AMD Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition: One Card, Six Screens

[tecmo34]

[citation][nom]a4mula[/nom]Oh, and to those of you saying just buy larger screens...Only resolution increases workspace. Going with a 42+ inch Consumer Electronic LCD @ 1920x1080 is a travesty on a pc. At that size your pixel density gets so spread out that you have to start battling against blurryness.5x1 @ 1680x1050 in portrait equates to a 5250x1680 resolution or 8.8 megapixels. Match that against 1920x1080 which is 2 megapixels. 4x the amount of pixels in surface areas that will be similiar.[/citation]
^+1...

Well said!!

 

[brisingamen]

some of the rabid thumb downers need to get thier other hand off thier johnsons, . . . .

 

[Guest]

5 monitors @ 1600x2560 = 8000x2560 .......

you could probably almost see a full panoramic view in a FPS, i think my eyes would bleed with such a setup, as well as my bank account

 

[Guest]

It appears this product is much better for high end business than gaming. This is a cheap, and I do mean cheap, six monitor setup. I am an operational meteorologist, just two years ago a four monitor setup for our business cost nearly $14,000 and that is just for the monitor, graphics cards, and drivers, not to mention the workstation and its specialized software. Four monitors was considered a luxury but is was also not enough. In some cases, we could use up to eight at one time depending on the current weather situation. Getting a six monitor setup for less than $5,000 means we could not only replace our existing two 4 monitor workstations but add two to three more 6 monitor workstations and more than double our productivity for close to the same money. To be able to get this kind of capability on the general market is a tremendous savings rather than having to get it customized which is much more expensive.

 

[jn77]

As soon as these hit the market I will replace the 4870's running a 5760x1920 desktop with the new cards using Eyefinity, maybe I can get 3 more of the same monitors cheap now and pull 5760x 3840

 

[gwg666]

whats with the survey chit...2 30" monitors should be sufficent for any gaming...

 

[rambo117]

[citation][nom]magicbullet[/nom]wow......i feel so poor.[/citation]
I feel pretty weak with my 5750's right now...

 

[ragingrevolver]

Here is an idea. Use six projectors!

 

[vicsrealms]

I could see a 3 monitor setup, or in the case of my desk and both my 24.6" Samsungs. Six is going a little too far in most cases for me. The idea is still pretty damn cool, though.

 

[hixbot]

[citation][nom]a4mula[/nom]Oh, and to those of you saying just buy larger screens...Only resolution increases workspace. Going with a 42+ inch Consumer Electronic LCD @ 1920x1080 is a travesty on a pc. At that size your pixel density gets so spread out that you have to start battling against blurryness.5x1 @ 1680x1050 in portrait equates to a 5250x1680 resolution or 8.8 megapixels. Match that against 1920x1080 which is 2 megapixels. 4x the amount of pixels in surface areas that will be similiar.[/citation]

You must sit far enoguh away so you don't need to turn your head to see things at the edges. That would put you far enough away that your eyes couldn't possible resolve 5250 vertical lines.

 

[bill gates is your daddy]

Help me out here. I am trying to remember the name of the company that sells monitors in a multiple configuration. The selling point with them is that the monitors are mounted bezeless so your view is seamless. They were pretty pricey but I still would like to take a look at them again....just don't remember the name and cannot find it doing a search.

 

[cutterjohn]

This seems like it's something useful for a workstation/pro product but not all that useful to most consumers. The mention of gaming is nice to see as in ALMOST all of the demo shots, I see games being displayed, and I think to myself WTF would want to do that with those big black bezels along all of the edges?

Now if there were monitors with super thing or removeable bezel edges and a good mounting system it'd be nice, but mostly I still think that it's best for independent desktops and not one single amalgamated display excepting a very few specific applications. I'd never really have room for more than say 4 displays myself and they'd end up having to be wall mounted, but I'm sure that ATI will say it's for workstation users and consumers are getting it for "free" like the do with linux + Xorg catalyst...

 

[cutterjohn]

This seems like it's something useful for a workstation/pro product but not all that useful to most consumers. The mention of gaming is nice to see as in ALMOST all of the demo shots, I see games being displayed, and I think to myself WTF would want to do that with those big black bezels along all of the edges?

Now if there were monitors with super thing or removeable bezel edges and a good mounting system it'd be nice, but mostly I still think that it's best for independent desktops and not one single amalgamated display excepting a very few specific applications. I'd never really have room for more than say 4 displays myself and they'd end up having to be wall mounted, but I'm sure that ATI will say it's for workstation users and consumers are getting it for "free" like the do with linux + Xorg catalyst...

 

[korvon]

So if you want zero space between screens, just use projectors. It would cost a lot more but you would get the same effect and could have a seamless line between the different monitors/projectors...

 

[korvon]

So if you want zero space between screens, just use projectors. It would cost a lot more but you would get the same effect and could have a seamless line between the different monitors/projectors...

 

[a4mula]

As an Eyefinity user I can and do admit the bezels are cumbersome. This mostly affects web browsing/productivity however. In games it's easy to forget they are there, everything kind of blends in to one large picture and the bezels become less pronounced.

For the person asking about the specialty Eyefinity 3x1 and 3x2 narrow bezel array LCD's it's Samsung. The MD230 is their 3x2 array. I do have a few issues with these however. First is price $3099 for 6 monitors. That's better than $500 per. The second is they are 1920x1080. I personally hate this resolution for gaming. It's a ratio (16:9) that creates long narrow screens. Personally I feel like either Dell's U2410 or the HP LP2475w is a much better screen if you're spending this kind of money.

 

[lcdvt]

Would be nice with six of these: 460UTn-UD

 

[rambo117]

[citation][nom]lcdvt[/nom]Would be nice with six of these: 460UTn-UD[/citation]
I believe "nice" is an understatement my friend.

 

[mitchellvii]

Hmmmm, instead of buying 6 monitors for just gaming, why not buy a high end projector and have an 8 foot screen with no bezels?

The only reason I could see to do this is if you are using 6 monitors anyway for productivity and also happen to want to game on it. Also, unless you are sitting 6 to 8 feet away from that setup, it would be almost impossible to game on it.

 

[mitchellvii]

One easy fix for the bezel issue with a 3 monitor setup is to put the two side monitors slightly behind the center monitor so that the bezels overlap. Then turn the side monitors slightly towards you for a "wrap-around" effect. This is what I do and it cuts the bezel size in half. The fact that the center monitor is slightly forward also adds a perception of depth to the game.

I don't know much about monitors, but why is the large bezel even necessary? Is there a lot of hardware in the bezel itself? It seems to me someone should be coming out with a "zero-bezel" monitor sometime soon.

 

[sam100]

Can anyone please help me? I have a chance to purchase the system below for $2000.00 is this worth it or is the system outdated? Can I build a better system for the same price with i7? looks like I may be paying $800 to $1000 for the computer I will be using it for trading.

Eight (8) Dell S2209W monitors (21.5 inch full HD 1920 by 1080)

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Adobe CS4 Master Collection

ESET NOD32 Antivirus

Antec 900 Black Steel ATX midtower computer case

AMD PhenomII x4 945 Deneb 3.0Ghz SocketAM3 Quad-core Processor

OCZ Obsidian 6gb (3x2GB) 240-pin DDRIII 1600 (PC3 12800)

MSI 790FX-GD-70 AM3 AMD Motherboard

3 Zotac ZT-95TEH3P-HSL GeForce 9500GT 512MB 128-BIT GDDR2 PCI Express x16

1 ASUS EAH 3450 PCI express video card

Western Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 rpm SATAII

Samsung Black 22x DVD burner black SATA

Rosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W power supply contiuous at 40degC, 80 PLUS Certified, ATX 12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready Crossfire

Xigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm rifle CPU cooler
120mm cooling fan direct air on fanless video cards (designed and built with a total of six very quiet fans)

 

[rambo117]

[citation][nom]sam100[/nom]Can anyone please help me? I have a chance to purchase the system below for $2000.00 is this worth it or is the system outdated? Can I build a better system for the same price with i7? looks like I may be paying $800 to $1000 for the computer I will be using it for trading.Eight (8) Dell S2209W monitors (21.5 inch full HD 1920 by 1080)Windows 7 Professional 64 bitAdobe CS4 Master CollectionESET NOD32 AntivirusAntec 900 Black Steel ATX midtower computer caseAMD PhenomII x4 945 Deneb 3.0Ghz SocketAM3 Quad-core ProcessorOCZ Obsidian 6gb (3x2GB) 240-pin DDRIII 1600 (PC3 12800)MSI 790FX-GD-70 AM3 AMD Motherboard3 Zotac ZT-95TEH3P-HSL GeForce 9500GT 512MB 128-BIT GDDR2 PCI Express x161 ASUS EAH 3450 PCI express video cardWestern Digital Caviar Black WD6401AALS 640GB 7200 rpm SATAIISamsung Black 22x DVD burner black SATARosewill Xtreme Series RX850-S-B 850W power supply contiuous at 40degC, 80 PLUS Certified, ATX 12V v2.2 & EPS12V v2.91, SLI Ready CrossfireXigmatek HDT-S1283 120mm rifle CPU cooler120mm cooling fan direct air on fanless video cards (designed and built with a total of six very quiet fans)[/citation]
Other than Adobe CS4 master collection, the build is a pile of crap. I could think of a million better uses of 2 grand on a build

 

[sam100]

Actually the 8 Dell S2209W monitors is included with the 2 grand...I thought these was the best part of the deal myself..LOL

I broke it down like this
8 dell monitors @ 150/piece = 1200
computer = 800
total 2000
or
8 dell monitors @ 200/piece = 1600 (are the monitors worth this)
computer = 400 (is this price good for this ("crap") total 2000

****You know what? I answered my own question.. if this is "crap" in the investing world it is better to buy a little bit of shares in a quality company than buy a lot of shares of "crap"


Now these numbers are based on whether the "monitors" are worth the money and I would just upgrade the computer...could I build a good system and get 8 22" monitors for 2000?

How does this system look as a build?

*Intel i7 Quad core 920/930

*GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD7

*Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit

*Corsair Dominator 6GB xms3

*Western Digital Raptor 150GB 10,0000RPM SATA

*Antec 900 Black Steel ATX midtower computer case

I think I left out fans..power cords..and CPU Cooler..please let me know if I forgot anything else and would this even work

A wise man once said "a wise man knows that he knows nothing"

..Thanks Rambo for the feedback..I appreciate it

 

[sam100]

Rambo what would you suggest?

 

[rambo117]

[citation][nom]sam100[/nom]Rambo what would you suggest?[/citation]
Start a thread elsewhere and I will reply there. Review comments aren't a good place for this