Repost Sapphire Display

Sapphire Display Port to DVI Dual Link Adapter

Sapphire Review on New Egg

I posted about the sapphire adapter from below on Newegg. After a week they disapproved my review?? I guess they didn't want to admit its just repackaged junk. Only hype reviews allowed:

New Egg Sale Link

Sapphire Display Port to DVI-D Dual Link Adapter Model 100915

Here is really what SUCKS about the below setup. And I mean a capital SUCKS on this POS. First, let me explain why you need this shit filled waste of space. The 5870, or I think most of the ATI 5000 series use a "display port" as one of the connectors for the screen. So they have moved 1 of the connectors to a "display port" connector, and 2 of the others are dvi-d connectors. For some reason they can't fit 3 dvi-d connectors into the card.

Now the fun part. Find a decent monitor (not a Dell pos that burns out after a year) using Display Ports. Suprise!!! THERE ARE NONE! Because NO ONE GIVES A SHIT. Display ports aren't the standard today and anything we push into DVI is going to be max for our monitors right now. It's like jumping on the hybrid car bandwagon, in 1985...

Anyways the real fun begins when you get to shop for a Dvi to Display port adapter. Not a problem right? Well the adapter has to be powered, something about the display port adapter setting the clock signal into the adapter. So you can't get the 10$ plug changer for this one. You need a Active display port adapter, one that stays powered on by USB.

Now prior to Dec 09, the only company to make these were these guys. Dell sells one here and you can see the reviews are less than flattering. Who wants the "loose your mouse in a garbled mess" every once and awhile...

Dells Display Adapter

So I read that Sapphire, a maker of Radeon cards released they were going to have the "solution" to the DVI to Display port adapter issue. Sounds awesome! A company finally stepping in and filling the void. After about a months wait, this appeared at Newegg:

New Eggs Sapphire Display Port

So I order it in anticipation. I know it looks almost the exact same as the dell one, but hey, maybe thats just a coincidence right?

I get it and lo an behold, its just had a sapphire sticker stuck over the original manufacturer. What a bunch of crap. And of course the issues in the Dell one, are the exact same issues I get with this one. I currently have a CPU fan on it and when it gets too hot, I turn the PC off for a bit. Awesome job Sapphire, Fuck you too.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta on Eyefinity

Well it didn't take me long to put together what I needed to play some awesome games. First up this is Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta. All 3 screens are running at 1920 and are NEC's attached to a Radeon 5870. In addition to the 2 screens below I bought a NEC 2490WUXI-SK screen running in the middle. Let me show you the game in all its glory and then I will post my thoughts on adapters and problems I had with the setup.

Here is the Battlefield Bad Company 2 Beta

New Stuff Added

It has been quite awhile since I made any changes to the old rig. It has been running FANTASTIC! A few months ago I started reading about Eyefinity, ATI's new multi-screen gaming setup. Who on earth doesn't want MORE screens? MORE viewspace! I mean DAMN YO!!

Here is the desktop.