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Old Apr 7, 2011, 02:43 PM   #131
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Originally Posted by HossHuge View Post
So I picked up a couple of used monitors today and now I need the DP adapter but I'm lost. The monitors I bought are both d-sub and the third one is DVI. Do I need to buy an "active" adapter? And if so, how can some people set up their Eyefinity with only 3 d-sub displays because they only recommend 2 passive d-sub adapters.
you need an active DP to DVI adaptor for that one DVI monitor. the other two are fine on VGA.


you can get DP to VGA adaptors, i assume thats how they get one, and the other two monitors off DVI-VGA adaptors. those are always passive.
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