How do you attach 3-6 monitors to a 5870?

[geofelt]

The 5870 announcement showed 6 monitors driven by a single 5870 gpu. How does one physically attach more than two monitors to such a card?

 

[paperfox]

the 5870 has i think what is called mini displayport (6 of them)

 

[geofelt]

the 5870 has i think what is called mini displayport (6 of them)

Looking at photos, I don't see 6 of anything. Perhaps there is a 6 port dongle to be attached?

 

[paperfox]

you must be looking at the 5850

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-09-11/132a.jpg

i believe this is the 5870

 

[jennyh]

I read elsewhere that there will be another version of the 5870 with 6 ports but the normal one will have 3.

 

[geofelt]

you must be looking at the 5850

http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-09-11/132a.jpg

i believe this is the 5870

Here is one of the photos I was looking at:
http://xtreview.com/addcomment-id-9910-view-Radeon-HD-5870-photo.html

The 6 port unit you showed looks very interesting.

 

[xaira]

there will be 2 versions of the 5870 peoples

the 5870 eyefinity which comes with 6 mini display ports
http://www.techpowerup.com/img/09-09-11/132a.jpg

and then a normal 1 for the people who dont 1t to pay the huge premium im sure theyll attach to the price for giving the ability to span a desktop over six monitors
http://www.fudzilla.com/images/stories/2009/September/General%20News/amd_hd5870_3.jpg

which comes with display port, hdmi, and dual dvi

 

[paperfox]

ah i see

cant wait for the 6 displays!

 

[xaira]

quadfire anyone?
http://www.globalnerdy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/trading-desk-multiple-monitors.jpg

 

[paperfox]

darn thats one BIG power bill waiting to happen

 

[microterf]

I really want to see how small they can make the bezels. (or maybe bezelless monitors linked together from the factory

 

[soundefx]

I really want to see how small they can make the bezels. (or maybe bezelless monitors linked together from the factory

Mousemonkey had a picture of 4 monitors close together with very thin bezels. It actually made me wish I was rich enough to get a few.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Mousemonkey had a picture of 4 monitors close together with very thin bezels. It actually made me wish I was rich enough to get a few.

Four?, I've done a nine screen wall the only four screen wall I've been involved in uses video cubes.

 

[soundefx]

Four?, I've done a nine screen wall the only four screen wall I've been involved in uses video cubes.

Sorry, didn't mean to insult you with using a small number like four.... Didn't mean to misquote...

I was being lazy and didn't want to go through the forum looking for the link, but I do know that you showed me my future thin bezel monitors.

 

[micky_lund]

where is the link for these 2x2 thin bezelled monitors? or the 3x3 video cubes as u call them?

 

[Mousemonkey]

Sorry, didn't mean to insult you with using a small number like four.... Didn't mean to misquote...

I was being lazy and didn't want to go through the forum looking for the link, but I do know that you showed me my future thin bezel monitors.

Sorry mate that came across wrong, I wasn't insulted I just wondered whether the piccy had been cropped by your browser so you could only see four of the screens.

 

[Mousemonkey]

where is the link for these 2x2 thin bezelled monitors? or the 3x3 video cubes as u call them?

What, these?

or these?

 

[soundefx]

Sorry mate that came across wrong, I wasn't insulted I just wondered whether the piccy had been cropped by your browser so you could only see four of the screens.

ok, cool.
Nah, my monitor is big enough to see everything posted....19"... (stop laughing.... )

 

[soundefx]

Yeh.. those beauties... come to pappa......

 

[soundefx]

The bottom pic is new to me.. but that one looks better.

 

[Mousemonkey]

Size isn't everything, or so I keep being told.

 

[Mousemonkey]

The bottom pic is new to me.. but that one looks better.

You don't want video cubes, £10,000 a pop and the picture quality is crap.

 

[soundefx]

You don't want video cubes, £10,000 a pop and the picture quality is crap.

I will keep that in mind when I win the lottery and move over the pond.

 

[microterf]

what is the that top picture monkey? how'd you build that wall, what's the price?

 

[Mousemonkey]

what is the that top picture monkey? how'd you build that wall, what's the price?

I don't own or buy any of the kit so I can't give you an exact cost but for those nine screens the frame they are mounted on and the video scaler used there won't be much change out of £23,000.