How to run 3x1 Eyefinity + 1?

[gamereric22]

Hi, everyone. First post :), and i would like to know how to run a 3x1 Eyefinity with 1 monitor on top (Included a picture so you can see what i mean). I have dual Radion 6970's running on crossfire, so i have my 3x1 eyefinity monitors running off the primary video card (2 on DVI, 1 on mini display port). This means that I still have 1 display port and a mini display port open on my main card and all ports open on my second card. I have tried plugging the 4th monitor via dvi to my 2ed card and have had no luck.

So my main questions are:
Is this even possible to run the 4th monitor with the video card setup i have currently?
If so, will the 4th monitor on top be available when i run games on my eyefinity screens?
How will i be able to run the 4th display?

[suiken_2mieu]

You will need to use the 2nd miniDP to get the 4th monitor working. You have to use an active adapter, just like the one you're using for you're third monitor.
The other thing you could do, is plug it into the second card and take it out of crossfire. But then you'll lose crossfire, so balls.

[stangflyer]

As above!

[CrickDo666]

also pursuing this on my 6970 with 3 acer 23" and 1 viewsonic 22"
so i guess i need another active display adapter (it will be 2xdvi and 2xminid) how badly will this tax the system??
my setup is 6xcore phenom2 16gb ripjaw ram 1 6970diamond2gb 1200x psu

basically i just wanna watch movies or surf the net while i play games in eyefinity
so same questions as above

[Blevar]

...or you could buy some cheap grapic card dedicated for this monitor - you wont get any gaming preformance - but pretty much any gpu can run videos in high def - and u can get used gpus for 5$ on ebay - which is cheaper than next dp-dvi adapter

[CrickDo666]

ok so i added my 4th monitor on a 2nd cheapie non crossfire/sli
looks good got one set doing eyefinity and one single now when i first set it up it was perfectly set atop the middle screen
just like pic in 1st post then after a restart it put the single screen to the LEFT of the eyefinity set how can i set it back atop
the middle screen permanently?? also can i set 2 wallpapers??


thanks all help appreciated

[CrickDo666]

upon a little messing around i lost the monitor on top nvidia software says you are not currently using a display on an nvidia adapter

[CrickDo666]

ok fixed that by enabling hardware??? i gues it turned itself off and i never thought to check that

so it set my+1 monitor plz anyone who knows tell me how to set it up as a top monitor!!! many thanx