PowerColor jumps on the Eyefinity bandwagon, breaks off a wheel

Sure, the Radeon HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Edition is the latest and greatest in desktop multi-monitor solutions, but if you happen to be hexaphobic (or financially challenged, perhaps) you'll need something a wee bit smaller. To that end, PowerColor just introduced the Radeon HD 5770 Eyefinity 5. With a whole one less mini-DisplayPort than its heftier cousin, the Eyefinity 5 has all the mid-range muscle of a regular Radeon 5770 -- down to the megahertz, we checked -- but has five independent display controllers for that wrap-around HD monitor matrix you've always dreamed of. Whether the 5770 can actually run games across five monitors is another question, but we expect that reviews of just that functionality will surface (along with pricing, availability, dongles, and everything else that wasn't in the press release) well before you count to seven.

[abedinthehouse Posted Mar 19th 2010 5:58AM]

Next up: 4 monitor setup, then 3, AND AFTER THOSE theyll finally get to the one I want....7 and 8 monitor setups.

[davepermen Posted Mar 19th 2010 6:10AM]

@abedinthehouse you forgot the 2 monitors and 1 monitors first :) (and a 0 monitor solution with infinite fps)

[petebob796 Posted Mar 19th 2010 6:11AM]

@abedinthehouse Surely 9 for a 3x3 grid :-)

[dreamerkm Posted Mar 19th 2010 11:25AM]

@abedinthehouse They should start inventing bezel-less monitors just for this.

[Herbaceous Border Patrol Posted Mar 19th 2010 6:14AM]

Since it's got mini-DisplayPorts, any word on whether this will work in my Mac Pro? I can't say as I'm in the market for a new card (not that I'm overwhelmed by choice anyhow) but more choice = good thing.

[69camaroSS Posted Mar 19th 2010 7:20AM]

Does the average person really need 5 displays?? I'm fine with four myself. :D

[Dummy00001 Posted Mar 19th 2010 7:40AM]

@69camaroSS, 1x4 and 2x2 display setups are pretty common in number of professional areas. I know few people who are pretty happy about the Eyefinity. Only problem that most professionals stick with nVidia since its drivers has better compatibility with professional applications.

[69camaroSS Posted Mar 19th 2010 8:38AM]

@Dummy00001

Yes, I know. Slap me for being sarcastic.

[reticulate Posted Mar 19th 2010 7:35AM]

No chance in hell that card would run 5 panels at anywhere near native resolution in games. Definitely only for those in need of many monitors and/or totally pimp setup.

[ModernTenshi04 Posted Mar 19th 2010 8:09AM]

I rock a 5770 in my desktop, love it, very powerful and all, but I doubt it could run 5 displays at full resolution for a game.

At least not without melting a hole through my floor.

[megakilo Posted Mar 19th 2010 10:42AM]

It's definitely not for gamers...but really good for financial pros and programmers.

[freakdiablo Posted Mar 19th 2010 12:34PM]

@megakilo

Was just about to post something similar. Of course a single 5770 is going to be able to play most modern games at a decent resolution and fps on 5 screens, but if someone needs a large number of screens but doesn't want/need a 6 screen 5870, this fills that gap nicely.

[Standingfast Posted Mar 19th 2010 11:41AM]

Now I just need to find the cash for all those monitors...

[eminus Posted Mar 19th 2010 11:30PM]

I wonder what will be your desk would look like if you were to put those humongous CRT :) and five of them..