HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 Launch Review - PAGE 11

huh...uses more power, and has a lower temperature than the xfx 5870, and the clock speeds are the same...yet its outputting to six displays. how is that possible?

also...no overclocking again?

I notice on your second page, you state that mini displayport to displayport adapters are generally required and around $20 each. Monoprice sells them for $4.75:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042803&p_id=5714&seq=1&format=2

And they have mini displayport to DVI adapters for only $8.55:
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=104&cp_id=10428&cs_id=1042802&p_id=5106&seq=1&format=2

hiigaran -=> First question: the HD 5870 Eyefinity 6 has the same gpu as the any other HD 5870, it just has an extra control chip which allows for handling more displays. The HD 5870 and Eyefinity 6 in my testing are doing the same work pretty much, just the Eyefinity 6 GPU is outputting to 6 displays opposed to 1 (the same amount of data , just one is split in 6 ways, one is not) . The one degree of temperature difference isn't really anything that's a big deal in my mind; one degree isn't much; the room might have been slightly colder or whatever.

I also didn't overclock it because it would overclock the same as other HD 5870's , so did not thing it was important. Perhaps I should of noted that.

bomber- > Thanks for pointing those out. Generally speaking, the adapters are 20 bucks, it is great to be able to search around and find them cheaper. 5 bucks is a much more reasonable price.

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I also didn't overclock it because it would overclock the same as other HD 5870's , so did not thing it was important. Perhaps I should of noted that.

makes sense. i just thought that because there was a difference in temperature, no matter how small, that there must have been something slightly different about the processor.

I'm sorry, should been more clear in the review. The only difference between the Eyefinity 6 and a regular HD 5870 is a) has double the memory b) is capable of handling an additional 3 displays. (This might even be just a matter of this ability being locked in the non-Eyefinity 6 models.)

i doubt its a simple lock. the eyefinity came out after the rest. would have been interesting though - im sure a diy project would appear on the net showing how to unlock it and solder several display ports onto your card.