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Both ATI/nVidia in one computer?

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Chosen Juan

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Hey guys,

I was just wondering if I needed to do something extra when it comes two having both ATi and nVidia in one computer. I currently have a 6950, and I just recently added an 8800GS just for a second monitor only (not for games). I'll be playing games on my main monitor, but I needed the 8800GS for the second monitor.

I just installed the 8800GS a minute ago, and it seems like it was just plug and play, and after Windows installed drivers it was great. Is there anything else that I should do, also is there a way to check to see if my 6950 is taking a performance hit from having an 8800GS in there?

Thanks in advance.
 
as long as you are using windows 7 there are absolutely no issues with running Nvidia+AMD in the same system.
 
sirmonkey1985 said:
as long as you are using windows 7 there are absolutely no issues with running Nvidia+AMD in the same system.
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Yeah, I've done this a couple times without issue.

Windows and drivers have gotten a lot better when it comes to this type of stuff.
 
unrlmth said:
Why don't you just use the 6950 for the second monitor?
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This is really the big question... :confused: That 8800GS is arcane compared to the 6950. Unless there's a pretty specific reason for it, it doesn't make a lot of sense to have the 8800GS in there at all.
 
The reason why I'm not using the 6950 for both is because I use the monitors for my Xbox 360/PS3 (for fighting games), and the 6950 only allows for one DVI to VGA (and I'm using HDMI to DVI for both consoles)

But yeah, I got it working so thank you guys.
 
Chosen Juan said:
The reason why I'm not using the 6950 for both is because I use the monitors for my Xbox 360/PS3 (for fighting games), and the 6950 only allows for one DVI to VGA (and I'm using HDMI to DVI for both consoles)

But yeah, I got it working so thank you guys.
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Glad you got it up and running. :) And yea, that configuration qualifies as a pretty specific reason ;)
 
Gaming on two+ diff monitors in one game via two gpus possibly might be interesting.
 
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