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Yup - all of these adaptors are passive unless they have a huge box and some sort of power lead (often USB)...

It is kinda interesting that with 2 x DVI and 1 x Passive DP -> DVI plugged in it uses the DP and 1 DVI while blanking the 3rd screen.

If i unplug the DP adapter it will quite happily switch to the two DVI's

Shane

that makes 4 of us now:

dazboot

ndh

geniv2

whtwlf

anyone have an extra $100 for that active DP > DVI adapter to try? the one with the usb connection to it, i sure hope it works.. its the last resort.

i can picture all of us using 2 identical monitors + 1 displayport monitor in the middle, there has to be a solution!!

Regarding the 6 HDMI setup, they could have even chosen 6 mini HDMI if they wanted small...

I really hope they at least do something with the 6 output card seeing as it's not released yet.

I want the 6 outputs they've hyped us up over, at least 3 DVI capable...

Has anyone tried:
2 x DVI to DVI-in on 2 monitors
1 x DP {passive DP to HDMI converter} to HDMI-in on Monitor?

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got my card and. ..

nope it doesn't work with a passive adapter.

:x :x

#$^#$%#$%#$% sheet... now we gotta buy a $100 active adapter ?!
this sucks balls.


:x :x

It is kinda interesting that with 2 x DVI and 1 x Passive DP -> DVI plugged in it uses the DP and 1 DVI while blanking the 3rd screen.

If i unplug the DP adapter it will quite happily switch to the two DVI's

Shane

my problem is i'm in the UK and nowhere has the Display Port Monitors yet, so thats not an option, all the $100 adapters are US, i'd try Dell but they dont ship to the UK from their US site, so if anyones willing to try one in the US that would be a great help.

On the Iracing forums someone asked if DP to VGA are any different, they are about £30 compared to £6 for a DP to DVI .. would this make any difference to the signal and how the 5870 see's it ?

Has anyone tried:
2 x DVI to DVI-in on 2 monitors
1 x DP {passive DP to HDMI converter} to HDMI-in on Monitor?

no. dont have a new enough moniter with HDMI , i have tried 2 x dvi and hdmi , but thats not an allowed combo as per the eyefinity doc.

Geniv have you (by any crazy chance) got access to a DP to HDMI adaptor? then run that into one of the HDMI to DVI adaptors that come free with most GPUs!?!?!

..as I said above...maybe trick it?

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[quote]Has anyone tried:
2 x DVI to DVI-in on 2 monitors
1 x DP {passive DP to HDMI converter} to HDMI-in on Monitor?

no. dont have a new enough moniter with HDMI , i have tried 2 x dvi and hdmi , but thats not an allowed combo as per the eyefinity doc.

Bollox! I kinda thought we may have a way around this :( :( :( :(

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