PowerColor Radeon HD 5770 Eyefinity 5 Edition Review - PAGE 1

The Eyefinity setup supporting multiple independent display outputs simultaneously has been pushed hard by ATI with the release of their current graphics lineup. The majority of graphics cards that utilize the technology support up to three monitors, but there are, however, a few select cards that support additional displays, opening up a wide array of multi-tasking, gaming and video options to the consumer.

We all remember watching in awe the first videos circulating the internet of people controlling life size figures in video games and the immersive feeling of the first person view in a racing game. As a gamer it was amazing watching the videos and I couldn’t wait until I could get my hands on an actual Eyefinity setup and see if it was equally  impressive as the hype that surround it.

I can now say without a doubt that it is, yet regardless of how amazing the technology ends up being the price keeps it in a very niche segment of the market and out of the reach of the average consumer. However, with the release of the PowerColor HD 5770 Eyefinity edition graphics card, users can now experience the thrill of gaming across multiple monitors at a much lower price.

The Power Color Eyefinity 5 edition graphics card allows users to enable Eyefinity with up to five monitors. This will give the consumer a uniquely inexpensive means to create the visual experience that they are looking for, by allowing for multiple options of configuration. With this card monitors can easily be setup in a 2x2 gaming scenario with an extra monitor set aside for multi-tasking, or a 3x1 configuration with dual monitors for surfing the net, or even a 5x1 setup for a panoramic surround view.

The first initial thought about this graphics card is why 5 and not 6. Well, the answer to that actually lies with the Juniper core and not a marketing decision by PowerColor. The HD 5770 has a max of five available TMDS links, so the max amount of video options supported by the graphics card is five. This may seem limited to some, but it does still offer more options than most graphics cards currently on the market.

I am really looking forward to the review as the PowerColor Eyefinity 5 maintains AMD's stock HD 5770 specifications. Since the time of release I have wondered if this card was truly up to the task of running multiple displays, so lets move on and see if more is really always better.