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Configuring the three ilyama screens with the Sapphire Flex Edition card only takes a few minutes.
Configuring EyeFinity is a straightforward process available in the Catalyst Control Center. You set up the panels as a ‘display group’ by creating this group via a series of prompts. If you want to see a detailed step by step procedure within Catalyst Control Center then check out this page.
For testing today we have broken our own rules and partnered the Flex HD5770 with the most powerful system in the KitGuru labs. The reason for this is that we want the fastest possible partnering equipment when we test across three screens at 5760×1080 resolution.
We have tested the HD 5770 many times in the past and we all know by now the basic performance in single screen mode, therefore we don’t feel the need to compare it against a plethora of other cards. We are focusing on performance across 3 screens at 5760x1080p.
Review System:
Intel Core i7 980x @ 4.35ghz
Thermaltake Frio Cooler
Noctua NH D1 Thermal Paste
Intel DX58SO motherboard
Crucial RealSSD C300 256GB
Bitfennix Colossus
ThermalTake ToughPower XT 775W PSU
Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
Keithley Integra unit
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Extech digital sound level meter & SkyTronic DSL 2 Digital Sound Level Meter
Software:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit Edition (fully updated)
HQV Benchmark
Catalyst 10.9 Driver
Fraps Professional
Steam Client
FurMark
Widescreen Fixer Beta
Games:
Far Cry 2
Colin McRae Dirt 2
Resident Evil 5
Left 4 Dead 2
Call Of Duty Modern Warfare 2
All the latest bios updates and drivers are used during testing. We perform under real world conditions, meaning KitGuru test all games across five closely matched runs and average out the results to get an accurate median figure.
Our minimum frame rate game graphs have three main zones. These are sampled over a specific 30 interval period of time and then mapped into a chart. These are handy reference guides to detail worst case performance of the product being reviewed. When we test video cards we try to find the best combination of resolution and image quality settings while still maintaining playable frame rates.
Over 30fps is the zone most people want at all times, this means perfectly smooth frame rates with no hitching.
Between 30fps and 25fps is the KitGuru ‘Playable’ zone, although some people might notice occasional stuttering in specific scenes.
Under 25fps is classed as the KitGuru ‘Danger Zone’ which means that the game experience will be less than impressive. Settings and/or resolution would need lowered to help smooth out the frame rate.
