Atreju wrote:
I bought the eVGA e-GeForce FX 5200 Ultra.


I paid about $130 for this card, so if there's anything in that range
that anyone could recommend, or if you recommend just sticking with
this card, I'd appreciate feedback of any kind.

I know this is a Nvidia group, and I'm a Nvidia owner, but at that money
you can get a 9600 Pro which has your dual monitor support and will kick
the 5200s ass. The Gigabyte models are a good place to start.

On the power issue, I know on my model I get that if I don't plug power
into the card - it doesn't just run off the AGP slot power. Perhaps
yours is the same - does your card have a power socket?