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sedzik
Journeyman III

6 monitors! What graphics card to buy?

So I am running old hardware and am thinking of buying some more used monitors.
With that, I would like to buy a used Radeon card which could drive 6 monitors independently.

This is the kind of monitor setup I would like to run

1 x DL-DVI 2560x1600
1 x HDMI or DP 2560x1600

4 x HDMI or DP 1900x1200

What eyefinity card can actually do this?
I was fist thinking of the Asus Matrix 7970 but that won't work.

I have no problems buying adapters but would like one card that could do this.

I have found some old forum posts here and elsewhere but it is unclear to me if
this can be done?

Any ideas?

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fsadough
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Any GPU in the market with DP 1.2 + MST Hub would be the best option for you

https://www.amazon.com/Mini-DisplayPort-Multi-Monitor-Splitter/dp/B00XXPZ3AQ?th=1

Or buy a FirePro W600

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Or a (not amd card) Matrox c680


Let say I would like to do some casual gaming. Not in grid mode. Just gaming on one screen.

I have been trying to find a 7970 or a 7990 which could do what I am after, buying it used.
My computer is about as old as these cards that is my reason for looking at them.

Here is a great compilation of graphics cards for more then 4 displays:
Cards that support more than 4 displays... | ard|Forum

Any more ideas or suggestions anyone?

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Matrox C680 is using an AMD chip, however this is an expensive and special GPU and not for gaming.

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Hello, asking to many questions here but I would like to go a head and finally find a card I could use for this setup.

A FirePro w9000 would do the job and then buy one or two VisionTek 900640 Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI-D Active Adapter for use

with monitors that only have dual-link dvi input?

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W9000 is a high-end workstation graphics card (EOL'ed) and not suitable for gaming. It consumes a lot of power. You should use this card in a sophisticated system with a good power supply. With mDP2DL-DVI adapters it should work.

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So, I bought a used FirePro w9000. I assume I need a usb powered active mDP2DL-DVI adapter to be able to connect this to a 2560x1600@60 Hz div-d monitor?

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sedzik
Journeyman III

Maybe a MSI R7970 Lightning Radeon HD 7970 3GB would do the trick?

1 x mDP with Active mDP to DL-DVI adapter at 2560x1600
1 x mDP 2560x1600

2 x mDP 1900x1200

2 x SL-DVI 1900x1200

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