Re: ATI card with Eyefinity
Also on the above
Is PCi-E V2.1 the same as the original PCi-E ?
Re: ATI card with Eyefinity
I am also looking into Eyefinity and will answer some of your question. Also the best site to visit is www.widescreengamingforum.com and read the Eyefinity section.
I have read that it has 4 outputs on card. 1-HDMI, 1-Display Port, 2-DVI. You can use any 2 of the outputs at one time with no problems. If going for 3 displays as one large display you have to use the Display Port and any 2 of the other 3 outputs. If none of your monitors has a Display Port input you will have to use a ACTIVE Display Port to DVI converter. These run around $100.00. Dell.com is where most people on widescreengaming seem to be getting them from. A passive converter will not work.
I can't answer questions 3 or 4.
I would like to replace my TH2G with Eyefinity but with Nvidia releasing a new card soon I will wait.
Al
Re: ATI card with Eyefinity
I have the ATI 5850 and as mentioned before I did have to buy the $100 display port to DVI adapter. I tried a $20 passive adapter and it did not work.
Also had to upgrade my PSU from a 530w to a 900w unit. I haven't tried converting back to VGA but I think it would work.
But it works great, a good improvement over my nvidia 9800gtx.