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Arclight · 05-09-11, 11:03 AM

I don't think any single-GPU card can push 3 displays for gaming. In that regard, it's really false advertising on ATI's part (ie. Eyefinity is useless for gaming unless you have a Crossfire setup).

What you can do is add another 5870. You'll have to hook up all 3 monitors to the "lead" card. Pretty sure the 1GB VRAM would continue to hold it back though, so cards with 1.5-2GB would be preferable, 3-4GB for dual-GPU cards.

05-09-11, 11:03 AM	#2
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	I don't think any single-GPU card can push 3 displays for gaming. In that regard, it's really false advertising on ATI's part (ie. Eyefinity is useless for gaming unless you have a Crossfire setup). What you can do is add another 5870. You'll have to hook up all 3 monitors to the "lead" card. Pretty sure the 1GB VRAM would continue to hold it back though, so cards with 1.5-2GB would be preferable, 3-4GB for dual-GPU cards. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.