AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition: One Card, Six Screens
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Processor | Intel Core i7-980X Extreme (Gulftown) 3.33 GHz, 6.4 GT/s, 12MB L3 Cache, power-saving settings enabled |
Motherboard | Gigabyte X58A-UD5 (LGA 1366) X58/ICH10, BIOS F5 |
Memory | Kingston HyperX T1 Series 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3-2000 8-8-8-24 @ 1,600 MHz |
Hard Drive | Intel SSDSA2MH160G2C1 160GB SATA 3 Gb/s |
Networking | Realtek RTC8111D, 1 Gb/s |
Graphics Cards | AMD Radeon HD 5870 2GB |
Row 6 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 480 1.5GB |
Row 7 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB |
Row 8 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 295 1.79GB |
Row 9 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce GTX 285 1GB |
Row 10 - Cell 0 | ATI Radeon HD 5970 2GB |
Row 11 - Cell 0 | ATI Radeon HD 5870 1GB |
Row 12 - Cell 0 | ATI Radeon HD 5850 1GB |
Row 13 - Cell 0 | ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB |
Power Supply | Cooler Master UCP 1100W |
CPU Cooler | Intel DBX-B Thermal Solution |
System Software And Drivers | |
Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate x64 |
DirectX | DirectX 11 |
Platform Driver | Intel INF Chipset Update Utility 9.1.1.1019 |
Graphics Driver | Nvidia GeForce 197.17 (GTX 480/470) |
Row 21 - Cell 0 | Nvidia GeForce 197.13 (GTX 295/285) |
Row 22 - Cell 0 | AMD Catalyst 10.3a |
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Far Cry 2 | Ultra High Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 8xAA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DirectX 10, Steam Version, benchmark Tool, Ranch Medium |
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat | Extreme Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, DX10 Rendering, Benchmark Tool |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Second Sun, 45 second sequence, FRAPS |
DiRT 2 | Ultra High Settings, No AA / No AF, 4xAA / No AF, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, In-Game Benchmark (Demo), Forced DX9 Rendering |
Left 4 Dead 2 | Highest Quality Settings, No AA / No AF, vsync off, 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, Custom Tom's Hardware Demo, Steam Version |
Battlefield: Bad Company 2 | Custom (Highest) Quality Settings, 1xAA / No AF, 8x MSAA / No AF, vsync off, 1680x1050 / 1920x1200 / 6048x2276 / 5760x1080, opening cinematic, 145 second sequence, FRAPS |
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phantomtrooper I would hate playing with that much black area between screens. I will stick with my 1080p monitor thank you.Reply -
megamanx00 Glad they compared the 1GB and 2GB cards in a 3x1 setup. Glad I got my 5870 instead of waiting for a 2GB card :D. Even so, I want some thin bezel monitors before I hook up three of them. The bezel on my HP LCD is just to think so I'm not keen on buying another two.Reply -
duk3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125322&cm_re=5870-_-14-125-322-_-ProductReply
Immediate availability? Yes.
Even in stock! (When linked :P ) -
ltcommander_data So I guess Apple's miniDP connector is quite useful after-all and is now seeing adoption outside of Macs.Reply
It's too bad you didn't test GTA IV like you used to do. I believe GTA IV at max settings exceeds 1GB of VRAM usage so perhaps 2GB graphics cards may be of some use assuming the game isn't still CPU limited despite 12 threads with the Core i7 980X. At the very least, I'm guessing Liberty City at 6048x2276 would be amazing. -
oldscotch Obviously, the best solution is a 3x3 grid of displays to make sure your centre focus is not interfered with.Reply
Lesse, that'd be 5760 x 3240.
No sweat ;) -
So, I guess if you already have a 1GB 5870 and 3x1 Eyefinity setup, the only advantage of the 2GB version is being able to pile on the AA/AF effects and still have a playable frame rate.Reply