Greetings guys, sorry to bother you but I've been looking on google for the last couple hours and I still have some doubts, so I thought I could ask you!
I'm finally going to buy a third Monitor and I have an ATI Sapphire 6950 2GB (http://www.bitcity.it/immagini/news/...-hd-6950-1.jpg). As you can see it has 2 DVI, 1 hdmi and 2 mini display ports.
I've read from some quite old threads (1~3) years ago that to use Eyefinity the third monitor would need either a displayport or an external active displayport adaptor.
I've currently got two 24" Samsung S24B300BL (1 dvi-1vga) 1920x1080 monitors, my question is:
Would getting a third Samsung monitor of that kind be a viable option (would I still need a display port adaptor with my 6950)?
And finally is it worth spending ~150-160 euros plus the adaptor instead of a monitor with the display port already included in your opinion?
I must say aesthetically I'd probably rather have 3 monitors of the same kind instead of a better but unmatching central monitor, but that wouldn't be a problem.
I'd love to hear any feedback or opinion on the matter, so don't be shy and feel free to suggest everything that comes on your mind!
Just grab you up another monitor like the ones you have now along with an hdmi-mini dp adapter ( or an hdmi- mini dp cable, looking to get some of those myself and get rid of the adapters) and call it a day.
Three monitors of the same resolution and an ACTIVE DP adapter, and you're golden. DVI+DVI+ADP - DVI+HDMI+ADP, whatever, as long as one is tethered through an active display port adapter. Active display port adapters are around $25 online. First and second monitors = regular everything. Third + monitors, all of them, have to be connected via display port on monitor or via active display port adapter.
Last edited by wt7; 2013-01-23 at 09:25 AM.
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