Has anyone had any luck running nVidia and ATI cards in the same system? I've got an 8800GTX with 2 DVI ports that are now both in use so I want to add a HD3450 as an additional video output for HTPC type stuff (no 3D, but yes to H264, blu ray and other HD content). I've got a P5B with two x16 PCIe slots so the cards will physically install, but I'm curious about driver compatibility. Will the HW accelerated video work for the HD3450 on its DVI port, or will the CPU need to do the decoding?
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ATI+nVidia in one system?
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I was going to say "have we been here before", thanks for finding that, thought I was losing my marbles.
The answer is no, you cannot mix two totally different manufacturers cards in one system, you'll just get endless conflicts over which one is in charge and drivers not recognizing the right device, just a nightmare leave it be.