Twinings Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Just posted this on the AMD support site - However as i havent received Delivery of the items yet they cant support me (Automated email) Thought next best place would be here!! any information would be appreciated?? Hi Guys, i have just purchased an MSI R6950 2GB card and 3 Samsung Syncmaster BX2431 Displays (2 HDMI 1 VGA) I have been to AMD Eyefinity Validated Dongles, I understand that "• A maximum of 2 legacy monitors (VGA, DVI or HDMI) can be enabled simultaneously, provided that each monitor is connected either directly or via a “passive” DisplayPort™ adapter/dongle. “Passive” adapters/dongles will NOT support more than 2 legacy monitors. • To enable support for more than 2 monitors, “active” DisplayPort™ adapters/dongles are required (or monitors with direct DisplayPort™ connectivity must be used). Your supported list doesnt give an ACTIVE Mini Display to HDMI adaptor - Does this mean there isnt one? and i cannot use Eyefinity? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0asty Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 I don't understand why people have such a problem understanding eyefinity set up. With your 6950, you can use your DVI outputs paired with a DVI to HDMI adapter so you will be able to connect to your monitors. For the third monitor you will need an ACTIVE displayport adapter (the $30 one will be perfect for your monitor since you can't go above 1920x1200). Go into CCC, organize your monitors so they are aligned correctly, and ta-da... eyefinity! Hope that answers your question, couldn't understand half of what you were asking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedway Posted March 25, 2011 Posted March 25, 2011 Yea this has been coming up too much lately! You will need something like this XFX Active adapter. Once you have the hardware setup correctly the rest is easy in CCC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muchoman1 Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 Just posted this on the AMD support site - However as i havent received Delivery of the items yet they cant support me (Automated email) Thought next best place would be here!! any information would be appreciated?? Hi Guys, i have just purchased an MSI R6950 2GB card and 3 Samsung Syncmaster BX2431 Displays (2 HDMI 1 VGA) I have been to AMD Eyefinity Validated Dongles, I understand that "• A maximum of 2 legacy monitors (VGA, DVI or HDMI) can be enabled simultaneously, provided that each monitor is connected either directly or via a “passive” DisplayPort™ adapter/dongle. “Passive” adapters/dongles will NOT support more than 2 legacy monitors. • To enable support for more than 2 monitors, “active” DisplayPort™ adapters/dongles are required (or monitors with direct DisplayPort™ connectivity must be used). Your supported list doesnt give an ACTIVE Mini Display to HDMI adaptor - Does this mean there isnt one? and i cannot use Eyefinity? The sapphire cards (im not sure about MSI) all come with a miniDP->DP adapter, if yours doesnt you will need to buy one or wait for the miniDP->DVI active adapters to come out (I have seen a few) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted March 26, 2011 Posted March 26, 2011 I don't understand why people have such a problem understanding eyefinity set up. With your 6950, you can use your DVI outputs paired with a DVI to HDMI adapter so you will be able to connect to your monitors. For the third monitor you will need an ACTIVE displayport adapter (the $30 one will be perfect for your monitor since you can't go above 1920x1200). Go into CCC, organize your monitors so they are aligned correctly, and ta-da... eyefinity! Hope that answers your question, couldn't understand half of what you were asking. t0asty I agree Eyefinity + Adaptors queries in all forums are getting way too much press. However My monitors only have 2 HDMI and 1 VGA - But isnt the adaptor your recommending (if same as Speedways link below) is mini port to DVI - do i then need a DVI to HDMI adaptor to connect with my third screen? Sorry if this all makes perfect sense to you!!! Cheers for the comment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0asty Posted March 28, 2011 Posted March 28, 2011 yeah, you would need just a simple DVI to HDMI connector. That doesn't have to be any special powered device. After that, you are golden. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinings Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 yeah, you would need just a simple DVI to HDMI connector. That doesn't have to be any special powered device. After that, you are golden. Thanks Man, I actualy received a reply from AMD - they say its not possible and i need to buy a at least 1 monitor with a DP on it - twats, is a word that springs to mind! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
t0asty Posted March 30, 2011 Posted March 30, 2011 no you don't have to have a monitor with displayport on it. I have a 6950 card and three monitors with 1 HDMI and 1 VGA connections a piece. I have a DVI-HDMI cable going to one monitor. A regular HDMI cable going to the other one, and for the third monitor I am using THIS ADAPTER along with another DVI to HDMI cable. Works perfect. There's no reason why you can't use that exact same setup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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