Both ATI/nVidia in one computer?

[Chosen Juan]

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.

 

[unrlmth]

Why don't you just use the 6950 for the second monitor?

 

[sirmonkey1985]

as long as you are using windows 7 there are absolutely no issues with running Nvidia+AMD in the same system.

 

[skizzled]

as long as you are using windows 7 there are absolutely no issues with running Nvidia+AMD in the same system.

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.

 

[defaultluser]

Why don't you just use the 6950 for the second monitor?

This. You 6950 supports four simultaneous displays (Up to 2 DVI/HDMI, and as many DisplayPorts as your card has).

 

[cortexodus]

Why don't you just use the 6950 for the second monitor?

This is really the big question... 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.

 

[rtangwai]

Are you using the 8800GS for Physx?

 

[Chosen Juan]

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.

 

[cortexodus]

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.

Glad you got it up and running. And yea, that configuration qualifies as a pretty specific reason

 

[CleanSlate]

Gaming on two+ diff monitors in one game via two gpus possibly might be interesting.