Need A Dual Monitor Video Card For An HP Pavilion 7965 PC

[Aegis]

I will be working on a friend's computer, which is the 7965 Desktop PC.  I've not seen inside the case yet, but the HP site says there are three PCI slots, an AGP slot, and three DIMM slots for RAM.

I also believe the CPU is a Pentium 1.7 Ghz / 400 front side bus.

I believe the system currently has the TNT2 M64 32 MB SDR graphics card.

My friend is interested in obtaining a card which supports dual monitors.

I've looked on newegg, Computer Discount Warehouse, and a bit on Tiger Direct.

This will not be for games or intense graphics -- mostly office work.

There are a lot of cards to look through, and I'm not sure I'm getting the ones that support dual monitors.

Also looking to keep this fairly inexpensive -- under $100, to be sure -- less is even better.

If anyone would care to take some time and make some recommendations, I'd appreciate the help.

[Quantos]

HP doesn't always use the same mother board in all of the same model computers.

Take a look at it first to verify it.

[Aegis]

Yes, there was a similar disclaimer on the site.  We'll have to check into it. 
Thanks!

[Quantos]

No problem man.  I made that mistake a looooong time ago.

Hang on, there's some kids on the lawn...

[Aegis]

I wondered, though, if we assume the use of an expansion slot, what might be some good choices?  I'm just having trouble, as I peruse the sites, knowing what supports dual monitors, and what doesn't.

[Quantos]

Why not just get a wicked card that supports dual monitors on it's own?
That would be way less hassle.

[quaxo]

Also, it will depend on what type of connections his monitors use. I'll assume, for the moment, they both take standard DE15 VGA inputs. Some of these cards have 2 DE15 outputs, some have one DE15 and one DVI. For the ones with DVI, usually you can get an adapter. The adapter does not work with DVI-D ports (digital only). It will work with generally every DVI-A and DVI-I port though. (Always verify this before purchasing a card.) (Also verify that the card doesn't already come with the adapter, some do.)

Pretty much any GeForce or ATI card with more than one output will do either clone view or dual view with multiple monitors.

PCI:
PNY GeForce 5200 $40.99
Jaton GeForce 5200 $73.99
Jaton GeForce 6200 $79.99

AGP: There were no AGP cards on Newegg with 2 D-subs (VGA). However, there are many with a DE15 and DVI for under $50. Take your pick, just make sure it's not DVI-D and you can use the adapter mentioned above.

[Aegis]

Holy Krausmier, as my mom used to say!  No wonder I couldn't find anything on newegg!  I knew something was wrong!  Thank you so much!!  This gives me a good start!!

[quaxo]

You'd be surprised at how many people think you need a "special" video card to use dual view (extended desktop) or even clone view, when often the card they already have can do so. As far as I can remember, every card I've had all the way back to my GeForce2 MX had more than one output, and every one of them was capable of displaying on 2 outputs at the same time. A lot of older cards are capable of this, except the second output is a standard RCA-type video out or S-Video out. Good for displaying on a TV or something, but not for computer monitors.

Also, most laptops that have an external monitor port can display on both the laptop's LCD and the external using dual or clone views.