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wow this is ridiculous!!!! i i have a HIS 5870 arriving this friday the 28th along with 3x samsungs 2443BWT's and i hope it works..

dazboots -

what monitors are u using?

what OS are u running?

also, where did u purchase your DP to DVI adapter? can u provide us a link?

what i dont get is how anandtech got it to work, he didnt mention anything about connections or any thing, but has valid pictures of games he has running in landscape and portrait modes..

using final windows 7 x64 im using dell 2209wa ips monitors.
tried 3 diffrent ati cat drivers. used the hdmi dvi and display port.
same thing monitor is showing but wont do anything.
i bought a dp-dvi dongle. and used hdmi dongle to dvi.
this is what i bought http://www.cablesandmore.co.uk/displayport-to-dvi-adaptor.php x1

I personly think ATI know what there doing they didnt want to tell ppl what they would need. they will leave it a week or so then say u need this £90 adapter. :evil:

what i dont get is how anandtech got it to work, he didnt mention anything about connections or any thing, but has valid pictures of games he has running in landscape and portrait modes..

Yes, but anandtech used 3 x Dell U2410 for the 5870 review, these monitors have Display Port, HDMI and DVI-D connectors. :wink:

hmm thats basically the similar setup i'll be using - win7, 3x samsung 2443bwt's however this is the adapter ive got purchased -

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812120613&cm_re=displayport_to_dvi-_-12-120-613-_-Product

im hoping that its just a bad adapter/dongle that u have.. so once i get this adapter, lcd's and 5870, i'll definitely post the results!!! we have to figure this out, it has to work!!!

[quote]what i dont get is how anandtech got it to work, he didnt mention anything about connections or any thing, but has valid pictures of games he has running in landscape and portrait modes..

Yes, but anandtech used 3 x Dell U2410 for the 5870 review, these monitors have Display Port, HDMI and DVI-D connectors. :wink:

oh lol i didnt know that, yeah i couldnt find any other monitors within my price range that have a displayport

this has got me thinking alot about eyefinity now... just like dazboots said, i hope there isnt a $150-200 adapter we need

Instead of attempting the native resolution have you tried setting the displays to something smaller like 1280x768? Maybe it's a resolution related bug?

It also would be nice to know what Catalyst driver version people have been successful with.

This article is showing them use all 3 port types for their EyeFinity configuration:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643

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This article is showing them use all 3 port types for their EyeFinity configuration:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=9

Yes, the monitors they used in the review have all three types of connectors.
From the ATI eyefinity technology page :

http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity.aspx

..."to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector. " (small letters at bottom of the page)

Maybe an active adapter DP - DVI is actually required to connect a DVI only third monitor.

[quote]This article is showing them use all 3 port types for their EyeFinity configuration:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3643&p=9

Yes, the monitors they used in the review have all three types of connectors.
From the ATI eyefinity technology page :

http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity.aspx

..."to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector. " (small letters at bottom of the page)

Maybe an active adapter DP - DVI is actually required to connect a DVI only third monitor.
But as far as I understand it, the guy (dazboots) said he can get the monitor connected via DP->DVI when running 2 monitors. If he can run 2 monitors including one with DP->DVI, common sense would say he should be able to do DVI,DVI,DP->DVI, no?

How about trying DVI, DP and HDMI like they did in the article? That ATI website says it requires Catalyst 9.10 or newer.

With the different driver versions tried did you driver sweeper them clean for removal before installing the next driver? I could possibly foresee how some pre-9.10 catalyst driver parts might have inadvertently been left in place rendering it nonfunctional.

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Brad Hawthorne
Product Manager
Nthusim Pty. Ltd. | www.nthusim.com

How about trying DVI, DP and HDMI like they did in the article? That ATI website says it requires Catalyst 9.10 or newer.

Ok ill give that a go ill let u know what happends.