Internet browsing slow with dual monitors.

Hello guys! I just bought a 2009 2.26GHz 8-Core Mac Pro with the GeForce GT120 and 32GB RAM running Mountain Lion 10.8.4. I'm running it on dual 22" 1080P Dell monitors, one out of DVI and the other out of the mini displayport to DVI adapter. My issue is that whenever I'm browsing the internet while doing another task, like transferring files or something, internet browsing load times are extremely slow while the task is running. I found interestingly that it has to do with the two screens. While I'm performing other tasks and browsing the internet at the same time, I keep the task on one screen and my browser on the other. While the other task is running, internet browsing is drastically slow.
What I found is that if I drag the internet window onto the same monitor as the task (or vice versa), internet speed is not affected by the task running and it runs at it's normal fast speed. But as soon as I move the internet to a separate screen, the browser loading speed drops again. Seems like the mini display port monitor is the slower one.
Does this sound like a weak video card issue? I was looking into the ATI 5770, even though Apple doesn't support it with the 4,1 and lower. But I don't wanna drop $200 on this thing and still have the same issue.

Firstly "not supported" is based solely on one small audio over HDMI only. It works in mine (1,1) and all Mac Pro models.
Two Dual Link DVI - not sure where or why - are you saying your card isn't Apple OEM and has a MiniDisplay port? Maybe its flashed. Where did it come from? is this one of the group of 4,1 that OWC is now selling? sounds like it (32GB could be overkill, while 2.26GHz model really hurt in the MHz dept)
And 5770 would be $249.
Want to improve performasnce, invest $100 into SSD and move all the non-OS to a 2nd media and data drive.
Made sure you didn't carry over any PowerPC from 10.6.8?

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Using:
MacBook Pro
Retina, 13-inch, Late 2013
Processor 2.4 GHz Intel Core i5
Memory 16 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Software OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
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Dah•veed
Thanks David - glad to here the Mini supports dual monitors, and you're not having any streaming issues. Did you have any special settings, like "no hardware acceleration"? Are you streaming HD content?
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[SOLVED] Help with dual monitors (second monitor won't wake up)

Hi. I'm trying to set up dual monitors, but I can't seem to get it to work.
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1600x1000 60.0
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1152x864 75.0
1024x768 75.1 70.1 60.0
800x600 72.2 75.0 60.3
640x480 72.8 75.0 66.7 60.0
720x400 70.1
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DP1 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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HDMI3 connected 1920x1080+0+0 (normal left inverted right x axis y axis) 531mm x 299mm
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1920x1080i 50.0 60.1
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1600x900 60.0
1280x1024 75.0 60.0
1280x960 60.0
1152x864 75.0
1280x720 50.0 60.0
1152x720 60.0
1440x576i 50.1
1024x768 75.1 60.0
1440x480i 60.1
832x624 74.6
800x600 75.0 60.3
720x576 50.0
720x480 59.9
640x480 75.0 60.0 59.9
720x400 70.1
DP2 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
DP3 disconnected (normal left inverted right x axis y axis)
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jef

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Has anyone experienced an issue with Lync 2013 where when someone sends a chat the text doesn't display in the chat box. Or on occasion when initiating a chat, the text typed in doesn't display? The person experiencing this
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Hi,
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Best Regards,
Eason Huang
Eason Huang
TechNet Community Support

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