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Thanks so much johnny!
This is what I needed, I have 64 bit Win 7 at home :)

I need to save this version till ATI (hopefully) figures something out.


As far as what works for me, I installed 13a and the flickering was happening but with much less frequency than previous drivers.
A week later my new HD went dead and by the time I got a new one and installed the OS the next day 13b had already replaced the 13a drivers on the AMD website :(

Great! I was just iuploading the 32bit file to my website..... :lol:

Just keep us posted what gives! (sure 10.3b isn't working right?)

I just got home from picking up a Monster-brand DP -> VGA adapter and got Eyefinity setup in less than 5 minutes. Earlier today I got my third Viewsonic 24-inch LCD from Office Depot.

At the moment, I've only had Eyefinity setup on the Desktop and have not tried any games. But, I plan to do some gaming this evening and will give an update.

The adapter I got today was available at Fry's for $49.99. It is a bit more expensive than some of the others I've seen mentioned, but, it was actually the ONLY one I could get my hands on locally.

Wish me luck!

And, BTW, I'm not so sure it's entirely ATI's responsibility to fix the problems. I am eager to see just how it does pan out over the next few weeks or months, though.

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~Windows 7 x64 Professional~MSI X58A-GD45~Intel I7-950~6x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM (Triple Channel)~RealTek Onboard~XFX HD 6950 2 GB GDDR5~3 ViewSonic 24 inch LCDs in Eyefinity~SATA Dual Layer DVD RW~1000 W PSU~And a Whole Lot More!~Done with Vista~XP Pro on the way out, too!~AND....250 GB XBOX 360~

The fear of flicker was one reason i ended up with a DP-connected center monitor - even after buying an adapter from Monoprice. Though I have tried it with the 10.1 drivers and I used it for about 2 hours, with no flicker. My DP monitor has never had flicker.

For the first month I was using a passive vga adapter. Was getting the flicker. Got a dell dp monitor and it has been perfect since! (as far as flicker is concerned). This is on my 5970! I am on 10.3

All I can do at the moment is keep my fingers crossed. :)

But, with three identical ViewSonice VX2433wm LCDs and using a Monster-brand DP -> VGA adapter, http://www.monstercable.com/productdisplay.asp?pin=5406 I've had several hours of absolutely NO flicker or lost screen. The only thing I do notice is that it's sometimes a big slow coming up whenever there's a resolution change. But, it's only a couple of seconds slow. I'm going on six hours straight with Eyefinity settings and have played several games and the Heaven Benchmark.

The only game that's given me trouble so far is Far Cry 2. It just didn't want to see any screen resolution above 1920x1080 and was putting the game separately on each monitor. Once it works, though, it's really a gorgeous game with the setup!

Other games I've played at since getting it setup this evening:

1. Star Trek Online
2. GTA IV
3. Mass Effect 2 [But can't get my XBOX 360 controller usable]
4. Dragon Age: Origins

And

Unigine Heaven Benchmark 2.0

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~Windows 7 x64 Professional~MSI X58A-GD45~Intel I7-950~6x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM (Triple Channel)~RealTek Onboard~XFX HD 6950 2 GB GDDR5~3 ViewSonic 24 inch LCDs in Eyefinity~SATA Dual Layer DVD RW~1000 W PSU~And a Whole Lot More!~Done with Vista~XP Pro on the way out, too!~AND....250 GB XBOX 360~

Yes (using DP monitor) 7% [ 1 ]



is this right?
If this is right it throws the entire thing off.

Who voted for this? Please respond with monitor and video card please.
thanks

Yes (using DP monitor) 7% [ 1 ]



is this right?
If this is right it throws the entire thing off.

Who voted for this? Please respond with monitor and video card please.
thanks

First of all, it's not me who responded to that poll (i have yet to, my 5870 is in the mail). But yes I've seen this occurring before, by more than one individual. Especially in the earlier driver releases.

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System Core: | Intel Core i5-2500K + ASUS P8Z68-V + 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR3 1333 MHz | Win7 x64 | MSI R7970 Lightning 3GB [1105/1400] |
Display: | 3 x Dell Ultrasharp 3007WFP-HC @ 7680x1600 | Dell u3011 |

I thought this was all due to powerplay?
Up the volts and it fixes it for 90% of people that i've seen.

After over 24 hours of constant use, I can still attest to the fact that I'm not having any flickering/lost screen issues using the passive DP -> VGA adapter I picked up at Fry's.

In fact, I had my sister and her husband over this evening for a showing and I think he's interested in pursuing the same kind of setup.

Right now, I couldn't be happier with the way it's working.

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~Windows 7 x64 Professional~MSI X58A-GD45~Intel I7-950~6x2 GB DDR3 1600 RAM (Triple Channel)~RealTek Onboard~XFX HD 6950 2 GB GDDR5~3 ViewSonic 24 inch LCDs in Eyefinity~SATA Dual Layer DVD RW~1000 W PSU~And a Whole Lot More!~Done with Vista~XP Pro on the way out, too!~AND....250 GB XBOX 360~