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That max might be due to your VGA signal. What monitors are you using. The easiest solution would be to use the DVI and then 2x Mini-DP with a Mini-DP > DVI Active Adapter.

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Ahh silly me I have forgotten to mention that i bought a HDMI to dvi cable and then from there ...

Okay guys got an update here,

Managed to get the screen to work but the third monitor isnt reaching its potential resolution its currently on 1600x900, but i know its capable of going up to 1920x1080 but for some reason the option isnt available (max is 1600x1200)

any ideas on how to fix this ...

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Hi, your issue is with the mini-DP to DVI adaptor, this adaptor although active will only send a digital signal, no analog signal is carried via the cable as such a DVI-I/DVI-A adaptor will not work, as these simply strip the analog signal from a dvi output and convert the pins to VGA ...

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Hi, your issue is with the mini-DP to DVI adaptor, this adaptor although active will only send a digital signal, no analog signal is carried via the cable as such a DVI-I/DVI-A adaptor will not work, as these simply strip the analog signal from a dvi output and convert the pins to VGA ...

Hey Guys,

So i recently bought a 3rd monitor for my set up, but i've been having issues with it.

So my current set up is
Main Monitor (center) Connected via Hdmi
2nd Monitor (right) Connected via DVI (using Vga > DVI-I adapter)

now here's the bitch,

3rd Monitor (left) Connected via minidp ...