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That monitor looks pretty good, but it does have a very glossy looking frame which may reflect images from the side monitors. My monitors have a glossy black frame that isn't bad but it might just be the lighting in the picture. Otherwise that monitor looks great.
DisplayPort to VGA:
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Active DisplayPort to VGA Adaper Model 100916
DisplayPort to DVI (Active):
Newegg.com - Accell B087B-003J Mini DisplayPort to DVI Dual-Link Adapter
If you search for DisplayPort to DVI you'll find plenty of adapters, many of them are dirt cheap too, but they are passive adapters. What this means is that the DisplayPort is put into "compatibility mode" where it actually sends out DVI signals which move through the passive adapter to the monitor. The 5870 GPU can only generate 2 DVI signals and thus if you're already using the 2 onboard DVI ports (or HDMI port as HDMI uses DVI signals too), there is no third signal to use. The DisplayPort in normal mode can be used independently of the other ports as it generates its own DisplayPort signal in normal mode. The active adapters take this DisplayPort signal and convert it using a processor into either VGA or DVI format. The VGA processor doesn't use much power but the DVI one does and thus the DisplayPort to DVI adapter has a USB cord to draw power from.
DisplayPort to VGA:
Newegg.com - SAPPHIRE Active DisplayPort to VGA Adaper Model 100916
DisplayPort to DVI (Active):
Newegg.com - Accell B087B-003J Mini DisplayPort to DVI Dual-Link Adapter
If you search for DisplayPort to DVI you'll find plenty of adapters, many of them are dirt cheap too, but they are passive adapters. What this means is that the DisplayPort is put into "compatibility mode" where it actually sends out DVI signals which move through the passive adapter to the monitor. The 5870 GPU can only generate 2 DVI signals and thus if you're already using the 2 onboard DVI ports (or HDMI port as HDMI uses DVI signals too), there is no third signal to use. The DisplayPort in normal mode can be used independently of the other ports as it generates its own DisplayPort signal in normal mode. The active adapters take this DisplayPort signal and convert it using a processor into either VGA or DVI format. The VGA processor doesn't use much power but the DVI one does and thus the DisplayPort to DVI adapter has a USB cord to draw power from.