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How to setup eyefinity +1 (HELP!)

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Okay, so I bought a sapphire vapor-x 7970GHZ 3GB. I CANNOT run 3+1 eyefinity with this card and I need to figure out how (Used to gaming with an extended 4th screen on top). Would snapping up a $29.99 AMD card and putting it my system allow me to do this? If not, how can I complete this task!


I am currently running 3x1 eyefinity with monitors connected to DVI 1 (Dual Link DVI) DVI 2 (Single Link DVI), and then the 3rd screen hooked to my single displayport via active adapter. I only have a single displayport and eyefinity runs like a dream. However, I have 4 screens and want a 3x1+1 setup.


HOWEVER, if I can't run 4 screens on a single GPU (which is balls) can I add a cheaper AMD card to the mix and still get 3+1!?



Thanks

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iainfixed_96 said:
What I want to happen, Displayport/DVI 1/DVI 2 Eyefinity, HDMI Extended +1 monitor.

But if this won't work, will adding a cheapo $29.00 radeon gpu to my rig do it?

IIRC DP and HDMI (or one of the DVI's) shared the the same clock or something and thus could not be used at the same time, unless things have changed the OP has a card that is only capable of three outputs simultaneously.

Mousemonkey said:
IIRC DP and HDMI (or one of the DVI's) shared the the same clock or something and thus could not be used at the same time, unless things have changed the OP has a card that is only capable of three outputs simultaneously.



So would adding a $29 radeon gpu to my setup work for what I want to do?

If you have an Intel CPU the easiest thing to do is enable its integrated GPU and use that for the 4th monitor.

Otherwise adding any other gpu you have a slot for, including nvidia, will work. Windows keeps the drivers completely separate.

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