Adding TV (4th monitor) to an eyefinity setup
Posted: 05 Nov 2011, 14:06
Hey guys
I have x2 5850's
x3 23" 1080p Monitors
(soon to be TV)
So here is what i do know.
I know that with eyefinity I cant have my cards in crossfire if i have 4 displays plugged in, so in order for me to have eyefinity and the extended display i would have to turn off crossfire? And it would work but then I would be wasting a 5850 and games would be unplayable.
Now although i got my extra monitors for widescreen gaming I find i dont use it very much I prefer to just play on a single monitor. So right now i im not using eyefinity, I got my primary display, then 2 extended displays.
So my question is. Can I plug in the tv on 2nd card, have my main display, then 3 extended desktops with crossfire enabled? or does it have to be disabled like it has to be with eyefinity?
So would I be able to have a game open on 1 display (primary) in 1920x1080 running with crossfire, as well as my other 3 monitors connected (the tv doesnt need to work while in games (only for movie viewing))
NOTE: I dont want a lengthy process of having to unplug the HDMI cable from the seconds card and changing my display settings and turning on crossfire to play a game in crossfire, then when finished palying doing all those steps again to enable the tv. Remembering im not asking for eyefinity with crossfire + extended display (unless that is possible).
Hopefully this isnt all 2 confusing if it is let me know, and ill try fix it up.
I have x2 5850's
x3 23" 1080p Monitors
(soon to be TV)
So here is what i do know.
I know that with eyefinity I cant have my cards in crossfire if i have 4 displays plugged in, so in order for me to have eyefinity and the extended display i would have to turn off crossfire? And it would work but then I would be wasting a 5850 and games would be unplayable.
Now although i got my extra monitors for widescreen gaming I find i dont use it very much I prefer to just play on a single monitor. So right now i im not using eyefinity, I got my primary display, then 2 extended displays.
So my question is. Can I plug in the tv on 2nd card, have my main display, then 3 extended desktops with crossfire enabled? or does it have to be disabled like it has to be with eyefinity?
So would I be able to have a game open on 1 display (primary) in 1920x1080 running with crossfire, as well as my other 3 monitors connected (the tv doesnt need to work while in games (only for movie viewing))
NOTE: I dont want a lengthy process of having to unplug the HDMI cable from the seconds card and changing my display settings and turning on crossfire to play a game in crossfire, then when finished palying doing all those steps again to enable the tv. Remembering im not asking for eyefinity with crossfire + extended display (unless that is possible).
Hopefully this isnt all 2 confusing if it is let me know, and ill try fix it up.