Multi monitor setup questions

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Nate6283

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Hi I recently purchased a Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GPU and it has one single link DVI, a Dual link DVI, a hdmi, and a display port. I also have three BENQ GL 2450's and they have HDMI port, single link dvi port, and a vga port. My question is which way to setup would be the best quality for gaming across all three screen swith eyefinity. for example, one monitor HDMI to HDMI, then next Dual link dvi to HDMI then Dispaly port to HDMI. or use both Dvi and the HDMI. Also is single link dvi as good as dual link. Thanks!!!:)
 
You can only have 2 monitors that way. You can't have 2 extra monitors using converters. Thats what I know at least. Not sure, but you could always try anyway.

And Single link vs Dual Link: Single link DVI is able to transfer 1920 x 1080 resolution vs dual link 2048 x 1536.
 
Your HD 7970 card will support two non Displayport monitors directly, but to add a third monitor it must either be Displayport compliant or you will need to get an active Displayport to either DVI or HDMI converter. A passive converter will not work, because HDMI, DVI, or VGA require a clock signal for each monitor and the 7970 only has two of these already being used on the first two monitors you connect. The active converter will have a clock generator to provide this signal. Displayport does not require this clock signal.

Your monitors are 1080p with no sound, so there should be no difference between single link DVI, dual link DVI, or HDMI.
 
Ok so tell me exactly how i should do this, one dvi to dvi, another dvi to dvi, and then display port to something??? please help im confused...
 
Since none of your monitors are Displayport, you can connect the first two using any combination of DVI and HDMI that you want. Whatever cables you have laying around would be my suggestion.

For the third monitor you will need to use an active Displayport converter, because your monitor does not have native support for Displayport.

Read AMD's site:

http://www.amd.com/us/products/technologies/amd-eyefinity-technology/how-to/Pages/set-up.aspx

http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx

Later,
Andrew
 
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