Eyefinity Noob

GottiB · 12 Feb 2014 at 20:48

Hi guys

Just looking for some help.

I currently have 1 BenQ GL2450 24inch monitor that is just connected through DVI,im awaiting delivery of 2 more that should be here next week,i had a look on the AMD website but then saw conflicting advice on another website in regards to how to best connect these up.

I have 2 MSI 280x in crossfire and im looking to use the 3*1 landscape layout.

I thought i could just use 2 dvi's on the first card and one on the second?but then i saw that i need to use at least one display port,is this correct?,if someone has a similar setup and could advise me to which cables etc id be very gratefull.!

Gilval · 18 Feb 2014 at 13:32

You do need to have one monitor using display port as this provides the timing as far as I could tell when researching my set up. You could probably get an adaptor but it would need to be an active adaptor I think, but someone with more knowledge should be able to tell you more.

inogen · 18 Feb 2014 at 13:41

I've found it won't work on mine just using DVIs. My set up (7850) needs displayport. Similarly when I crossfired 2 7850s, it needed displayport.

I use an XFX one. They're only about £15 and work fine.

paulstung · 19 Feb 2014 at 16:07

yep you need to use at least one DP mate, if your monitor doesn't have a DP input you will need to get an active DP to DVI cable mate. You can get them cheap, but from my research into Eyefinity they don't last long.

I was looking into it a couple of moths ago, and ended up just buying 3 matching screens with DP to save the headaches.

Gilval · 20 Feb 2014 at 10:50

paulstung said:
yep you need to use at least one DP mate, if your monitor doesn't have a DP input you will need to get an active DP to DVI cable mate. You can get them cheap, but from my research into Eyefinity they don't last long.

I was looking into it a couple of moths ago, and ended up just buying 3 matching screens with DP to save the headaches.

Yeah same as me, it was just a lot simpler!