Mixed videocards...?

[Phrik]

Okey I have a SLIed 8800 GTXes and 3 more monitors (2 of which on the way to me, total 4). I have the ASUS Striker mobo which has a 3rd PCIe x16 slot (although only runs x8).

From my last posting on the Motherboards section, someone mentioned there could be a problem if I use a 3rd GeForce video card on that empty slot, if I have SLI turned on or in what-so-ever situation.

I also read from some thread here that mixing nVIDIA and ATI cards could cause a conflict in drivers. Although I can't see how drivers could actually conflict in such situation.

If there is anyone who has an experience of such situation please let me know which to get as a 3rd videocard, an nVIDIA card or an ATI card ?

I'd really like to have at least 3 monitors going... I actually planned with 4 but I guess that won't work...

 

[taylorwilsdon]

I'd recommend a matrox product, but doesn't it just make more sense to not run the cards in SLI and just run 4 monitors off the 4 DVI ports on the cards?

 

[AdamNesvick]

I'd recommend a matrox product, but doesn't it just make more sense to not run the cards in SLI and just run 4 monitors off the 4 DVI ports on the cards?

Sli works on one monitor only. Remove the SLI bridge and run them independently, how fast do you need anyway?

 

[vanilla_guerilla]

I'd recommend a matrox product, but doesn't it just make more sense to not run the cards in SLI and just run 4 monitors off the 4 DVI ports on the cards?

i havent had sli since 2x7900gt, but iirc, if you disable sli, the os only sees one of the cards.




tho i dont have experience, i dont see how you will be able to run 4 monitors. maybe 3. unless you turn off your sli when not gaming, and run 2 from your top card, and 2 from whatever you have in the third pcie slot.

i have nvidia card in an ati chipset board with onboard ati graphics. i use both simultaneously, with no "driver conflict"

 

[Phrik]

I will only be using 3, but I already ordered 2 before I even knew anything about SLI. So, using 4 is out of the question as I want to SLI. I might just use that 4th monitor with my PowerBook so I can just leave that laptop closed while operating.

I guess I will grab a 3rd video card from ATI, and plug the other 2 monitors on that.