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What you are seeing here is the product of AMD's next-gen DirectX 11 graphics cards with an Eyefinity feature that allows you to use multiple monitors as a single display.Specifics on the technology are being kept close to the vest, but a recent demonstration revealed, amazingly, that it runs on only one GPU. it also features several DisplayPort connectors—In this case, six 30-inch Dell displays were configured to run as a single 7680x4800 monitor.

Eyefinity is enabled through a combination of hardware and software being developed by AMD. On the hardware front, AMD's upcoming Radeons will sport between 3 and 6 display outputs of various types, DisplayPort, DVI, HDMI, etc. And those outputs will be managed by software currently dubbed SLS, or Single Large Surface. Using the SLS tool, users are able to configure a group of monitors to work with Eyefinity and essentially act as a single, large display.

Maximum PC witnessed XPlane 9 and Far Cry 2 running at full resolution on Eyefinity at 12-20 frames per second. HotHardware notes that an upcoming DX11 racing game, Dirt 2, was played at 7680 x 3200 with "perfectly acceptable frame rates" (although 12 fps is not what many would consider "acceptable"). They also claim that there are plans to integrate CrossFire support down the line and that AMD has partnered with manufacturers to create ultra-thin bezel displays specifically designed for use with Eyefinity. How long we will have to wait and how insanely expensive all this will be has yet to be determined


Graphic cards have gotten more and more complex in recent years, and these tend to let out a whole lot of heat as well. Thermaltake has a solution to that problem with its DuOrb AX VGA cooler that brings a couple of 80mm fans to fight the heat, boasting a maximum airflow of of 23.8 CFM at 2500 RPM when connected to an aluminum heatsink with a copper base and a couple of 6mm heatpipes. There is no word on pricing, but it ought to arrive in store shelves within two weeks’ time. The DuOrb AX VGA cooler is compatible with the following video cards :-

  • NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
  • NVIDIA 8800 GTX/GTS/GT
  • NVIDIA 8600 GTS/GT
  • NVIDIA 7900 GTX/GT/GS
  • NVIDIA 7800 GTX/GT/GS
  • NVIDIA 7600 GT/GS
  • NVIDIA 6800 GT/GS
  • AMD/ATI Radeon HD 3870
  • AMD/ATI Radeon HD 3850
  • AMD/ATI Radeon X1950 PRO/XTX/XT
  • AMD/ATI Radeon X1900 GT/XTX/XT
  • AMD/ATI Radeon X1800 GTO/XL/XT