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Graphics card 2nd port or onboard graphics

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Background:

I'm not a gamer, but I regularly use two monitors for Photoshop and general Windows use. I do a lot of photography and my monitors are calibrated and profiled.

I have just bought an OCUK bundle with Intel onboard graphics, which I haven't noticed in Device Manager, so I assume it's disabled. I am running the bundle with an AMD Radeon HD 7850 OC (2GB).

The question:

I am currently running two displays off the Radeon card, both on DVI cables. One is 1920x1200, the other is 1280x1024. Is this the recommended method for my usage, or would I be better to run the second display off the onboard graphics, and why?
 
Never mind. I've been looking in other forums, and it seems that onboard graphics should only be used when there is no dedicated GPU.

As you were.
 
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