Akira Honda Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hi, i would like to know if anyone using the ATI HD5870 Eyefinity 6 ? I want to build a new CPU with an i7-2600 to run 6 projectors.any experiences ?regards 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adela Kriland Posted September 7, 2011 Report Share Posted September 7, 2011 Hi Akira,' Yes I have been using it but is discotinued now. It deppends on your resolution and your cables. REgards Adela Kriland 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Hi all,there seem to be at least some 6 output cards available: VisionTek Radeon HD 6870 Eyefinity6 2GB GDDR5 http://www.visiontek...eyefintiy6.html http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814129184 Needs 6 of these type of ACTIVE adapters for DVI http://www.newegg.co...N82E16815309008 ASUS EAH6970 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6970 2GB http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814121430 ASUS EAH6950 DCII/2DI4S/2GD5 Radeon HD 6950 2GB http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814121431 Both of these needs 4 of these type of ACTIVE adapters for DVI http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814999032 For more professional use: ATI FirePro V9800 4GB GDDDR% Workstation Video Card http://www.newegg.co...N82E16814195102 Expensive, longer, but can be fit into an 3U rack enclosure. Seems to come with ACTIVE adapters for DVI, if not it needs 6 of these type of ACTIVE adapters for DVI http://www.newegg.co...N82E16815309008 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adela Kriland Posted September 15, 2011 Report Share Posted September 15, 2011 Thanks Jonas. This still depend on your cables and your devices. Is using eyefinity technology so is needed some precautions to use it. And you have to take care of the rest of the computer components to be able to handle the display outputs in high definitions. Regards Adela adela@omagica.com 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbrig00 Posted November 8, 2011 Report Share Posted November 8, 2011 Can a DVI extender (CAT 5e) be used after the conversion to DVI? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Can a DVI extender (CAT 5e) be used after the conversion to DVI? Probably, but not powered from the DVI output, a separate power supply most likely have to be used. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaarlek Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Jonas, We are about to build a Watchout system and I'm researching components at the moment. All the recommended graphics cards in this thread are below ATI 7XXX series, is there a reason for that? I'm curios if this card would be good for WO 5.1 playback computer: http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/HD7970DC2T3GD5/ with regards, Kaarle Kannelmäe 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted March 26, 2012 Report Share Posted March 26, 2012 Hi Kaarle, This will be a good replacement for their earlier HD6950/70: http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/EAH6970_DCII2DI4S2GD5/ http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/EAH6950_DCII2DI4S2GD5/ Only thing has been that they have not been deliverable yet, at least not in Sweden. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makkot Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Hi i was thinking about upgrading from 6970 to 7970 as linked by kaarlek (http://www.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/AMD_Series/HD7970DC2T3GD5/) Any bad news about that cards Jonas? 6070 youhave linked are not easy to find for me too. thanks 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted April 3, 2012 Report Share Posted April 3, 2012 Hi Makkot, These cards a very nice, we use them ourselves, as replacements for the earlier ASUS HD6950/6970-cards of similar design, 2 DVI/4 DisplayPort, we've been using extensively. They are a bit hard to find at the moment, but I think they've been ramping up production a while now. /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max K Posted May 17, 2012 Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Jonas, ASUS HD6950/6970-cards, 2 DVI/4 DisplayPort - Can I use this card to make the screen of the six monitors? Eyefinity6 is not possible to buy, and Dataton licensing policy does not allow more than one videocard in the system unit. I'm afraid I can not properly synchronize the different types of outputs here that would create a one six-monitors screen. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator jfk Posted May 17, 2012 Moderator Report Share Posted May 17, 2012 Hi Jonas, ASUS HD6950/6970-cards, 2 DVI/4 DisplayPort - Can I use this card to make the screen of the six monitors? Yes Eyefinity6 is not possible to buy, Not sure what that means. There are a couple of six output models with Eyefinity. and Dataton licensing policy does not allow more than one videocard in the system unit. Nothing to do with licensing per se, everything to do with the technical limitations of the drivers under DirectX 3D. I'm afraid I can not properly synchronize the different types of outputs here that would create a one six-monitors screen. We used those cards (and now the newer replacement Asus Radeon HD 7970 model). With proper active Mini DisplayPort to DVI adaptors you can get six DVI outputs and synch is not a problem with the adaptors. If you want six identical outputs, The ATi FirePro v9800 has Eyefinity and six matching MiniDisplayPort outputs. A lot more expensive though. The real challenge is building a PC with enough throughput and processing power to decode six HD movies at the same time. Using MPEG2 compression and paying close attention to the encoding settings, six 720p60 or six 1080p30 seems possible, but six 1080p60 may be over the threshold. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedat Gunduz Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I used Ati FirePro W600 graphics card, 6 Full HD outputs at the same time, no problems at all. As V9800 is many times more powerful then W600 I am sure it can easily handle 6 X 1080p output at the same time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom LaDuke Posted December 27, 2012 Report Share Posted December 27, 2012 Can a DVI extender (CAT 5e) be used after the conversion to DVI? We just used the Hall Research UH-1BTX HDbaseT Cat 5e / 6 extenders for a Disney project. We had five Watchout Display machines with Eyefinity graphics cards. We used active Display Port adapters for 4 outputs per machine through the HDbaseT transmitters. The signals were extended between 75' to over 300' . Hall Research updated their firmware to accomodate the Eyfinity drivers. These HDbaseT extenders are specifically designed for HDMI home theater applications so we used HDMI to DVI adapter cables at the the projector end of the runs. Having tested many different Cat extenders with dismal results, we were surprised and pleased with the performance of the HDbaseT technology. The ATI Catalyst Control Center reliably received the Christie projector EDID through HTbaseT everytime. We never had to do the "EDID dance" to get the projectors recognized by the graphics card. The cost difference between HDbaseT and SDI is considerable and we did not need the $2K plus SDI cards in the projectors. I agree with Adela. If using Eyefinity, test everything extensively including all outputs prior to your installation. Tom 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yacir Rahouti Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 Hello, we, ( The Agency i work in) are planning to Buy a watchout lisence, & using this card (Club 3D Radeon HD 7870 Eyefinity 6 2GB GDDR5) with 6 of these Adapters from the same Manufacturer. Is that fesable? if yes we'll apreciate if u can advise us about the best extenders we could use, we planned initially to use a paire of these couples ( sry the link is in french, we are located in Morocco, North Africa. & nearer the reseler from us the better it would be, but im pretty sur you' ll get what their properties are) + LC-LC Optique fiber's cable to extend the signal with minimum degradation. Another question if you dont mind, wich one of those PSU(Power supply Unit)'s would deliver enough power for the Rig to operate 6 Projectors? Last question . In theory, if i find a crossfire's enabled Motherboard, use 2 of the card mentionned above, whould i be able to use 1 License of watchout to make a Video wall with 6x2=12 projectors? Cheers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonas Dannert Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 It would probably work well. This is the adapter you'll need, it has to be ACTIVE for 6 outputs: http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/mini-dp-to-active-dvi-single-link-cable.html The key thing apart from the graphics card is not the PSU but the CPU, what do you have in mind here? Look here, in the forum, for examples on setups: http://forum.dataton.com/topic/734-watchout-5-technical-notes/ /jonas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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