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[ubuntu] Dual Monitors with custom resolutions NVIDIA

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http://ubuntuforums.org – I guess I'm not a total beginner to Ubuntu, but when it comes to XORG I feel like I am. I have two monitors, monitor 1 has a resolution of 1440x900, monitor 2 has a resolution of 1600x900. I have them both connected to my NVIDIA GTS 250. I am using NVIDIA Twin View to operate both monitors, but at the current moment neither are displaying the correct resolutions. At one point in time one or the other has displayed the correct resolution after some xorg.conf work. I need both to display the correct resolution at the same time. attached is my current xorg.conf (Hardware)

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