5870 Needs 2 monitors DVI and 1 Display Port

Jimbo Mahoney · 3 Oct 2009 at 17:42

3xtemelyk3wl said:
How about the "Apple Mini DisplayPort to HDMI adapter cable by Neet® - ( for Unibody MacBook - Pro - Air etc. )"

This is only £14.95 and as it's an Apple compatible, should be active right?

Then you just need a few quid HDMI-DVI cable and away you go.

No, that won't work.

It needs to be active (i.e. powered, generally from a USB). They are usually ~£75.

HEADRAT · 4 Oct 2009 at 19:26

I've just had a great idea to get around bezels, three projectors

, that would be an awesome setup!

HEADRAT

tomos · 4 Oct 2009 at 20:16

you'd need 3 screens - you'd have overlaps there too

HEADRAT · 4 Oct 2009 at 20:57

Just make a custom wide screen out of some screen fabric, no overlaps then

tomos · 4 Oct 2009 at 21:54

be a pain to hang em at angles though.

Typhoon · 4 Oct 2009 at 21:57

When gaming on 3 monitors you dont really notice the bezels and their thickness or lack of. Its quite different when your looking at a picture of a 3monitor setup.

MoRT489 · 5 Oct 2009 at 10:53

Big post from a guy claiming to be an EF creator on p. 37 http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16792&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=540

and next page

As for the suggestion that we build a DP-to-DVI adapter, we are technically capable of doing such a thing, but as a company it is outside of our business realm. We are working with external partners to get you what you need. The price someone suggested is our target. We will see if we can get that for you all, but no promises.

starfighter · 5 Oct 2009 at 12:16

I really hope they support different resolution and orientation combination.

Due to bezels and that we already have widescreens anyway I think a 30" + 2x20 in portrait would be very nice.

I don't think I could buy 2 more 24" monitors, if I had the cash I would be too tempted by a 30".

You can get 24" for around 200 but + 100 for a displayport adapter then the high end monitors don't seem so expensive but then you only need 1 display port unless you want matching minitors.

wiak · 5 Oct 2009 at 12:29

displayport dont have any clock? timing so it will work regardless of the dvi/hdmi ports

kppanic · 5 Oct 2009 at 15:12

Typhoon said:
When gaming on 3 monitors you dont really notice the bezels and their thickness or lack of. Its quite different when your looking at a picture of a 3monitor setup.

Yes, i heard it's much different when you actually sit in front of them and start playing. Someone used the analogy of a "car" where there's the windshield in front of you, and to your left and right you have all sorts of "bezels" or obstructed view to get to your side windows, side mirrors, etc. but you don't really complain about that when you're driving, really.

I heard it's something you've to do before you judge, one of those things.

MoRT489 · 5 Oct 2009 at 19:04

bezels never annoyed me but in some games u get stretching on the side screens which is pretty annoying but worth trying all the same.

3xtemelyk3wl · 6 Oct 2009 at 09:06

I'm not actually that interested in the triple screen gaming setup, I just need three screens for my 2D screen real-estate requirements. I take it an active adaptor will still be required for this as well?

hudson86 · 6 Oct 2009 at 12:23

3xtemelyk3wl said:
I'm not actually that interested in the triple screen gaming setup, I just need three screens for my 2D screen real-estate requirements. I take it an active adaptor will still be required for this as well?

Yes in either Extended desktop or a 3 x Eyefinity group youll need an active adaptor for one of the monitors

3xtemelyk3wl · 6 Oct 2009 at 16:48

I know it's not optimal, but has anyone tried a displayport-VGA adaptor?

HEADRAT · 15 Oct 2009 at 12:32

Has anybody here got Eyefinity working with an active DP to DVI adapter?

HEADRAT

MoRT489 · 15 Oct 2009 at 13:50

Neither Dell nor OCUk have replied to my UK stock suggestions so i dont have an active adaptor

HEADRAT · 15 Oct 2009 at 14:37

Well I won't be buying a new card until I can get an adaptor, I'd only really go for a 5870x2 when I can use Eyefinity.

hudson86 · 15 Oct 2009 at 17:14

HEADRAT said:
Has anybody here got Eyefinity working with an active DP to DVI adapter?

HEADRAT

Not sure about here, but there are US guys in the Iracing forums that have ordered the dell adaptor and is working fine. I ended up getting a 2nd hand Dell P2210 instead which by the time i'd sold my Viewsonic, worked out at £35 difference, about the same as an active adaptor

LOAM · 15 Oct 2009 at 17:25

I realise this is a hard question to answer but is there anywhere that sells the cables at a cost that doesn't involve me having to pimp myself out down the local docks ?

My 3008 has DP but the cables seem like they are £40 +

HEADRAT · 15 Oct 2009 at 17:44

Problem is that while Eyefinity seems to be very cool I'm not about to buy a monitor with a DP to enjoy it, I just want to be able to buy a DP to DVI adapter.