AMD Radeon HD 6950 Eyefinity Technology Setup Tutorial - Part 1

[Rensdomino5000]

I am trying to get my primary (1920 x 1080) display and another ( i think 1280 x 1028) to my 6950. I hooked my primary monitor up to the upper DVI and the second one to the lower DVI. But my pc doesn't recognize the 2nd monitor, no matter what i try. What should i do?

[cnks1]

@Rensdomino5000 you should try like a hdmi port with a hdmi to dvi connector or mini display port to hdmi then to dvi like the ones he used in the video if that does not work well.... good luck

[cookiemonster11123]

@maranzano3255 I have the same issue, It just doesn't let you apply the setting to enable it through windows, and the cartylst control centre doesn't help. Out of interest how have you plugged in your three monitors and what card do you have?

[beugnen]

excellent, very clear to understand video! well done and keep it up

[muffemod]

Helped me a lot thank you!

[XantimSWE]

When do you know when you need a Active dispayport? Because i have a 5770 card now and i tried eyefinity but it took to much power on the card but now I'm going to upgrade my whole pc and I'm getting this card (6950). but when do you know when you need an active display port?

[Firestarfan111]

what about using the 2 dvi and one hdmi?

[poodamanhaha]

@Firestarfan111 thats what he used lol

[MsAnimator7]

can i use a graphics card thats PCI-Express 2.0 x16 with my pc which is PCIe x16?

thanks in advance ;D

[vankilsing]

do you need two video cards or only one?

[happinin]

4 people cannot afford this setup and are jealous. thank you for your guide. i found out where i was going wrong. i had a passive adapter not an active one. ordering the active one today hopefully it solves my problem of only 2 monitors in eyefinity enabled at a time.

[falknerblitz]

How would you do this if you were running 2 6950's in crossfire?

[TheBraahhhhhh]

do you have a video on how to overclock the hd6950?

[OG96932]

what the hell are u talking about...!!1 you dont need a display port for a 6870 ,looks the same as what u have at the back of the card..

mine is working with mini display ports converted to hdmi, and one vga, works ok.

[FieryLoki]

That's great, if it wouldn't be for the color difference between those monitors.

[Camster3]

can i do hdmi, and 2x dvi because with my old card i could do that i ahd 2 use display port with it

[jvdvelden]

@Camster3

No, u can only do 2x dvi and 1x (active adapter) displayport for eyefinity.

[Camster3]

@jvdvelden gay

[tubester4567]

Ya, eyemuddafinity

[cobolt13]

It's annoying in my own opinion. The frames just are annoying.

[dellmanlego]

like the new intro music

[THEsquirrel3d]

3 people isn't happy about the new year

[etoangfavoriteko]

It'll be better if you will have the 360 degree view of the game. But I think it's impossible due to the limitations.

[Eragon86micky]

Thumbs Up for 2011!!!

[Whit3Wolff]

Umm, im buying a samsung 40" LCD for my computer can it work with my pc?

specs;

i7-930 intel CPU

6gb RAM

gtx480

1000 PSU

[TheMr1Boy]

Cool vids!

[tupacole]

why only 4 gigs of ram?

[gitaarspeel]

@tupacole

4gigs is more than enough for any game. You only need more for multitasking and 3drendering, etc.

[M0vir]

@tupacole Its a minium 6-8 is recommended.

[nobodypersonsomeone]

Why dont you turn your 6950 into a 6970?

[Prygst]

Am I one of the only few ppl that think this is sorta a lame idea. I mean it's a good idea for a big business, a decent idea for a racing game I guess, but I'm happy with just 1 monitor for my games.

I will admit it would be pimp if they had they can improve the 3D technology that NVidia made and use it with this Eyeinfinity.

[TheMatt7000]

What is the background music?

[MiniExtreme]

you should turn that 6950 into a 6970 with the bios hack =)

[ForbiddenData]

Pcwizkid, can I use 2 DVI's and 1 hdmi?

[TheArea510]

What if the monitor has build-in display port (dell P2411) would i still need to get an Active display port?

[PCWizKid]

@TheArea510 If it has built in display port then your set.

[gumberly]

can someone tell me how you do "casual gaming" after you just spent 2 grand on monitors....

[Hokrollo1]

Don't really see the smart in this...you get shit edges in middle. And how come 3 is classic? I mean 4 is like only thing that I can imagine would look cool. Nvidia's 3D is just cooler. Even through I don't got a Nvidia card:p

[Prygst]

@Hokrollo1 It's good to go with an odd number of monitors because if you go with an even amount, it'll be split in the middle.

[tarnationstation]

I KNEW IT! YOU'RE WHITE!

[flamingarse1]

imagine having like 8 in them in a panoramic veiw you could like see behind your self :D

[MrSpidercat3]

what if you have a nvidia gts 450 wit 1 vga port, 1 dvi port and 1 hdmi port and no mini display ports.

[1AppleMaker]

Wow, you are amazing!

[randomviewer896]

does ifinity work with only two monitors?

[lordmat666]

@randomviewer896 not really the center of your screen in games will be between the 2 monitor. It works fine for internet use or if you stay on the desktop but if go full screen in a application you have issues. I have 2x 5870 and 2 monitor i only run as extended desktop. also you wont be running 3 monitor at 1080p with settings on max quality on a single card you will need to turn things down.

[PCWizKid]

@randomviewer896 Yes you can have 2 monitors, but it doesn look good when playing games , things get split in the center of the two monitors

[Aristowi]

One question: is 1920x1200 dead or something? Because I want to try someday eyefinity and thats the res I have, I dont want to buy 3 monitors, just 2. I have seen that 1920x1080 is becoming a standard also for PC monitor resolutions, I personally don't like it, I rather 16:10 ratio over 16:9 anytime, more vertical pixels help a lot in many programs or even just in web browsing. Are 1920x1200 monitors no longer manufactured? Thanks

[lordmat666]

@Aristowi you can still buy them they are really not hard to find online, i think they are moving more to the 16/9 resolution because 1080p is is the most common resolution for TV,DVD and blueray and ppl bitch about seeing black bars on there monitor for some reason.

[Aristowi]

@lordmat666 Thanks, lol, you're right, but they will see black bars anyway since most movies even blu rays are not even in 1080 vertical resolution. Anyway, I will have to keep looking for 1200 vertical pixels. It bothers me that when a monitor with new features is released it is always 1080 and thats it, no 16:10 ratio.1080 FTL, hehe

[any5dollarfootlong]

EVEN BETTER! 3 projectors! XD

[any5dollarfootlong]

Imagine 3 50'' LED screens on this. That would be sick.

[Froanite]

old song was better.

[xXFR05TXx]

Meh 1440x900 is fine for me XD

[CJCA915]

@GauntletTech Funny, but 1280x1024 is already to big, but since it's my displays native res, anything lower and it's blurry.

[RainbowCanyons]

Im sick of the "why not just buy one big TV? This is pointless. Cry cry cry." The point of eyefinity is for a surround screen. You not only get more screen space, but your able to see more in the game and you get a full peripheral view. The middle screen of the 3 monitors is what one screen can see alone, the 2 on the sides of the middle see things that non eyefinity setups can't. Aka peripheral view. One big TV would only make one big image rather than 3.

[jorge69696]

@RainbowCanyons A giant TV with the same eyefinity aspect ratio would be ideal. Maybe some day.

[TheMPTheaterOfficial]

@jorge69696 I fully support this movement.

[RainbowCanyons]

@jorge69696 the tv would look very weird, very long and skinny to match the same aspect. however alienware and samsung have started to make no bezel eyefinity monitors. its 3 monitors in one, and then arent all flat like a tv, which greatly helps on the surround feel.

[thekiller2995]

Happy New Year, PcWizKid

[charlot1993]

omg an adapter for an adapter lol

[Ioganstone]

if i did something like this id hook it to a damn tv

[RainbowCanyons]

@Ioganstone the point isnt for one big screen. do some research.

[Ioganstone]

@RainbowCanyons why dont you tell me? oh wait you just like roleplaying and know nothing

[rathy21]

@Ioganstone thats worse than one moniter fool >.<

[CJCA915]

Plus my display is VGA, so I have to use a VGA to DVI dongle.

[CJCA915]

Nice, but 1280x1024 is fine for me, haha.

[gawrifort]

happy new year

[foelde]

happy new year (in 5 hours)

[King04Kingz]

the word 'pwn' is pwnage

[marquesbrownlee]

I dig the new intro music =]

[Am3zinG]

happy new year :)

[gPaHaTaTa]

Happy New Year, PcWizKid

:)

[darko0803]

Great!!!

[TwinsenMinothar]

:D

[TheGregGeek]

Nice!