HD 5850 x fire + three displays

freaksavior · Mar 4, 2013

Hey guys and the few gals.

I've got dual 5850's running at the moment and two Samsung 245bws one running off DVI, and one off DVI to VGA (x360 is in the other DVI.) When I plug in the HDMI port of either Graphics card, weather the primary or the secondary, it refuses to extend to the TV via HDMI. I'm currently running 13.2 beta and the system specs to the left are up-to-date.

Here is a screen shot.

Edit:

Okay so I booted to the TV by iteself and it works, when I plug the other two monitors back in, I get the screenshot below. Otherwise, it looks like a standard Dual display setup in windows/CCC.

TheMailMan78 · Mar 4, 2013

freaksavior said:
Hey guys and the few gals.

I've got dual 5850's running at the moment and two Samsung 245bws one running off DVI, and one off DVI to VGA (x360 is in the other DVI.) When I plug in the HDMI port of either Graphics card, weather the primary or the secondary, it refuses to extend to the TV via HDMI. I'm currently running 13.2 beta and the system specs to the left are up-to-date.

Here is a screen shot.

Edit:

Okay so I booted to the TV by iteself and it works, when I plug the other two monitors back in, I get the screenshot below. Otherwise, it looks like a standard Dual display setup in windows/CCC.

Why are you running betas with those older cards? Im gonna guess a older driver might serve you better unless you NEED these betas for some reason.

erocker · Mar 4, 2013

VGA won't work with three displays. Needs to be DVI and active displayport adapters if I'm not mistaken.

Law-II · Mar 4, 2013

Hi

+1 erocker

Driver version 8.66 (Catalyst 9.10) or above is required to support ATI Eyefinity technology and to enable a third display you require one panel with a DisplayPort connector.

Source - http://www.amd.com/uk/products/desk...5850/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-5850-overview.aspx#4

atb (all the best)

Law-II

TheMailMan78 · Mar 4, 2013

erocker said:
VGA won't work with three displays. Needs to be DVI and active displayport adapters if I'm not mistaken.

I dunno man. Ive ran three displays in the past but for the life of me I cant remember if they were DVI or VGA. It was AGES ago so I think it might have been VGA but I don't remember.

erocker · Mar 4, 2013

TheMailMan78 said:
I dunno man. Ive ran three displays in the past but for the life of me I cant remember if they were DVI or VGA. It was AGES ago so I think it might have been VGA but I don't remember.

Go read some AMD papers/guides on eyefinity... It'll tell you. Law II posted a link.

TheMailMan78 · Mar 4, 2013

erocker said:
Go read some AMD papers/guides on eyefinity... It'll tell you. Law II posted a link.

I don't doubt ya. Like I said it was a long time and many drugs ago.

erocker · Mar 4, 2013

Okay?

Xenturion · Mar 4, 2013

To do 3 Displays with AMD, you'll have to use the EyeFinity Options in the Catalyst Control Panel. Simply using Windows' Extended and Duplicate Desktop won't allow you to enable three displays.

A single AMD card (HD5000 Series & Up) can display to only two monitors at a time using DVI/HDMI/VGA. In order to connect and utilize a third monitor, you have to use at least one Active DisplayPort Adapter. (Saphire's FLEX Edition cards don't have this limitation, and you can use any combination of display outputs)

Two or more AMD cards in CrossFire can handle more than two displays so long as you utilize display outputs on BOTH cards. Two connections can come from the primary (top) card, and one connection can come from the secondary (bottom) card. Attempting to make 3 connections to the top card will run into the limitation necessitating an Active DisplayPort adapter.

You should be able to leave your displays connected as your normally do and simply plug the HDMI from the TV into your bottom card. Catalyst Control Panel's "EyeFinity" section should allow you to create a 3x1 or 1x3 display array.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Mar 4, 2013

Xenturion said:
To do 3 Displays with AMD, you'll have to use the EyeFinity Options in the Catalyst Control Panel. Simply using Windows' Extended and Duplicate Desktop won't allow you to enable three displays.

A single AMD card (HD5000 Series & Up) can display to only two monitors at a time using DVI/HDMI/VGA. In order to connect and utilize a third monitor, you have to use at least one Active DisplayPort Adapter. (Saphire's FLEX Edition cards don't have this limitation, and you can use any combination of display outputs)

Two or more AMD cards in CrossFire can handle more than two displays so long as you utilize display outputs on BOTH cards. Two connections can come from the primary (top) card, and one connection can come from the secondary (bottom) card. Attempting to make 3 connections to the top card will run into the limitation necessitating an Active DisplayPort adapter.

You should be able to leave your displays connected as your normally do and simply plug the HDMI from the TV into your bottom card. Catalyst Control Panel's "EyeFinity" section should allow you to create a 3x1 or 1x3 display array.

Wow ,, firstly you can extend to more than two but the third as you say HAS to be displayport connected any combination of hdmi and one dvi or just the two dvi, s and a displayport on one 5850........
In crossfire the second (non main) cards outputs are disabled. .....
Out of crossfire you can use the second cards outputs the same as above....
I use 4 screens with crossfire via a third gfx card (nvidia physx card) so ive tried all configs..
They are hardware limits on ref cards (eyefinity cards differ) and drivers dont matter / cant help.

freaksavior · Mar 4, 2013

TheMailMan78 said:
Why are you running betas with those older cards? Im gonna guess a older driver might serve you better unless you NEED these betas for some reason.

Because I like to live dangerous. Actually it was because the AMD site said that it helped all HD 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx video cards on Crysis 3.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/amdcatalyst132betadriver.aspx

erocker said:
VGA won't work with three displays. Needs to be DVI and active displayport adapters if I'm not mistaken.

Okay so if i'm understanding you right, it has to be DVI + DVI + Display port.

theoneandonlymrk said:
Wow ,, firstly you can extend to more than two but the third as you say HAS to be displayport connected any combination of hdmi and one dvi or just the two dvi, s and a displayport on one 5850........
in crossfire the second (non main) cards outputs are disabled. .....
Out of crossfire you can use the second cards outputs the same as above....
I use 4 screens with crossfire via a third gfx card (nvidia physx card) so ive tried all configs..
They are hardware limits on ref cards (eyefinity cards differ) and drivers dont matter / cant help.

No their not, i'm doing exactly that right now.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Mar 4, 2013

freaksavior said:
Because I like to live dangerous. Actually it was because the AMD site said that it helped all HD 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx video cards on Crysis 3.
http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/amdcatalyst132betadriver.aspx

Okay so if i'm understanding you right, it has to be DVI + DVI + Display port.

No their not, i'm doing exactly that right now.

Your on a 5 series and using t second card ?? AFAIK that works on later gen cards not 5 and not on my pair of 5s ..on a phone I can't see specs

freaksavior · Mar 4, 2013

Yup. One DVI is in the Secondary and the DVi to VGA is in the primary.

TheoneandonlyMrK · Mar 4, 2013

freaksavior said:
Yup. One DVI is in the Secondary and the DVi to VGA is in the primary.

Why ...
Why use diff ports on two cards I have card ones ports full and card twp does not even detect a monitor whilst crossfire is on .Just retried and it still doesn't detect . You sure your not running a 6### or 7### card

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HD 5850 x fire + three displays

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