Question: can i run 2 separate VGA displays from 1 dvi-i output video card to in effect double my screen size? 

Answer: your question is not clear. What do you mean by doubling screen size? \n\nDo you mean you want to have several smaller monitor to display one big screen?\nFor that, you'd only need a supporting  video cards. And several monitors
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