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Someone should really supply you with another 5850-5830 and 5770 IbriN :D

Really wondering if the mid-low xfire setups are any good :) Would be interesting to see the xfire 5770 eyefinity performance, since a 5770 only costs 120 euros :O so 2 of those is the same price as 1x 5850 ^^

keep up the good work! :rockout

The "WSGF Discussion Thread" Link at the end of the review points to the 6finity review discussion thread, not this one.

So what do you think? 1GB or 2GB model? I'm leaning to 1GB.

I don't think a 2GB 5850 would help you. Check out my review of the 5870 E6 card. I compared the 1GB and 2GB cards. The extra VRAM only game into play in specific games in specific circumstances. Considering you're not a graphics whole, and not running at 5760x1200, then I don't think you will use it at all.

Another quick question. My intent is to connect my TH2Go via DVI and also have an HDTV connected via HDMI to the 5850 for an extended desktop. I assume this will work with the card and ATI's CCC. Do you forsee any problems with this setup?

I don't see an issue with that, but I don't have any experience with that.

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Should I have any reservations at all about switching to an ATI+TH2Go setup from NVIDIA?

I don't think so. I tried my old DTH2Go on my original 5870 somewhere around the 9.12 driver. It would set up the 3840x1024 resolution, but not the 5040x1050. Considering you're running at 3840x1024, you should have no problem.

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OK this worries me a little:

ATI Eyefinity multi-display technology2,3

* Three independent display controllers
o Drive three displays simultaneously with independent resolutions, refresh rates, color controls, and video overlays

SOURCE

You're not actually using the Eyefinity technology, so it shouldn't be an issue. Eyefinity is running the multi-monitor directly off the 5850, without the DTH2Go.

So is Eyefinity required for ALL multi-display configurations or will my proposed setup work with XP?

There are Catalyst drivers for XP, but you won't be using EF so it's not an issue. I actually hadn't seen the issue about EF not working in XP. Been a while since I ran an XP install.

The "WSGF Discussion Thread" Link at the end of the review points to the 6finity review discussion thread, not this one.

Oops. Bad copy-paste. Thanks.

Someone should really supply you with another 5850-5830 and 5770 IbriN :D

Really wondering if the mid-low xfire setups are any good :) Would be interesting to see the xfire 5770 eyefinity performance, since a 5770 only costs 120 euros :O so 2 of those is the same price as 1x 5850 ^^

keep up the good work! :rockout

I have put in the request. We'll see what happens. Still have a few other things to work on before I get back into benchmarking.

Thanks for the comments, Ibrin. I'll go with a 1GB and save some money. :onethumb

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Do someone try to use TH2GO with 5000-series? Does it work with 5040x1050?

If not - can I use 3xDVI ports from 2x cards if in Crossfire?

Not sure about the TH2GO, But you can only use the same outputs as a single card config with Crossfire.
So
2X DVI + DisplayPort

Displayport requires either a direct displayport connection or an active adapter for DVI/HDMI.

Mine works with a DP to VGA adapter. People have mixed results with this setup.

People have mixed results with this setup.

What do you meen?

Some people have reported to have flickering problems with some displays running through a DP>VGA adapter. I have personally not experienced any problems at all.

Оh yes. I have heard about minor blur effect if using DP-VGA adaptor. But that's OK if this is side monitor but not centre.