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PostPosted: 11 Mar 2010, 16:20 
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Sorry if this has been asked already.

Can you use the ports on the second card if its in CF? I would like to setup a 3+1 setup with my 4th monitor over top of the 3 for other apps. I had planned on getting the 5870 Eyefinity edition but if i can do this and do CF i might go this way instead.


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PostPosted: 11 Mar 2010, 21:47 
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I did some poking around and it looks like this wont work? Can anyone confirm this?(2 5800 cards in cross fire with 3 monitors in a group and the 4th on the second card in as a side monitor)

Has anyone added another card to the mix on the system for the extra monitor? Any complications from this?


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PostPosted: 11 Mar 2010, 21:50 
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Sadly it won't work.


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PostPosted: 12 Mar 2010, 00:06 
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The original idea with the CF cards wont work? or the idea of adding a low end card to the system just to run b/s apps in the background?


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PostPosted: 12 Mar 2010, 01:43 
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If you have crossfire enabled you can only use outputs on one card (3 outputs). If you want a 4th monitor while running crossfire you have to add a 3rd card. If you can sacrifice the 4th monitor while gaming you can always run 2 cards, setup a profile with them not crossfired and run up to 6 monitors then have a profile setup with crossfire activated, when you switch to that profile any monitors not on the primary card will automatically be disabled unless they're on a seperate (3rd) card.


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PostPosted: 12 Mar 2010, 05:27 
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Thanks for the information. I think ill probably end up getting a 3rd card(cheapo). at heart im lazy.


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