HERE is a list of ACTIVE and PASSIVE certified adapters to work with AMD cards. Other adapters not on the list may or may not work.
THESE are DP and MDP -> DVI Active adapters. They will for sure work.
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Just checked the HIS product page, they claim its active and eyefinity certifiedQuote:
Originally Posted by PP Mguire
Well Newegg doesn't have it marked on their page as active, so one can only assume either way. That's why I said, if it doesn't work you could always send it back.
The thing with generic adapters is that theres no real info on whats in them, thus its risky to try and buy a cheap one (<20$).Quote:
An active adapter converts a true displayport signal into DVI/HDMI/VGA/whatever else. It will have either a converter chip or a DAC built in to do said conversion. Contrary to popular belief, they do not need to have a usb power connection, in fact there are many that do not.
A general rule of thumb with active and passive adapters is the price. An active adapter will always be more expensive than a passive adapter :-P
More expensive is better... generally a good rule of thumb. Until you get scammed. :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
If it's part of the requirement to get your stuff working properly, it's the only way to go. So, it's not necessarily a scam.Quote:
Originally Posted by That Guy
Well now i can confirm that the HIS dongle for eyefinity link works. All I needed to do is go into catalyst and enable the 3 monitor, I'll post some pics later on once I get everything set up.
It's an active adapter, so I don't see why it wouldn't. :)
I once read a story in a book on social psychology phenomenon. A storeowner working a tourist gift shop had some "American Indian" jewelry - topaz or something like that. Anyways, she was going out of town and wanted to liquidate them so she wrote "price at $20 and display in front" on them. They were $80 at that point. She got back and was astonished to find out that they had all sold super-quick. It turned out that the assistant had read it as "price at $200 and display in front". The author explained that b/c they were more expensive, people thought they were way better and bought that product.Quote:
Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
Talk about margin!Quote:
Originally Posted by That Guy
Though, I wouldn't buy some pieces of rock for more than $100 unless it was an engagement / wedding ring!
Lol yeah - they were tourists - it's like a disease, whenever you go on vacation (for some). I know I've done it a few times. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
Tourists. That explains a lot :lol:
LOL I guess. Sometimes I feel it's OK to get "trapped", if you're a tourist. Although I have to say - doing your research and seeing the really good stuff is way better than going to places like the Four Corners or other scams like that.Quote:
Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn
Whatever happened to AMD`s DisplayPort hub that were supposed to come out right after the 6800 seriesÉ I just heard about them when those cards launched but they seem to have abandoned making it. It sounded like a neat idea.