I'm on the prowl for the 3rd monitor (probably an Iiyama G2773HS, already have 2x Iiyama E2472HDD), to enable me to set up eyefinity on my 2 crossfired 7850s.
My 7850s (Gigabyte OC) have DVI-D, mini-displayport and HDMI out.
I'm wondering how best to plug them in.
The G2773HS has DVI-D, vga & hdmi inputs.
The E2472HDD has DVI and vga.
Giga 7850 has DVI-D, HDMI and 2 mini-displayports.
One of the monitors needs to use a displayport to enable eyefinity, so I'd need an active adapter. Also all of the monitors need to be plugged into one card.
I'm assuming the best way to plug them together for eyefinity would be the displayport > G2773HS and DVD-D (split) > to both E2472HDD.
However, I'd rather set them up so when I turn crossfire off (and go back to my job rather than playing computer games
) I've got a decent set up when using both cards. What I want to avoid is having to unplug and plug in monitors to switch to crossfire and back.
I assume the best of that would be to use one card specifically for the G2773HS (120Hz) and other for the 2 60Hz monitors.
I'm thinking of using a DVD-D splitter to signal the two E2472HDDs all of the time using the top card whilst plugging one minidisplay port into the hdmi of the G2773HS for eyefinity.
Non-crossfired, connecting the G2773HS to the other card using a DVI-D cable.
Are there any glaring omissions / problems or inefficiencies with my plan?
I'm new to this crossfire / eyefinity thing.
Ta for help.
My 7850s (Gigabyte OC) have DVI-D, mini-displayport and HDMI out.
I'm wondering how best to plug them in.
The G2773HS has DVI-D, vga & hdmi inputs.
The E2472HDD has DVI and vga.
Giga 7850 has DVI-D, HDMI and 2 mini-displayports.
One of the monitors needs to use a displayport to enable eyefinity, so I'd need an active adapter. Also all of the monitors need to be plugged into one card.
I'm assuming the best way to plug them together for eyefinity would be the displayport > G2773HS and DVD-D (split) > to both E2472HDD.
However, I'd rather set them up so when I turn crossfire off (and go back to my job rather than playing computer games
) I've got a decent set up when using both cards. What I want to avoid is having to unplug and plug in monitors to switch to crossfire and back.I assume the best of that would be to use one card specifically for the G2773HS (120Hz) and other for the 2 60Hz monitors.
I'm thinking of using a DVD-D splitter to signal the two E2472HDDs all of the time using the top card whilst plugging one minidisplay port into the hdmi of the G2773HS for eyefinity.
Non-crossfired, connecting the G2773HS to the other card using a DVI-D cable.
Are there any glaring omissions / problems or inefficiencies with my plan?
I'm new to this crossfire / eyefinity thing.
Ta for help.
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