Will these adapaters work for Eyefinity?

[itsanss]

Strongly considering getting two more monitors to take advantage of HD 5870 Eyefinity.


Got a question about adapters, etc.



Here is the monitor type: http://www.newegg.com/Product/..._-24-005-127-_-Product

Both monitors inlcude VGA cables, but I need DVI. From what I've seen, DVI to VGA adapters are considerably cheaper than DVI cables.

I have two DVI outputs on the HD 5870. I already have one DVI to VGA adapter that came with my motherboard, haven't had any issues with using it so far.

I have to buy an active DisplayPort to DVI adapter for Eyefinity: http://accessories.us.dell.com...dhs&cs=19&sku=330-5521

Can I plug a DVI to VGA adapter onto that without issue?

I found these super cheap, which makes me slightly suspicious, adapters on eBay. Do they seem like they would work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/DVI-DVI-D-..._0?hash=item2a0216c757



Also, is there any performance difference between DVI, HDMI, VGA, etc.?



Thanks! Hopefully all this makes sense...

 

[HibyPrime]

none of the links work

 

[itsanss]

none of the links work

For some reason, my links tend to not work on these forums. I copy 'em straight from the browser and paste 'em into the thread...?

Anyhow,

the monitor: LG W2753V-PF 27" look it up on NewEgg.com

the active adapter: R478G look it up on Dell.com

the DVI to VGA adapter: keywords, "DVI to VGA adapter" on eBay. There are tons of them that are in the $5 range, which kinda' makes me wonder about quality...



Thanks!

 

[itsanss]

ttt

 

[tricky_uk]

Im not sure that adapter will work with a DVI to VGA convertor. The spec doesnt say if its DVI-D or DVI-I connector on the end?

If its DVI-D, which I think it may well be, then the DVI to VGA adapter wont even fit on it.

 

[spider83]

Why scew up a perfectly good digital signal from DVI, which you are spending money to produce, only to ram it through a crappy analog VGA lowest common denominator POS? Between the monitors, the graphics card, and the active converter, your into this for the better part of $2000 bucks already. Just spend the extra 20 and get some DVI cables, and avoid degrading your signal or possibly causing eyefinity problems by ramming a good signal through a lousy analog connection like VGA. These are nice monitors, and a nice graphics card. Shell out for the correct cables, bro.

 

[paperfox]

the only poblm i can see is that can vga handle the output of 1920x1080?

i do agree that the best way would be to just buy DVI-D cables and not have to worry about the adapters.

i got mine from amazon
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=dvi+d+cable