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5/4/12 at 6:28am
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Hi OCN!

I have over the last few years intensively been following this forum, but never had a need to post - until now! Now I need your help!

Im considering (very close to doing) upgrading my setup with 3x Catleap monitors and treat myself with a GTX 680 4GB card aswell. The question at hand isn't about performance, instead its about if its even possible. Can I run three monitors from a single card?
Taken from Nvidias website: "Standard Display Connectors: One Dual Link DVI-I, One Dual Link DVI-D, One HDMI, One DisplayPort".
I assume (know) that the DVI-I would just go digital and therefore allowing me to run two of the catleaps. Now, what im wondering, would a simple/passive displayport to duallink DVI-D suffice?

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5/4/12 at 6:47am
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I would check out the CatLeap Monitor Club as it has tons of info:

http://www.overclock.net/t/1225919/yamakasi-catleap-monitor-club/0_50



As for having 3 monitors off one card, you would have to use DVI-D or HDMI for all the monitors since DVI-I doesn't support 2560x1440. Or a DisplayPort to HDMI/DVI-D adapter.

And you would most likely need active adapters.
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5/4/12 at 6:50am
I run two off the DVI outputs on my top card. Dunno about adding a third monitor to the mix though.
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5/4/12 at 6:54am
Both the DVI-I and DVI-D on your (future) GTX 680 will support the full resolution on your monitor.

You will require an active DP to DL-DVI adapter in order to drive the full resolution off displayport; no simple passive adapter will do it. Look for one with a USB connector.
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5/4/12 at 7:02am
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Alright, first of all thanks for you replies!
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Both the DVI-I and DVI-D on your (future) GTX 680 will support the full resolution on your monitor.
You will require an active DP to DL-DVI adapter in order to drive the full resolution off displayport; no simple passive adapter will do it. Look for one with a USB connector.

Could you suggest a such adaptor?
Since I can run two of the screens off the DVIs, that also leaves the HDMI. Would a HDMI -> DVI-d be a better solution than DP -> DVI-d (im for some reason guessing not..)?

Btw, what are the exact forum rules on posting links to websites, shops, and products?
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5/4/12 at 7:13am
Here is one. The monoprice ones are cheaper, but they're minidisplayport (you'd need a displayport->minidisplayport adapter).

The HDMI port on the GTX 680 might be able to run a Catleap that has native HDMI, but there are no HDMI -> DL-DVI adapters that exist on the market.
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5/4/12 at 8:28am
I am running triple Catleap (well technically dual Catleap and one Achieva) on my 7970CF setup. I use two mDP Active Dual Link adapters ($55 a piece off ebay; pm me for link) for the two Catleaps, and the Achieva is plugged into the DVI-D; all monitors are plugged into the same card.
Edited by Aquineas - 5/4/12 at 8:34am
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5/5/12 at 2:45am
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Thanks for your feedback! Now im playing the waiting game..!
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post #9 of 18
5/5/12 at 2:50am

2x DVI and 1x displayport with an active adapter.

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6/14/12 at 9:45pm
I run a single 6970 with 2 monoprice adapters. It does the trick but the adapters can be very finicky. Sometimes when I reboot the screens stay black and I have to unplug the adapters and plug them back in for the computer to recognize the monitors and turn them on.
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