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5770 Eyefinity with DP? Or Dual/Triple Screen?

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Hey guys, tru here with a question.

I recently picked up an old LCD screen from a friend. It runs 1280x1024 and is in pretty good condition. Currently I'm running dual ~~eyecancer~~ CRT screens. The main screen is a non-flatscreen one running at 1280x1024, while the second screen is a flatscreen running at 1156x854. All of them are running VGA cables, so my 2 DVI ports are full with DVI to VGA converters.

I'm considering 3 choices:

Run Eyefinity with all three monitors (supposedly you would need a screen hooked up to the DP port, so DP to VGA converters anyone?),
Swap out the smaller resolution ~~toe smasher~~ CRT for the LCD and swap it with the other as my main screen, or
Put the LCD near my bed for a small movie/video screen and leave one or both the ~~space heater~~ CRTs just as they are

Would it be possible to run Eyefinity with my smaller resolution monitor, and if so will my 5770 handle it? If not, should I dump the smaller screen?

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AMD/ATi Eyefinity
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Athlon X2 7850 BE @ (3.2GHz) KUMA
ASUS M4A785-M AM3/AM2+ AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX
ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX-B 135mm CPU Cooler Blue LED
4GB (2x2GB) Patriot DDR2 800MHz CL5
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI-E 2.1 x16 w/ Eyefinity
WD Raptor 160GB 10K HDD
LG 22x SATA DVD±RW
MYOPENPC DOMA Pro PCI Black Transparent Acrylic Open Computer Case
RocketFish 500-Watt modular Power Supply
3 (set) - Dell UltraSharp 1504FP Flat Panel LCD DVI & VGA USB
Windows 7 Ult. x64

Message edited by malmental on 05-02-2011 at 08:12:03 PM

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Nice Tron background

What resolutions are the screens? I really wanna know if I can run Eyefinity with mismatched screens.

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thanks, I have a transformer eyefinity wallpaper up now.
it's really cool.
my resolution for all 3 - 15" LCD's (acting as one screen) is: 3072 x 768
and I have to tell you that even tho I run 15's, it's wicked still.
what are the exact mis-matched screens and yes, it's possible.
my two outer monitors are DVI and the middle is the display port VGA adapted..

Message edited by malmental on 05-03-2011 at 08:30:02 PM

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the only issue you might have is the gap / bezels on and in between monitors.
I had to try them out a few different ways when it comes to actual physical placement.
when side by side the bezel was more evident even tho the human mind can learn to block it out.
there is suppose to be a bezel compensation feature or something but I have yet to investigate that.
(all monitors must be very similar if not the same for that to work.)
I ended up with the two outer monitors lined up and ending right behind the middle monitor so it looks like one smaller bezel separating the monitors.
I'll load a pic of Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare in Eyefinity mode, as I stated with 15's, it's wicked..

Message edited by malmental on 05-03-2011 at 09:33:38 PM

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The screens are all VGA as follows:

1280x1024 LCD (a Dell one if I'm not mistaken)
1280x1024 CRT non-flatscreen (no name one, but good color)
1156x864 CRT flatscreen (eMachines from my last OEM desktop)

The two CRTs that I have right now are set up in a dual screen format like this:
{FlatCRT}-{NonFlatCRT}

I want to run them in this format so the wing screens are the same size:
Eyefinity: {LCD}-{FlatCRT}-{NonFlatCRT}

If I decide to ditch the small one or not run Eyefinity:
(Dual) Desktop + Movie Screen: (FlatCRT)-{NonFlatCRT}-----------------{LCD}
Updated Dual Screen: {NonFlatCRT}-{LCD}

If I do go for the triple screens/Eyefinity, I need a DP to VGA converter. Where would I get that?

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therandomuser wrote :

The screens are all VGA as follows:

1280x1024 LCD (a Dell one if I'm not mistaken)
1280x1024 CRT non-flatscreen (no name one, but good color)
1156x864 CRT flatscreen (eMachines from my last OEM desktop)

The two CRTs that I have right now are set up in a dual screen format like this:
{FlatCRT}-{NonFlatCRT}

I want to run them in this format so the wing screens are the same size:
Eyefinity: {LCD}-{FlatCRT}-{NonFlatCRT}

If I decide to ditch the small one or not run Eyefinity:
(Dual) Desktop + Movie Screen: (FlatCRT)-{NonFlatCRT}-----------------{LCD}
Updated Dual Screen: {NonFlatCRT}-{LCD}

If I do go for the triple screens/Eyefinity, I need a DP to VGA converter. Where would I get that?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6812340010
looks like I am to be the first to write a review for this piece of equipment.
I gave it a perfect score.
it will run that resolution with NO problems.
and there are advanced settings in the new catalyst suite that will allow you to alter the individual screens but,
I'm not quite sure about the two outer being different from the middle (size wise).
personally I think that it will work and have a resolution option that is cohesive with all your screens.
I'd go Eyefinity, why not.
and let me tell you that I'm still a nVidia fan all the way, but AMD Eyefinity is cool.
just two have to get dual nVidia cards to run a surround can be costly.

Message edited by malmental on 05-03-2011 at 09:53:28 PM

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Now that I take a step back and look at the three screens, the CRT bezels are pretty huge at about an inch or so per side. I might just wait until I get more LCDs.

I chose the 5770 because it was the best budget card that would do Eyefinity and not at ridiculously low FPS. Eyefinity with a flight sim would look awesome.

I really want to run at least two screens because it helps me with my productivity. That is, I work on my secondary display and whenever I take a break and game a little, the work is still staring me in the face just on the other screen and I get guilt tripped back to work :non: .

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agree about the HD 5770 right now, I got mine for $99 rebated.
right not newegg upped the price back to $130+ w/o rebate so I was lucky.
SAPPHIRE Vapor-X HD 5770 (Juniper XT) 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI-E 2.1 x16 w/ Eyefinity
slightly OC'd and runs very impressive to me.
I'm a true die hard nVidia fan, so for me to say the HD 5770 is impressive for $99 is saying something..
yes, I need to try Flight Sim too.
and back to work.... haha to that one.

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I got my HIS 5770 for 90 AFR at the egg. I tried to get one from TigerDirect for 80 AFR but they messed up my shipping address and got sent back by mistake. They did refund my money, so it as all fine. I might OC it if I have the time and patience, but right now it's running on stock stats.

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mine too @ stock specs but the vapor-x is stock 860 and not 850. (a whole 10MHz big deal LOL)
since I have a AMD785 or better motherboard I also can run AMD Overdrive on my cpu and the 5770, pretty sweet.
I'm only clocking the cpu for now tho..

what's your complete system specs.?

Message edited by malmental on 05-04-2011 at 08:05:58 PM

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Specs are:
AMD Phenom II x2 555 BE @ x4 B55 3.6Ghz
MSI AM3/AM3+ Capable Mobo
4 GB (2x2 GB) GSkill RAM
500 GB WD Caviar Blue 7200 RPM SATA HDD
80 GB WD Caviar Blue 7200 RPM PATA HDD
HIS AMD Radeon HD 5770
500W OCZ ModXStream PSU
Random DVD-RW drive

Message edited by therandomuser on 05-04-2011 at 09:11:47 PM

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^
not bad, works for me..
nice clocking too.

Vapor-X HD 5770 @ stock gets a windows 7 64-bit WEI score of: 7.4 / 7.4

Message edited by malmental on 05-04-2011 at 09:59:47 PM

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