Picking right monitor

Lambert9001

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Sep 7, 2014
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Hello guys. I'm working many hours daily with my old, 19 inches LCD monitor and I thought it's time for change. I'm looking for something between 24 and 27 inches with 1920x1080 or 1920x1200 resolution (I'm not interested in UHD resolutions). I'm not a graphic designer - I'm using computer for programming (Pivot would nice), gaming (low real reaction time), browsing internet and watching films. My budget would be something between 200 and 300 USD.

I'm now considering few options:
1) buy one new monitor and replace old one - probably 27 inches,
2) buy one new monitor and use it with old one - but new one can have better performance and I can feel discomfort,
3) buy two new monitors - both cheaper and probably smaller than 24 inches.

Now as it goes for my computer, it's Radeon HD 7770 combined with high-end version of i5. Would this allow me to use two displays as I want? I would want to be able to, for example, launch a game in 60 FPS, nominal resolution (FHD) and rather good quality on one monitor and watch some video, perform office work or browse internet on another. Should I consider buying new graphic card in such case?