Sapphire Radeon HD 5450 - 1 GB DDR2 HDMI/DVI-I/VGA PCI-Express Graphics Card 100292L

I bought this card for a business computer. I am running two monitors, and was excited when I saw that the card had three ports (DVI, analog and HDMI). It runs any two monitors just fine, but in order to use the HDMI port as part of a three monitor set-up you need an active adapter or a monitor with an HDMI input. The only direct adapter solution I have found - active HDMI to DVI or VGA - is around $120 (the HDMI to DVI cable I tried was $8.00). There are a few AMD approved active MiniDisplayPort to HDMI adapters/dongles available for around $20, but they are female HDMI to male MiniDP, and what you need is male HDMI to female MiniDP, so you can then hook the HDMI to DVI cable up (don't know for sure if this will work but it should).

I am looking for the right adapter but I have a feeling it doesn't exist. Aside from that, the card works exactly like I want. The dual, extended monitor setup is simple and intuitive and the graphics quality is fine. There are enough setup alternatives to tune the displays as much as you would want.

I am using it with two 19" 4:3 ratio, 1280 x 1024 LCD monitors, and have tested it with a 20" widescreen in the loop as well as with an old Hitachi 22" 828 CRT and the card was fine with all combinations. The tech specs say it needs a 400w power supply, but I have it in a cheap Dell with a 300w power supply and there have been no problems. The best part is that is is passively cooled... dead quiet. No heat problems in my setup as a business machine with the most demanding requirement the occasional use of Photoshop.

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