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Eyefinity help with dp to hdmi?

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#1 ·
Hey,
I may be setting up Eyefinity very soon, but 1 thing that is puzzleing me is the adapter for dp to hdmi.

I was going to use hdmi for 1 screen, DVI o HDMI to another and Dp to HDMI to the other, the other 2 screens can be sorted eaisily for me but I am wondering alla about the DP adapter.

1. Do i need a active or passive adapter?

2. does it matter if i use a active or passive adapter, will both work the same?

if i can think of anything els i would like to add i will put it into the thread
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Thanks in advanced,
Gaming96.
 
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#4 ·
Hey, man...learn from my mistake...passive doesn't work. You need an active adapter...I know they aren't cheap but unfortunately that's how it works. MUST be an active adapter.

(If you have a sapphire card tho, they have proprietary active adapters that are WAY cheaper for only use with sapphire cards. if you don't have a sapphire card, don't even take this to heart)
 
#7 ·
Will these work ?
[ame="[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325&tag=overclockdotnet-20&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAccell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter%2Fdp%2FB001CXV92W]http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W"]http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W[/ame[/URL]]

http://www.accellcables.com/products/DisplayPort/DP/mdp_hdmi.htm

And this says it is passive and is on amd's eyefinity list ????
http://www.dinosaurcabels.com/Mini-DisplayPort-MALE-to-HDMI-FEMALE-Cable-Adapter-Passive-3411020-080-H.htm

There are on the amd list
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so it should work
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http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx

and yes i know iv got 2 types in there, Display port and mini Display port because i dont no witch card i am getting yet, as i asked here http://www.overclock.net/ati/904959-should-i-get-5870-6870-eyefinity.html

And what exactly is the difference between active and passive ???
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Can any of you OCN people have a look at some of my other threads what i have asked about so i can learn more about eyefinity and peoples opinions and benchmarks
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Thank you.

http://www.overclock.net/ati/904959-should-i-get-5870-6870-eyefinity.html

http://www.overclock.net/ati/905004-what-eyefinity-like.html

Thank You in advanced again,
Gaming96.
 
#8 ·
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Originally Posted by gaming96;11873618
Will these work ?
http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W

http://www.accellcables.com/products/DisplayPort/DP/mdp_hdmi.htm

And this says it is passive and is on amd's eyefinity list ????
http://www.dinosaurcabels.com/Mini-DisplayPort-MALE-to-HDMI-FEMALE-Cable-Adapter-Passive-3411020-080-H.htm

There are on the amd list
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so it should work
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http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/Pages/eyefinity-dongles.aspx

and yes i know iv got 2 types in there, Display port and mini Display port because i dont no witch card i am getting yet, as i asked here http://www.overclock.net/ati/904959-should-i-get-5870-6870-eyefinity.html

And what exactly is the difference between active and passive ???
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Can any of you OCN people have a look at some of my other threads what i have asked about so i can learn more about eyefinity and peoples opinions and benchmarks
smile.gif
Thank you.

http://www.overclock.net/ati/904959-should-i-get-5870-6870-eyefinity.html

http://www.overclock.net/ati/905004-what-eyefinity-like.html

Thank You in advanced again,
Gaming96.
Those look like older models. I bought [ame="[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325&tag=overclockdotnet-20&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAccell-B087B-005B-DisplayPort-Single-Link-Certified%2Fdp%2FB004071ZX0%2Fref%3Dpd_bxgy_e_img_b]http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B087B-005B-DisplayPort-Single-Link-Certified/dp/B004071ZX0/ref=pd_bxgy_e_img_b"]this[/ame[/URL]] one as soon as it came out and apparently is was the first sub $100 solution. I'd stick with the Accel adapters that look like what I posted instead, it's $30 and you KNOW they work.
 
#9 ·
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Originally Posted by SohcSTI;11878130
Those look like older models. I bought this one as soon as it came out and apparently is was the first sub solution. I'd stick with the Accel adapters that look like what I posted instead, it's and you KNOW they work.
this is accell and it is on the list
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[ame="[URL=http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325&tag=overclockdotnet-20&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAccell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter%2Fdp%2FB001CXV92W%2F]http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W/"]http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W/[/ame[/URL]]
and it has to be hdmi, well i prefear it to be coz would rather dp straigh to hdmi then dp > dvi > hdmi
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#10 ·
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Originally Posted by gaming96;11878279
this is accell and it is on the list
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http://www.amazon.com/Accell-B086B-001B-UltraAV-DisplayPort-Adapter/dp/B001CXV92W/
and it has to be hdmi, well i prefear it to be coz would rather dp straigh to hdmi then dp > dvi > hdmi
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That all depends on the card you get. My 5850's needed that one I linked to, but my 6970 needs the hdmi or mini-displayport. They make adapters for all of those setups, I was just linking to that one for reference. That one you keep linking to doesnt say that its active, so I wouldnt buy it. But you can try it if you want.
 
#11 ·
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Originally Posted by SohcSTI;11878780
That all depends on the card you get. My 5850's needed that one I linked to, but my 6970 needs the hdmi or mini-displayport. They make adapters for all of those setups, I was just linking to that one for reference. That one you keep linking to doesnt say that its active, so I wouldnt buy it. But you can try it if you want.
yer agreed, but it should work if it is on the amd eyefinity list thing shoudent it ?
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but i will be getting a DP > HDMI if i get a 5870 and a mDP > HDMI if i get a 6870/6950/6970
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ill sort it tho, it should be ok

Anyways +rep for trying to help
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Gaming96.
 
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