Eyefinity setup/port question

[Tacitus]

Hey, so I am considering building a system to run eyefinity, I would like to use three Dell u2414h monitors, and power it with crossfire r9 290 GPUs (non-x variants).

 

The GPU has the following outputs:

 

- 2x DVI-D

- 1x HDMI

- 1x Displayport

 

The monitors have the following inputs:

 

- 2x HDMI (MHL) [could someone explain to me what MHL is?]

- 1x Displayport

- 1x mini-displayport

 

Is it possible to set this up without any expensive adapters/converters? I couldn't find a DVI male to DP female adapter, and I would like to know before I begin setting any of this in motion (I need to buy a new monitor next week and was going to get one of the monitors now and the other two next month, I can only afford one right now).

[dragoon20005]

MHL = Mobile High-Definition Link 

 

basically mobile phone to output display to an external display

 

 

have you look at Display Port hubs?

 

 

you can daisy chain using display ports 

 

or look for display ports to HDMI converter

 

HDMI is still good for your monitor as they are full HD

 

the only case when your monitor is 4K then you should avoid HDMI outputs

[Tacitus]

MHL = Mobile High-Definition Link 

 

basically mobile phone to output display to an external display

 

 

have you look at Display Port hubs?

 

 

you can daisy chain using display ports 

 

or look for display ports to HDMI converter

 

HDMI is still good for your monitor as they are full HD

 

the only case when your monitor is 4K then you should avoid HDMI outputs

 

Thanks for this, but afaik I can just connect one monitor via HDMI, one via DP, and then the third one is the blank for me?

 

Can I get a DVI-D - HDMI adapter, or a DVI-D to Displayport adapter.

 

How many displays need to be connected via DP for Eyefinity to work?

[dragoon20005]

Thanks for this, but afaik I can just connect one monitor via HDMI, one via DP, and then the third one is the blank for me?

 

Can I get a DVI-D - HDMI adapter, or a DVI-D to Displayport adapter.

 

How many displays need to be connected via DP for Eyefinity to work?

DVI-D - HDMI adapter will work but not for the DVI-D to displayport

 

displayport is an active type of display output

 

it can down convert but no up convert from other display modes

 

 

 

 

DisplayPort hubs can support up to 3 display from 1 port using Multi Stream Transport like the one below

 

http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/mst-hub-1-3.html

[Tacitus]

DVI-D - HDMI adapter will work but not for the DVI-D to displayport

 

displayport is an active type of display output

 

it can down convert but no up convert from other display modes

 

 

 

 

DisplayPort hubs can support up to 3 display from 1 port using Multi Stream Transport like the one below

 

http://www.club-3d.com/index.php/products/reader.en/product/mst-hub-1-3.html

 

Thanks for that, and for the link.

 

So now then, would an eyefinity setup using one displayport, one HDMI port, and one DVI-D port being converted to HDMI function correctly? That would result in one DP and two HDMI for the three connections.

[Tacitus]

And would something simple like this work?

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/StarTech-com-DVI-D-Video-Cable-Adapter/dp/B000GE9XRQ/ref=sr_1_3?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1407809149&sr=1-3&keywords=DVI-D+to+hdmi

[dragoon20005]

Thanks for that, and for the link.

 

So now then, would an eyefinity setup using one displayport, one HDMI port, and one DVI-D port being converted to HDMI function correctly? That would result in one DP and two HDMI for the three connections.

in theory it should work as well

 

but i dont have the GPU to confirm this

 

I will suggest reading the AMD FAQ

 

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/MultimonitorFAQ.aspx

[Tacitus]

in theory it should work as well

 

but i dont have the GPU to confirm this

 

I will suggest reading the AMD FAQ

 

http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/MultimonitorFAQ.aspx

 

Thank you very much, I'll take a look at that and maybe also look into adapter solutions.

 

You have been very helpful