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Setting up the Powercolor HD6870 EyeFinity 6 graphics card for multi screen is a painfree experience thanks to the latest drivers. The image quality from the Catalyst drivers is class leading and the new Catalyst Control Center is a much needed improvement when compared to the previous versions.
After connecting the four monitors to the card, they all appear within the ‘my digital flat panels’ section of Catalyst Control Center. If you have any problems at this stage, but sure to click ‘preferences’ and select the advanced viewing mode.
The next stage is to configure the panels as a ‘single’ group. This merges all the screens into a SLS (Single Large Surface) environment. The added benefit of this is that the taskbar in Windows spans all monitors within this shared configuration. The image above show various configurations, although this will depend on how many monitors you have attached.
Once all the monitors are set into SLS, then the resolution is combined – in this case 7680×1080 resolution.
The image above shows a four screen setup with the card, with monitors running individually via ‘extend'. They can all be independent resolutions. We use UltraMon for finer control over the individual panels, it is well worth a purchase.
A 7680×1080 backdrop across four screens, configured into a Single Large Surface environment.
The desktop real estate with 3 screens (5680×1080) or 4 screens (7680×1080) is fantastic. You can open multiple applications simultaneously without having to worry about minimising them for easy program access.
Damn this is a seriously sexy HD6870, really loved that article, wish I could afford the panels. 🙁
Thats a hell of a card, the HD6870 doesnt get much attention, but its a good pricepoint normally. quite affordable.
I need to get another 6850 for my system, hopefully in August 🙂
Good boards, but powercolor dont have a good warranty system in the UK, always worth pointing out I think.
6 mini displayports, very nice. Wish they would supply six mini displayport screens in the box with it :p
How many people have 3 or 4 screens though? its rather hardcore, even for this audience, I would say.
they should make a 6970 version of this card too, thats wicked
The 6870 is a good card, but I opted for the 560 as I will never use more than one screen at home and I got a good deal on one at the time.
regardless these are good boards, and if I had a bigger desk or more money I would have gotten two 6850s or 6870s
The 6 series is really good for CFx. the scaling always impresses me. shame it needs driver profiles though. wish AMD could crack an ‘all in one dual card profile’. my biggest problem with it, that sometimes AMD take a month to add a profile and id have the game beaten by then.
Im afraid if I was opting for 4 screens id get two 6970’s.