Widescreen Gaming Forum
http://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/

How many active DP adapters ?
http://www.wsgf.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=19943		 Page 1 of 1
Author:  Ghostwire [ 08 Jun 2010, 12:42 ]
Post subject:  How many active DP adapters ?
Hi Widescreen-Community,

at the moment I'm using a Triplehead2Go Setup 3/1 and I'm planning an Eyfinity5-Setup as 3/1/1 with
- 3x24'' LCDs (HDMI) (already present)
- 1x24'' LCD (DVI) (already present)
- 1x42'' FullHD TV (not present)

My questions:
- Do I really need three active DP Adapters for this?
- Are there any FullHD TVs which have a DisplayPort?

Thanks in advance!

Ghostwire
Author:  Falcon1 [ 08 Jun 2010, 14:10 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
My questions:
- Do I really need three active DP Adapters for this?


Yes.
Author:  Ghostwire [ 09 Jun 2010, 13:45 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
[quote]My questions:
- Do I really need three active DP Adapters for this?


Yes.

Thx

And: aaaaaaarghhhhh :cry:
Author:  Sideeffect [ 09 Jun 2010, 14:25 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
You would be financially better off using a separate video card to drive the other two displays.

That way you could buy a cheaper 5870 not the 6 edition. You would also only need 1 active adapter.
Author:  Ghostwire [ 10 Jun 2010, 06:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
You would be financially better off using a separate video card to drive the other two displays.

That way you could buy a cheaper 5870 not the 6 edition. You would also only need 1 active adapter.


You're right, that's generally an option.
But I have already the cheapest option concerning the video card. I want to use the Powercolor (or Club3D) 5770 Eyfinity-5 model.
Author:  burritoboy9984 [ 11 Jun 2010, 01:47 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
He is saying use a eyefinity 3x1 card and then use a second card (dual dvi or dvi and vga) to drive the non eyefinity monitor/tv. This would be MUCH cheaper.

-Erik
Author:  Ghostwire [ 15 Sep 2010, 07:14 ]
Post subject:  Re: How many active DP adapters ?
Old post, new solution:

Bought a HD5770 Flex (3 Monitors without DP-Adapter) and switched from GTX260+Triplehead to HD5770+GTX without Triplehead.

Result: 5 Monitors, all Native, no DP-Adapters, cheap
Page 1 of 1 All times are UTC [ DST ]
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
http://www.phpbb.com/