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    M17xR3 Multi display

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by ai3643, Sep 1, 2012.

  1. ai3643

    ai3643 Newbie

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    I have the M17xr3 and it has the 580m GPU.

    I want to have 2 external monitors along with the laptop showing. Would be really cool to display the 2 external monitors as one long monitor for games and such. Maybe even the laptop? The laptop is of course a 17" but the two monitors are 24"

    It looks like i just need a active display port adapter.

    Anyone use the eyefinity stuff with a nvidia card?
     
    ai3643, Sep 1, 2012
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    Eyefinity is an AMD exclusive technology.

    I'm not 100% sure, but I believe your configuration will allow you to have only 2 monitors at once.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Sep 5, 2012
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  3. ai3643

    ai3643 Newbie

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    hmm maybe ill switch to a AMD GPU? what is comparable to the 580m? I saw the 7790 or something with the 90 series in it, but it was a bit cheaper than the 580m, but looks about the same? Are they made cheaper?
     
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    radji, Sep 5, 2012
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    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Interesting read. Thanks for the link. I wonder whether this is limited to the 600 series desktop GPUs or that it applies to mobile GPUs as well.
     
    aznpos531, Sep 5, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    I'm just surprised it took Nvidia so long to catch up. Eyefinity has been around for a while, yes?
     
    radji, Sep 6, 2012
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    aznpos531 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yea but as I understand it, ATI/AMD had the patent on the technology.
     
    aznpos531, Sep 6, 2012
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    I believe you're referring to the 6990M, it's a really good card. About pricing, it's cheaper than the 580m for several reasons, one of them being it doesn't support 3D.
     
    Alienware-Luis_Pardo, Sep 6, 2012
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    Stiiiiig Notebook Enthusiast

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    I think the laptop issue is to do with the way the ports are connected to the GPU. The HDMI and 1 other (Maybe display port?) are connected straight to the GPU where the last port is through the CPUs graphics chip.

    nVidia has had 3D Surround for a long time now, Ive got it on this desktop with a 590
     
    Stiiiiig, Sep 7, 2012
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    SVOShark, Sep 7, 2012
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