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Okay, if I use 6 monitors on the miniDP ports, can I still use two more monitors on DVI or DVI+HDMI?

99% nope ;(
If it will be possible I am sure ATI/AMD will make their marketing talk everywhere, like: ultimate setup up to 8-9 monitors from one card) OMG WTF BBQ edtion :lol:

Okay, if I use 6 monitors on the miniDP ports, can I still use two more monitors on DVI or DVI+HDMI?

99% nope ;(
If it will be possible I am sure ATI/AMD will make their marketing talk everywhere, like: ultimate setup up to 8-9 monitors from one card) OMG WTF BBQ edtion :lol:

Hey man, I'd love to have 9 off of one card. Oh the possibilities. One of these days I'll be running my own video wall off my main rig. Just because.

EDIT: Blame Winamp Visualizer, You, doublejj0305, and my friend tim. The ridiculousness has become normal. Now nothing in ridiculous when it comes to monitor setups.

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Display: | 3 x Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC @ 7680x1600 | Dell u3011 |

Just because.

That's the enthusiast spirit! :D :cheers

haha,
reminded me of
Zero Punctuation Just Cause 2 Review
:lol:

Okay, if I use 6 monitors on the miniDP ports, can I still use two more monitors on DVI or DVI+HDMI?

Max monitors on the 6870 or 6850 reference design is six. My guess is that this would hold true for the 6900's as well, but I don't have any information on them - yet...

I got my own Gigabyte HD 6870 yesterday and have been trying to get Eyefinity setup. So far, no success with two different adapters I've used.

The first one was a passive Mini-DP -> DVI adapter. No go for three monitors, period.

Returned that one and picked up a Mini-DP -> VGA adapter. If I can get three monitors active at once, it reduces the DP monitor to 640x480 as the only resolution available...and no Eyefinity. I WAS able to get an Eyefinity setup just for kicks by reducing all three screens to 640x480. Not a good option.

So, it does appear that, in order to get a successful Eyefinity setup working, the adapter still has to be of the "active" variety. At least the price has come down a lot and they can be had for about $30 USD. I've tried to get one from the local MicroCenter but they don't stock them. Looks like I'll be ordering from online.

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~Windows 7 x64 Professional~MSI X58A-GD45~Intel I7-950~6x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM (Triple Channel)~RealTek Onboard~XFX HD 6950 2 GB GDDR5~3 ViewSonic 24 inch LCDs in Eyefinity~SATA Dual Layer DVD RW~1000 W PSU~And a Whole Lot More!~Done with Vista~XP Pro on the way out, too!~AND....250 GB XBOX 360~

I think it's kind of dumb to still think of eyefinity as a value added option and not their main feature.

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System Core: | Intel Core i5-2500K + ASUS P8Z68-V + 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 MHz | Win7 x64 | MSI R7970 Lightning 3GB [1105/1400] |
Display: | 3 x Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC @ 7680x1600 | Dell u3011 |

Here's hoping that this one does work as promised...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004071ZX0/ref=ox_ya_os_product

Should be here sometime next week.


EDIT: Sorry, but that link was for the incorrect version. It's THIS one I intended to order and it should be here in a few days....

http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-006B-DisplayPort-Single-Link-Certified/dp/B004071ZXA/ref=pd_cp_e_2

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~Windows 7 x64 Professional~MSI X58A-GD45~Intel I7-950~6x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM (Triple Channel)~RealTek Onboard~XFX HD 6950 2 GB GDDR5~3 ViewSonic 24 inch LCDs in Eyefinity~SATA Dual Layer DVD RW~1000 W PSU~And a Whole Lot More!~Done with Vista~XP Pro on the way out, too!~AND....250 GB XBOX 360~

Why wont they make a DL-DVI adapter that doesn't suck? I'm running apples and they start destroying their usefulness when ever I change resolution, or try to duplicate a monitor (with the same res), or extend a monitor (cumming out of eyefinity). Just a lot of headaches. I'm actually powering each one using the built in USB hubs on the the monitor, which allows me to power cycle the adapters by turning off and on the monitors.

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System Core: | Intel Core i5-2500K + ASUS P8Z68-V + 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 MHz | Win7 x64 | MSI R7970 Lightning 3GB [1105/1400] |
Display: | 3 x Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC @ 7680x1600 | Dell u3011 |

Here's hoping the 6970 comes with 2GB vram standard. It's probably going to be the only real working solution (if it works at all).