June 17, 2011
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HD 5770 flex eyeinfinity ( list of information through trial and error )
1. HD 5770 eyeinfinity will not work on XP. On XP, you can only get 2 monitors on one graphics card. you can’t get 3 monitors even for just extended desktop.
2. Windows 7 will allow you to get 2 DVIs and HDMI (3 monitors) without the use of display port.
3. For the fourth monitor, you must use an “ACTIVE” display port adapter. (ACCELL sells one for 29 bucks.) there should be an sticker on there that says eyeinfinity approved or something like this.
OR passive DP to VGA adapter (unconfirmed by me)
4. you need a power supply able to handle the card or it will burn out. i got 1000W
5. Even with 1000W you can burn out the power supply if you try to run 2 graphics cards. I RMA’d this 1000W power supply for this reason.
6. BEFORE YOU INSTALL YOUR NEW HD 5770, MAKE SURE YOU UNINSTALL THE OLD GRAPHIC CARD’S DRIVERS AND SOFTWARE. THIS CAUSED ME THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH AND I LOST MY WHOLE OS AND HAD TO REINSTALL WINDOWS.
honestly, it was a lot of work and stress to get this set up to work. hopefully the above information will help you in your quest for 4 monitors.
oh yea, my setup is meant only for extended desktop view. i am not looking to use the eyeinfinity function. i just want 4 monitors to trade stocks.
good luck!!!
Comments (3)
wow, that sounds like too much trial and error for me
thanks for the info.
do i understand you correctly, in that you have 4 extended displays on a single card? i have two HD5770s for 3x1920x1200 and 1x1920x1080, and frequently log errors about GPU and CPU resources being over utilized. this is all on a z68 board with i5-2500, so i have a hard time believing those errors are accurate. i use an antec 750w, so maybe i’ll pursue that path.
@ooostephen - yes 4 extended displays on one single card. i don’t know about the GPU and CPU.. but from my experience running 2 cards requires too much power. you need a very strong power supply. but, i gave up that path and just got this graphics card. it worked, ive been 4 extented monitors for a while now.