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    display port to dvi

    Hi guys,

    I was just wounering if any of you guys have used one of these
    http://www.scan.co.uk/products/start...active-adapter
    I've got a 5830 with a displayport and want to get a 3rd monitor connected

    thanks

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    Re: display port to dvi

    There are passive and active versions of these adapters, if i am not mistaken, you can not use the passive one for this particular idea you have - i have not tried this though, so the information is just what i have read elsewhere....

    more info can be found here...
    http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/...y-dongles.aspx

    and here...
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...pter-eyefinity

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    Re: display port to dvi

    Quote Originally Posted by The Gunslinger View Post
    There are passive and active versions of these adapters, if i am not mistaken, you can not use the passive one for this particular idea you have - i have not tried this though, so the information is just what i have read elsewhere....

    more info can be found here...
    http://support.amd.com/us/eyefinity/...y-dongles.aspx

    and here...
    http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/...pter-eyefinity
    Did you read his link? It was an Active adapter.

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    Re: display port to dvi

    yeah, i'm thinking i missed that well at least the links might be of some use to others looking at this topic

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