ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Preview

Rob Williams · 04-01-2010, 01:55 AM

Think having three monitors is a little bland? How about six, then? Options were scarce before, but with AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 edition, it has never been easier to get hooked up with such a configuration. We're still in the process of "working" hard for our final article, so for now, we give you this preview.

You can read our preview here and discuss it here!

Doomsday · 04-01-2010, 09:00 AM

playing on 6 six screens altogether! u lucky dogg!

b1lk1 · 04-01-2010, 06:35 PM

I want to set this up with six 47" or larger plasma TV's. I can't think of any better way to use this tech.

killem2 · 04-02-2010, 12:28 AM

I'd love to see projectors myself. zero edge for the win

Rob Williams · 04-08-2010, 04:58 PM

There's been a bit of a delay in the actual review, but I hope to have it up next week. I was trying to secure a second 2GB card in order to show the best CrossFireX results possible, but all the vendors seem to be clean out. I have been testing using a 2GB and 1GB card though, and despite the loss of overall available memory, the performance is a lot better in this mode (went from 28 FPS to 49 FPS in Dirt 2, for example).

Hope to get more information and the article up soon

401-rick · 04-19-2010, 09:12 AM

I'd be VERY interested to see what kind of custom modding can be done on commonly available LCDs to remove the bezel and make a very slim bezel eyefinity setup.

Not something we'd all try, especially without some good guidance on what to expect inside the things, and probably one or two good ideas on how to set it up so it looks nice after you've gutted the LCDs in order to remove the bezels.

samuelson1 · 04-19-2010, 10:19 AM

What must to be the minimun Card for play with 3 x 22" LCDs? I have 2 Radeon 4870 Crossfire, It can be suitable?

Thanks!

04-01-2010, 01:55 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition Preview Think having three monitors is a little bland? How about six, then? Options were scarce before, but with AMD's ATI Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 edition, it has never been easier to get hooked up with such a configuration. We're still in the process of "working" hard for our final article, so for now, we give you this preview. You can read our preview here and discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

04-01-2010, 09:00 AM	#2
Doomsday Tech Junkie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 1,539	playing on 6 six screens altogether! u lucky dogg! __________________ PSU: Corsair AX850 - Case: Cooler Master HAF X - CPU:Core i7-2600k - Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT - Motherboard: Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme Z - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB-1600Mhz - GPU: AMD MSI R6970 Lightning - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green - SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB - K/B: Razer Lycosa Mirror - Mouse: Logitech G700 - MouseMat: Steel Series 4HD - LCD: Samsung 2333SW 23" - Speakers: Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 - Headset: Logitech G35 7.1 "Do not look at a man's prayers nor his fasts, rather, measure him by how well he deals with others, the compassion he shows his fellow man, his wisdom and his integrity" - Umar Ibn Al-Khattab

04-01-2010, 06:35 PM	#3
b1lk1 Tech Monkey Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ontario Posts: 821	I want to set this up with six 47" or larger plasma TV's. I can't think of any better way to use this tech. __________________ Oldschool PC: Intel E6300/Nouctua NH-9U w/dual 92mm Panaflos XFX 680i LT Patriot PC2-6400 2X2GB LL 2 X BFG 8800GTX in SLI Enermax Revolution 620W PSU ASUS 24X DVD/Seagate 250GB SATA 2/THermaltake A90/Windows 7 Ultimate 64

04-08-2010, 04:58 PM	#5
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	There's been a bit of a delay in the actual review, but I hope to have it up next week. I was trying to secure a second 2GB card in order to show the best CrossFireX results possible, but all the vendors seem to be clean out. I have been testing using a 2GB and 1GB card though, and despite the loss of overall available memory, the performance is a lot better in this mode (went from 28 FPS to 49 FPS in Dirt 2, for example). Hope to get more information and the article up soon __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

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04-02-2010, 12:28 AM	#4
killem2 Coastermaker Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 216	I'd love to see projectors myself. zero edge for the win

04-19-2010, 09:12 AM	#6
401-rick Obliviot Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 3	I'd be VERY interested to see what kind of custom modding can be done on commonly available LCDs to remove the bezel and make a very slim bezel eyefinity setup. Not something we'd all try, especially without some good guidance on what to expect inside the things, and probably one or two good ideas on how to set it up so it looks nice after you've gutted the LCDs in order to remove the bezels.

04-19-2010, 10:19 AM	#7
samuelson1 Obliviot Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 19	What must to be the minimun Card for play with 3 x 22" LCDs? I have 2 Radeon 4870 Crossfire, It can be suitable? Thanks!