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Update

I RMA'd the card and got a non-ref xfx instead. The problem is pretty much fixed and works flawlessly for the past hour with my monster adapter. Didn't bother to try my accell or monoprice adapter. Hopefully it stays working

Look like that diamond was a dud. I do miss the quiet fan ...

So, if I understand correctly, so far:
Single screen DVI-VGA works.
Single screen DP-VGA works in some games (L4D2), but not in others (BFBC2).
Signal gets lost in some games and only over dp-VGA connection. This also happens when you alt-tab out of the game.


This is exactly right ...

I opted to try a DP -> VGA adapter made by Monster. I have had wonderful results from this adapter. There have been a very, very few instances where I might get a warning of lost signal when the monitors come out of Screensaver mode. .

I forgot to mention I had purchased the monster ...

Report back. :)

Thanks for the advice.

So I found my monitor inf drivers for my monitors and installed them but that didn't help at all with all three adapters.

I then tried using the displayport only as a single display with all 3 displayport-vga adapters (disconnected other ...

Hello all. I've been having a lot of trouble/annoyances with my new eyefinity setup.

First of all, i have a Non-reference Diamond 5870 1gb and 3 20 inch monitors (NEC 20wmgx2) @ 5040x1050 (3*1680)



I have tried two dp to vga adapters:
1 - the officially validated accell dp to vga ...