SLI Question

[Elocin]

So I Just recently ordered another 7900 GS for my computer as I was going to run them in SLI mode. I then happened upon a thread that reviewed most every card out there and everything you could possibly want to know about video cards. I saw that in SLI Mode you can not have multiple monitors and I wanted some clarity on this.

While I am playing games I usually have a movie/TV show playing on the second monitor at the same time. If I hook up both video cards and have them running in SLI mode can I no longer do this? If this is so I will probably just go out and get an 8800 which means waiting a few more days dang it.

Would I be able to use the onboard video for the second monitor and still have the SLI cards running the game?

Any help is appreciated.

Thank you

 

[J-Mag]

If you want to play a game with SLI enabled you will not have anything displayed on the second monitor. After you exit the game you can disable SLI without a reboot and get access to the second monitor again.

 

[Elocin]

Dang it.

Currently I am running everything at the same time, usually Nero 7 watching something, a browser and Newsbin.

Anyone know the answer about the onboard video if you can run that at the same time as SLI?

 

[BinarySynapse]

Dang it.

Currently I am running everything at the same time, usually Nero 7 watching something, a browser and Newsbin.

Anyone know the answer about the onboard video if you can run that at the same time as SLI?

It might work, you'd just have to try it out and see. Some boards let you (e.g my Xpress 200 board had surround view) others don't.

 

[Elocin]

Yea I am currently using the ASUS Crosshair motherboard. Just not sure if I want to open th enew video card box I got from Newegg if I am going to have to return it and purchase an 8800. I think I will have to call Newegg and find out about their return policy.

Thanks.