AMD Eyefinity Review

👤by Richard Weatherstone Comments 📅11-08-14
Conclusion

It is clear that AMD's Eyefinity technology has come a long way. From initial setup to enjoying the huge landscape arrangement, using Eyefinity was a pleasure. It is worth noting at this point that you will need to do a little research to ensure you have the correct amount of cables/adaptors available that match both your GPU outputs and VDU input. The last thing you want is to have some shiny new screens with no means of connecting them!

Having that extra real estate made doing those everyday tasks pleasurable with the only limitation being my ability to multi-task! We are often asked why CPUs have multiple cores when you only ever really use one of two programs at any one time (but with programs running in the background of course). Well, Eyefinity certainly takes care of that question allowing multiple programs to run on each desktop rather than minimising/maximising to gain access to the correct window. Of course, multi-core CPUs have much greater uses than Eyefinity but it is nice to visually appreciate the programs running next to one another and of course, more efficient.

Eyefinity though is aimed primarily at gamers, allowing multiple smaller screens to be placed together to make one large screen. Previously this could only be achieved with any viable success through matching each screen size however as we have shown today, screen size is irrelevant as you can have screens of varying shape and size to make up one big display. This will provide the end user an unparalleled gaming experience. While it is fair to say it does not suit every gaming genre, it will for the most part enhance both visual perception and the feeling that you are 'in-the-game'.



We have been hesitant in the past to advocate Eyefinity, not because we were never fans of the technology but because both the cost and teething problems meant it was only for those who didn't mind playing the role of a guinea pig. Indeed, many still write Eyefinity off as a being a bug ridden, e-peen enhancing technology reserved for those with more money than sense. We were still not sold even upon setting the system up, despite being pleased with how easy it was considering the different monitor sizes we used. We can only imagine the same ease of use regardless of the screen size you choose to use. Our only advice is to be mindful of your cable choice before purchase as something as simple as this could mean the difference between pleasure and frustration at your purchase. Once our visual perception was acclimated by a few hours into gaming, we were however hooked and after having a play for a couple of weeks, we will certainly be sad to see the Eyefinity setup go. Time to invest in an Eyefinity setup ourselves? You bet ya! It really is that good these days. We can wholeheartedly recommend this technology and with the price of monitors dropping all of the time, there has never been a better time to invest.

In summary
If you have the GPU grunt available, we can wholeheartedly recommend Eyefinity. It matters not if you have odd sized screens because Eyefinity solves many of the issues that once plagued the multi-screen gamer be it cost, configuration or performance.

Pros
+ Ultimate visual gaming experience
+ Easy to follow software setup
+ Multiple port availablity
+ Modular approach to adding screens of varying sizes
+ E-peen value!

Cons
- GPU Performance takes a large hit
- Additional purchase of dongles/cabling may be required




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