Cheap Eyefinity Adapter confirmed to work!

[Ste59w]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?p=15456519#post15456519

I refer to the adapter on this thread. I can confirm for 100% that the adapter will work with Eyefinity. Currently running 3 x 22inch monitors.

1 x 1950 x 1080
1 x 1650 x 1080
1 x 1650 x 1080.

Set the 1950x1080 monitor to force 1650 x 1080 resolution and hooked that monitor up via the VGA - Displayport adapter. The other 2 monitors are plugged in via the DVI sockets. I understand a few people have a few issues getting 3 to work so i suggest using the adapter on the highest native resolution monitor.

Had a few issues getting the diplays working in the right order, but nothing a few mins fiddling wont fix. Currently playing Batman at 5040 x 1050 on the 3 monitors with about 40-60 fps on a 5850. So im happy.

Hope this helps you guys. Will post a pic of the setup when i get home for lunch if i remember!

 

[kylew]

Pictures or it didn't happen!

Also, you seem to be really confused about what reses you've tried.

*squints*

 

[Ste59w]

Thats cause i am confused! I cant remember all those numbers! lol

So yeah, 1 monitor was 1900 res or whatever it is, and the other 2 were the 1600 variety!

Set the 1900 to the 1600 and it works fine!

 

[Ste59w]

Here's the pic of me playing wow with my new setup as promised.

If you look closely you can even see the empty box the adapter came in!



As i said, hope this helps someone - would have loved some confirmation before i went ahead and got the monitor and adapter lol.

 

[antran]

I am so tempted to get 2 more 24" monitors but my wife will kill me and bury me in the back garden = )

 

[MrRoper]

Do you get any blinking on the monitor with the DP adapter? I have the same adapter and my screen will go off for a second at random times!

 

[Ste59w]

Yeah i'll list the problems i have encountered so far :-

Displays will flicker. This i can guarantee as a driver issue and not the adapter. Before i had the adapater i used 2 monitors and got the same problem. The flickering goes away if you use only 1 monitor. However the other 2 will need to be unplugged.

This will only happen when in windows. I have been playing games with the 3 monitors/adapter and get no flickering as long as the game is running in FULL screen mode. Again points to driver issue.

I did notice my third monitor turning off occassionally. Again this was actually really rare and only ever happened on the desktop - didn't get it while playing in a full screen game.

I'd hope to have all these issues fixed with the new drivers!

Hope this helps

 

[MrRoper]

Im not convinced its a driver issue, more likely a hardware/firmware issue

So many people are getting flashing/blinking/signal loss errors with both the VGA and DVI adapters. Yet none are reported when using the native DP monitors

It is more likely some kind of signal drop out caused when the conversion occurs..

This also points to why ATI are releasing an 'official' adapter.

 

[Bumhug]

I am so tempted to get 2 more 24" monitors but my wife will kill me and bury me in the back garden = )

Nah she wont, might not get any for a month though but the joy of 3 monitor gaming will more than make up for that.

But if you could change your will so that i get your monitors if she does kill you, would be most grateful

 

[Martini1991]

I can get a Dell 1920x1080 delivered tomorrow for 200 with DP.
Or find a monitor and an adaptor for 150 delivered tomorrow. But the adaptor might not work correctly.
What to do?

 

[Ste59w]

Im not convinced its a driver issue, more likely a hardware/firmware issue

So many people are getting flashing/blinking/signal loss errors with both the VGA and DVI adapters. Yet none are reported when using the native DP monitors

It is more likely some kind of signal drop out caused when the conversion occurs..

This also points to why ATI are releasing an 'official' adapter.

As i said i had the flickering when using only 2 monitors. Both connected directly to card using DVI. No adapters.

So can't be due to a signal conversion. If its a a hardware error then ATI are gonna have a lot of unhappy customers and a lot of returns on their hands!

 

[Martini1991]

Check the graphics card clocks.
When overclocked my 5870 reverts to 133/300, this makes multi screens flicker.

 

[CraigN]

i run eyefinity natively without an adaptor using 2 x DVI and 1 displayport and i have never seen any flickering on 1, 2 or 3 screens.

I was using 2 screens via DVI before i got the 3rd and i play WOW in windowed mode (maximised) on one and have other shizzle open on the other.

Strange you should have this and i havent. Im using Dell 24" screens @ 1920 x 1200

 

[Mr Paul]

My old 4850 second monitor flickered on the desktop as does the 5870, it's a driver issue caused by the cards clock speeds going up and down (powerplay). ATI need to fix it.

 

[CraigN]

I can get a Dell 1920x1080 delivered tomorrow for 200 with DP.
Or find a monitor and an adaptor for 150 delivered tomorrow. But the adaptor might not work correctly.
What to do?

Take your current monitor (if it has VGA and DVI inputs) and try it on both, on the ones i have used the color difference is major. You can see the difference in picture between the two. I would never use a VGA connection again apart from the fact that my laptop docking station only has one DVI and one VGA so i have to if i want to dual screen at work.

 

[MrRoper]

As i said i had the flickering when using only 2 monitors. Both connected directly to card using DVI. No adapters.

So can't be due to a signal conversion. If its a a hardware error then ATI are gonna have a lot of unhappy customers and a lot of returns on their hands!

I think this might be a seperate issue, is it flikering in part of the screen, rather than the whole screen losing its signal?

the reason i ask is that I have also seen this on two screens, however when these two screens are grouped the flickering dissapears

This is a diffferent issue than the signal loss, which I also have as well!

 

[MrRoper]

I can get a Dell 1920x1080 delivered tomorrow for 200 with DP.
Or find a monitor and an adaptor for 150 delivered tomorrow. But the adaptor might not work correctly.
What to do?

Martini,

what size is the dell?

Get the DP monitor, trust me you are only gonna be dissapointed when it starts flickering...my heart sank lastnight when it started.

So i went and bought a DP monitor at dinner, looking forward to hometime now!

 

[Ste59w]

I think this might be a seperate issue, is it flikering in part of the screen, rather than the whole screen losing its signal?

the reason i ask is that I have also seen this on two screens, however when these two screens are grouped the flickering dissapears

This is a diffferent issue than the signal loss, which I also have as well!

I agree the signal loss where the monitor goes completely off for a second could be related to a hardware problem, but i find it unlikely as it hasn't ever happened in full screen mode for me.

The flickering i have, like many others, happens only when 2 monitors are plugged into the graphics card. Strange thing if yours happens the other way round. When u get the flickering on a single monitor is the other 1 still plugged in but turned off? as i have experienced that also. Other monitors must be unplugged in order to stop the flickering.

I'm still saying driver issue and would bet some hard cash on it!

Hopefully they'll fix it with the next update.

 

[MrRoper]

I agree the signal loss where the monitor goes completely off for a second could be related to a hardware problem, but i find it unlikely as it hasn't ever happened in full screen mode for me.

The flickering i have, like many others, happens only when 2 monitors are plugged into the graphics card. Strange thing if yours happens the other way round. When u get the flickering on a single monitor is the other 1 still plugged in but turned off? as i have experienced that also. Other monitors must be unplugged in order to stop the flickering.

I'm still saying driver issue and would bet some hard cash on it!

Hopefully they'll fix it with the next update.

Sorry, yeah the flickering occurs on two monitors when they are not in a group... so the desktop is not spanned accross the monitors. as soon as i group two monitors to make one large desktop the flickering dissapears

I agree that this is a driver issue

Strange that you dont get the signal loss in games when I do, seems to be no clear cut answer on how this all works!

 

[DeadMan]

The mini DP on the HD5970 I returned only displayed 640x480 so I think its definitely a hardware bios problem.

I just got the feeling this stuff had not been tested.