...eep! how much did both your really good monitors cost? how cheap do you think a 19inch CRT (maybe TFT), and a 15inch TFT would be?