Going dual screen, GPU recommendations?

moneybagman

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Hey, I am building a new computer and I am pretty new to this. I was planning on going dual screen and I wanted a nice graphics card for gaming and visual design (I use Photoshop and CAD). I am thinking about getting two ASUS VW246H 24" (Newegg.com - 24-236) and I was considering the Radeon Sapphire HD 7870 (Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition OC 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card (11199-03-20G).
Will I require two of these graphics cards? I was only planning on getting one.
Any ideas, comments, suggestions?
 

My Computer

Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Home Built
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 / Windows 8 Pro x64
CPU
Intel i7-3770k
Motherboard
Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory
4x4GB 1600mhz
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA SuperClocked+ GeForce GTX 660 Ti 3GB 192-bit
Sound Card
Integrated Realtek ALC892
Monitor(s) Displays
x2 Asus VW-246H 24" LCD
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
SanDisk Extreme 256GB SSD; 1TB External Seagate HDD
PSU
Corsair HX750
Case
Corsair Obsidian 650D
Cooling
Thermaltake Water 2.0 Extreme Water Cooling
Keyboard
Logitech K750 Black Wireless solar-powered
Mouse
Logitech M705 Wireless Laser Marathon
One is more than enough. Just don't plan on running many (more like any) games on both at the same time as very few (can only think of a handful that do) support running on two monitors. Not only that but if you're playing a FPS type game, the crosshair/aim point would be split right down the middle, makes it rather difficult to shot anything.
 

My Computer

Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Me
OS
Win 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
FX-8350 @ 4.6 GHz so far
Motherboard
Asus M5A97 EVO
Memory
ADATA XPG V1 Series Black 8GB DDR3 1600
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire R9 270x Dual-X
Sound Card
Xonar DGX w/ Corsair Vengence 1300
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer S232HL Abid
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
120 GB OCZ Vertex 3
500 GB Seagate 7200.12
PSU
Antec Earthwatts 650W Green
Case
Antec Three Hundred
Cooling
Cooler Master 212 EVO
Keyboard
Logitech G510
Mouse
Logitech G500s
Internet Speed
35000/3000
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