Eyefinity Hardware - Quickie! :D

ZeeDeveel · 28 Oct 2012 at 21:47

Hey guys, just a quickie. Doing an Eyefinity setup for a friend, am I right in thinking the following is all the hardware I need?

3 monitors
PC with good graphics card (AMD 7850 2GB)
and one of these adapters?

Then plug 2x DVI cables in, plus one into the HDMI port via the adapter and configure in CCC?

Cheers!!!!!

Surveyor · 28 Oct 2012 at 23:47

Unfortunately that won't work.

You can't use DVI+DVI+HDMI at the same time unless you're using a Sapphire Flex card.

You need an active DisplayPort adapter for the third monitor or a monitor that uses DisplayPort directly.

One of these for full size DisplayPort: HIS Active DisplayPort to Single Link-DVI Eyefinity Adapter

One of these for miniDisplayPort: HIS Active Mini DisplayPort to Single Link-DVI Eyefinity Adapter

Then you just use a standard DVI cable.

Axeia · 29 Oct 2012 at 11:21

Also, the 7850 is an awesome value for money card aimed at gaming at 1920x1080 - not eyefinity setups where you most likely need to turn down the graphics settings quite a bit in any modern game.

So yes with the advice above you'll have an eyefinity setup, whether it gives a good experience will however depend on the games that will be played.

Clav · 29 Oct 2012 at 13:12

Axeia said:
Also, the 7850 is an awesome value for money card aimed at gaming at 1920x1080 - not eyefinity setups where you most likely need to turn down the graphics settings quite a bit in any modern game.

So yes with the advice above you'll have an eyefinity setup, whether it gives a good experience will however depend on the games that will be played.

This is correct. Op you'll either have to go with crossfire or overclock the nuts off a 7970 to get decent performance at 5760x1080

ZeeDeveel · 29 Oct 2012 at 16:13

Oh balls, didn't realise Eyefinity was *that* demanding. Thought a 2GB 7850 would do it fine. Arg ok, thanks guys!

Martini1991 · 29 Oct 2012 at 16:31

To be honest I'd be surprised if you couldn't get acceptable gaming from eyefinity 5760x1080 on a highly clocked 7850 2GB.
I mean, eyefinity launched with the 5XXX series.

Obviously you won't be running max constantly.

ZeeDeveel · 29 Oct 2012 at 17:03

Martini1991 said:
To be honest I'd be surprised if you couldn't get acceptable gaming from eyefinity 5760x1080 on a highly clocked 7850 2GB.
I mean, eyefinity launched with the 5XXX series.

Obviously you won't be running max constantly.

Yeah I was shocked to hear that a 7850 would be totally incapable of playing on Eyefinity.

I might try and do Crossfire 7850s or a 7950 to be on the safe side though.