Hello again guys. What are your thoughts on the Geforce GTX-670 versus the ATI 7970? Based upon the report below, the 670 beats the 7970
in just about everything. The 7970 has more shaders and the website says one card can handle up to 6 monitors whereas the 670 has a max of 4.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gtx-670-review,3200.html

For Eyefinity on Any AMD card, you have to Have at least ONE Active Display Port Screen or Active Display Port -> DVI/HDMI Converter.

Unless you have a Flex Edition, which has hardware added to allow you to use 3 DVI ports (VPU Clocks?)

My Setup is
Left Screen HDMI->DVI
Cent. Screen, DVI -> DVI
Right Screen, MiniDP -> DVI (Active).

Desktop Resolution is 5760x1080 (No Bezel Correction.)
Gaming Resolution is 6048x1080 (Bezel Corrected)

DVI/HDMI monitors require a timing signal. My video card produces only 2 such timing signals. I had to purchase an ACTIVE adapter to generate the third (also it converted HDCP to DVI). Some more modern cards generate 3 or more. Do this homework before you invest.

I really thought it was fixed.

Sapphire FLeX Edition cards have hardware to Generate the 3rd Timing Signal.

AMD Cards can Handle 6 Displays, But the DisplayPORT 2.0 Hubs to allow 3 Screens on Each MiniDP Port arent availible to the public yet.

Skate, now I'm really confused. How are these guys running 3-4 monitors and like 1 or 2 I-Pads off of 1 ATI 7970 card? Are you saying that even with the ATI card I will only be able to run 3 monitors until this special Display port 2.0 is released? So in other words, the Geforce 670 is equal to or better than the ATI(as eluded to in Tom's write-up)?

A quick note about the DP Adapters is that you dont need it at all if you have a monitor that has DisplayPort, this might be obvious bu since you seem to more or less presume he doesn't in this post i just wanted to point that out. The adapters are only needed if your monitor only has a DVI connection.

If you have reasonably new Dell monitor for example it most likely has DisplayPort.

i can run 4 screens wide off my single 7950OC, (2x MiniDP -> DVI, HDMI-> DVI, DVI->DVI).

I run 3 Screens Eyefinity now w/ 2x MiniDP and 1 DVI, So thats 1 SDS (Single Display Surface) at 6048x1080, + an extended Desktop Screen at 1080p

the HDMI Either Goes to my HDTV as extended Desktop for Windows Media Center, or I turn it off.

Or if I choose to, I can run 6 Screens, if I use a Dual Head adapter that maps 2 screens as 1, and set them up in 3:2.
Example: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/toxic-hd-7970-eyefinity-6gb,3264-9.html


However,,in the case of DCS, You can use Small USB Powered Screens to display Gauges/MFDs, the USB screen's dont use your GPU, or you can hook DVI/HDMI Screens to a 2nd card for the small screens, and set windows to extend the desktop.

In the IPADs Case, you're Running an App that displays MFDs using IPad as a Networked Display Device, something DCS Does Well.

It's just a matter of configuring DCS's LUA File to put the MFD Data where you want it. (There's A Guide on Eagle Dynamic's Forums).