Sapphire Ultimate R7 250 Graphics Card

[batman1130]

I really need help trying to run my AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 with a Display-Port connection. I have tried connecting it two two different monitors - My old 27" Acer which didn't have a display-port, so I used an HDMI/Display Port adapter to no avail. My new monitor is an LG 34UM65-P 34" ultra-wide, (2560 x 1080P 21:9) and although HDMI works well the monitor operates better with a Display-Port connection for what I bought it for, which is streaming movies and graphics design work.....Please advise

 

[pjgmaster]

because things like Display Port and DVI are actually better interfaces than HDMI

 

[batman1130]

because things like Display Port and DVI are actually better interfaces than HDMI

 

[batman1130]

Your answer does not answer my question, however I think you may have had a problem finishing what you were trying to write. In order to get the full advantage of this very nice monitor (recently purchased) I would like to use the "display-port" setup because HDMI will not give me 2560 x 1080 with 60hz. That said; I don't seem to be able to get a picture from connecting my display-port cable to the monitor/computer display-port interface. What I am getting is a blank screen. My system is as follows, if this will help: IBM/Lenovo M83 Desktop with intel i7 CPU - 12 gig memory, AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 250 Graphics Card (no-fan), and the LG 34UM65-P 34 inch IPS 21:9 Ultra Wide monitor. I think Windows 8.1 may be the problem, and I have also been told my BIOS setup may have to be corrected to accommodate a 2560 x 1080 - 60 hz resolution on the Lenovo desktop. If you or anyone knows the solution to this matter, please advise.

 

[pjgmaster]

Your answer does not answer my question, however I think you may have had a problem finishing what you were trying to write. In order to get the full advantage of this very nice monitor (recently purchased) I would like to use the "display-port" setup because HDMI will not give me 2560 x 1080 with 60hz. That said; I don't seem to be able to get a picture from connecting my display-port cable to the monitor/computer display-port interface. What I am getting is a blank screen. My system is as follows, if this will help: IBM/Lenovo M83 Desktop with intel i7 CPU - 12 gig memory, AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 250 Graphics Card (no-fan), and the LG 34UM65-P 34 inch IPS 21:9 Ultra Wide monitor. I think Windows 8.1 may be the problem, and I have also been told my BIOS setup may have to be corrected to accommodate a 2560 x 1080 - 60 hz resolution on the Lenovo desktop. If you or anyone knows the solution to this matter, please advise.

My apologies, I mis-read that.. I'll re-answer your question taking into account your entire post.

I'm going to assume you have a 1gb r7 250? Yeah, they have a weakness, the DP can't be in use if there is a HDMI connection to the Graphics card. You can get mutliple DP outputs on the same line but so much as one HDMI connection with that card and it won't work with DP.. Also they aren't great at high resolutions the r7 250 series.. They are optimally best at 1600x900. Display port allows them go to higher than that but given their lack of Vram, bandwidth and overall performance, they are limited to what they can do. using a HDMI adapter might be cancelling out the DP signal as it the input on the other device would register as being a HDMI output. Now I don't know that 100% but it could be the case. Unfortunately it is also limited to how much it can do performance wise when hooked up to multiple monitors. So there are a number of contributing factors, the common problem being the card. A newer card will probably solve your issue.

 

[batman1130]

Yaaaaaah!! Someone who actually know what they are talking about - I am a retired (age 73) motion pix/TV tech/Eng (old analog community) and I was trying to get the best system to do some side-line work instead of sitting around all day - Hence, this new system I just purchased would serve my new client base perfectly. I have had countless phone calls to IBM/Lenovo concerning this issue and no one seem to know what they are doing there (consumer division - Atlanta). They have sent two "technicians" to my home and the last one left here leaving my machine in worst condition than it was before he came (changed mother board, not only no DP fix but messed up the audio as well). They say they have to come back again - But I think I am going to tackle this myself until I get it right (I fixed the audio the last guy screwed up). I bought the AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 card because of the passive heat reduction (no-fan) because the work I am doing is rather sensitive to the fan noise (yes, the R7 is 1gb) - I think your analysis/judgement may be correct and I have already engaged the process of getting the GeForce GTX750-DCSL-2GD5 (also w/o fan, but with 2 gb) and I will see if that will remedy this problem - AMD/Shapphire (vendor I purchased from) was very good about taking the card back, as they were well aware of the problem. If this new solution works I write the info to this page and also inform LG (because I have heard of another case concerning this DP problem with their Ultra-wide 34" monitors).

 

[pjgmaster]

Yaaaaaah!! Someone who actually know what they are talking about - I am a retired (age 73) motion pix/TV tech/Eng (old analog community) and I was trying to get the best system to do some side-line work instead of sitting around all day - Hence, this new system I just purchased would serve my new client base perfectly. I have had countless phone calls to IBM/Lenovo concerning this issue and no one seem to know what they are doing there (consumer division - Atlanta). They have sent two "technicians" to my home and the last one left here leaving my machine in worst condition than it was before he came (changed mother board, not only no DP fix but messed up the audio as well). They say they have to come back again - But I think I am going to tackle this myself until I get it right (I fixed the audio the last guy screwed up). I bought the AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 card because of the passive heat reduction (no-fan) because the work I am doing is rather sensitive to the fan noise (yes, the R7 is 1gb) - I think your analysis/judgement may be correct and I have already engaged the process of getting the GeForce GTX750-DCSL-2GD5 (also w/o fan, but with 2 gb) and I will see if that will remedy this problem - AMD/Shapphire (vendor I purchased from) was very good about taking the card back, as they were well aware of the problem. If this new solution works I write the info to this page and also inform LG (because I have heard of another case concerning this DP problem with their Ultra-wide 34" monitors).

Oh wow, That's a pretty technical know how line of work. I can certainly see how this problem could really be a setback in your side-work. I'm not surprised IBM was no help there haha. They are given a basic list of things to assist with. Limited to such lines "Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?" or "Have you tried updating windows software?" that doesn't actually help a majority of the people looking for a solution. The techs they send out are no better either, it doesn't shock me they'd leave things worse than when they arrived. I have a degree in IT a Degree in Computer Hardware/networking, programming and computer science and inbetween work I like to come online to forums and help people out who actually need something other than the usual customer support run around. The gtx 750 is a much better card that doesn't share the same drawbacks the r7 series have. And to top it all off, the gtx series are not only better, but they consume half the electricity to the r7's so it's a real winner. Preferably if you can get one of the 750 ti models. The ti are from the same architecture and family as the regular 750's but with some nice improvements and performance increase to their normal 750 counterparts. It's okay for computer gaming. But for what you need, it is a wonderful little piece of hardware. Plus the company that designs them make them much more reliable, better support and sturdy, they don't run that risk of breaking like the group that designs the r7's and whatnot. There's no telling how long it will be up to the challenge of doing what you need it to do before the programs and technology become advanced enough that it can't keep up anymore and something newer is needed to do what the old one can't. But we can never know for sure how long a computer part will be relevant before being phased out as obsolete. But I do know that it is good right now, cheap for a card and especially for a card of its performance and it's probably the way to go, hopefully for a few years down the track.

 

[batman1130]

Yaaaaaah!! Someone who actually know what they are talking about - I am a retired (age 73) motion pix/TV tech/Eng (old analog community) and I was trying to get the best system to do some side-line work instead of sitting around all day - Hence, this new system I just purchased would serve my new client base perfectly. I have had countless phone calls to IBM/Lenovo concerning this issue and no one seem to know what they are doing there (consumer division - Atlanta). They have sent two "technicians" to my home and the last one left here leaving my machine in worst condition than it was before he came (changed mother board, not only no DP fix but messed up the audio as well). They say they have to come back again - But I think I am going to tackle this myself until I get it right (I fixed the audio the last guy screwed up). I bought the AMD Sapphire Ultimate R7 card because of the passive heat reduction (no-fan) because the work I am doing is rather sensitive to the fan noise (yes, the R7 is 1gb) - I think your analysis/judgement may be correct and I have already engaged the process of getting the GeForce GTX750-DCSL-2GD5 (also w/o fan, but with 2 gb) and I will see if that will remedy this problem - AMD/Shapphire (vendor I purchased from) was very good about taking the card back, as they were well aware of the problem. If this new solution works I write the info to this page and also inform LG (because I have heard of another case concerning this DP problem with their Ultra-wide 34" monitors).

Oh wow, That's a pretty technical know how line of work. I can certainly see how this problem could really be a setback in your side-work. I'm not surprised IBM was no help there haha. They are given a basic list of things to assist with. Limited to such lines "Have you tried unplugging it and plugging it back in?" or "Have you tried updating windows software?" that doesn't actually help a majority of the people looking for a solution. The techs they send out are no better either, it doesn't shock me they'd leave things worse than when they arrived. I have a degree in IT a Degree in Computer Hardware/networking, programming and computer science and inbetween work I like to come online to forums and help people out who actually need something other than the usual customer support run around. The gtx 750 is a much better card that doesn't share the same drawbacks the r7 series have. And to top it all off, the gtx series are not only better, but they consume half the electricity to the r7's so it's a real winner. Preferably if you can get one of the 750 ti models. The ti are from the same architecture and family as the regular 750's but with some nice improvements and performance increase to their normal 750 counterparts. It's okay for computer gaming. But for what you need, it is a wonderful little piece of hardware. Plus the company that designs them make them much more reliable, better support and sturdy, they don't run that risk of breaking like the group that designs the r7's and whatnot. There's no telling how long it will be up to the challenge of doing what you need it to do before the programs and technology become advanced enough that it can't keep up anymore and something newer is needed to do what the old one can't. But we can never know for sure how long a computer part will be relevant before being phased out as obsolete. But I do know that it is good right now, cheap for a card and especially for a card of its performance and it's probably the way to go, hopefully for a few years down the track.

 

[batman1130]

Thank you so very much for your help - I sure hope the next time I run into a problem you are there to offer your for capable assistance. My name is Ron - If there is ever a need you may have that I could be help: randellphoto@gmail.com - Again, I thank you for your help.