Hello,
i have Sapphire 7850 2GB that has DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI and DISPLAYPORT output.
Iam currently running the two displays on it:
DVI-I output -----> DVI-I to VGA adapter ------> VGA Display (It only has vga input)
DVI-D output ---------------------------------> DVI-D Display (it also has hdmi input and it works if i connect it like that instead of the dvi)
Now i want a third display which will be either Dvi-D input only, or both Dvi-D and Hdmi. It wont have displayport.
I want to run a three monitor setup just for extended desktop space, not Eyefinity. I read sapphire forum post about multimonitor setup (http://www.sapphireforum.com/showthread.php?28155-EWP-Guide-3-or-More-Monitors-Eyefinity-Setups-and-You) and learned that i can only use two ports out of the DVI-I, DVI-D and HDMI combination and then the Displayport needs to be used for the third display for this to work. (With a display that either has direct Displayport input or else using an active DP->DVI-D adapter).
But their post keeps talking about DVI-D connection in all of the examples and theres no mention about the DVI-I port being an option too. So this leaves me wondering if it will work without having to replace the vga display as well.
This is my idea when i get third monitor and active adapter:
DVI-I output -------------> dvi-i to vga adapter ----------> vga monitor (this is what i worry about, using Dvi-i port and not Dvi-D as they show in the post)
HDMI output ---------------------------------------------> hdmi monitor (it has dvi-d as well)
Displayport output -----> DP to DVI-D active adapter -----> Dvi-d monitor (this will be the third new one, probably will have hdmi input too)
Thanks in advance for any kind of help!
i have Sapphire 7850 2GB that has DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI and DISPLAYPORT output.
Iam currently running the two displays on it:
DVI-I output -----> DVI-I to VGA adapter ------> VGA Display (It only has vga input)
DVI-D output ---------------------------------> DVI-D Display (it also has hdmi input and it works if i connect it like that instead of the dvi)
Now i want a third display which will be either Dvi-D input only, or both Dvi-D and Hdmi. It wont have displayport.
I want to run a three monitor setup just for extended desktop space, not Eyefinity. I read sapphire forum post about multimonitor setup (http://www.sapphireforum.com/showthread.php?28155-EWP-Guide-3-or-More-Monitors-Eyefinity-Setups-and-You) and learned that i can only use two ports out of the DVI-I, DVI-D and HDMI combination and then the Displayport needs to be used for the third display for this to work. (With a display that either has direct Displayport input or else using an active DP->DVI-D adapter).
But their post keeps talking about DVI-D connection in all of the examples and theres no mention about the DVI-I port being an option too. So this leaves me wondering if it will work without having to replace the vga display as well.
This is my idea when i get third monitor and active adapter:
DVI-I output -------------> dvi-i to vga adapter ----------> vga monitor (this is what i worry about, using Dvi-i port and not Dvi-D as they show in the post)
HDMI output ---------------------------------------------> hdmi monitor (it has dvi-d as well)
Displayport output -----> DP to DVI-D active adapter -----> Dvi-d monitor (this will be the third new one, probably will have hdmi input too)
Thanks in advance for any kind of help!