Two different cards in one system?

[blade52x]

Is it possible to have two different cards in one system running two displays? I want to know if it's possible to setup a second monitor, but have it connected to a different card. My setup would be like this...

8800GT - Primary DVI
6200LE - Secondary VGA

If I were to load up a DX10 game, would the 6200LE display shut off, remain at desktop, or what? If a DX9 game was loaded, would the 8800GT display run fine, with the 6200LE running slow?

Or is this just not at all possible? Don't ask why not just hook the 8800GT to the second display... haven't got the cable for it right now.

Also, could I install the 6200LE on Virtual PC 2007 if the 8800GT is running Vista?

 

[Fanu]

not possible

you have to have 2 of the same and run them in SLI or crossfire

 

[AttackingHobo]

not possible

you have to have 2 of the same and run them in SLI or crossfire

Yes it is possible. I had an old computer that came with a Radeon x200 onboard graphics card, and I added a x700 PCI-E graphics card. I connected 1 monitor to one, and a second monitor to the other. It worked fine. They are not SLI-ED so they cannot help each other for one task, but for running two monitors, it was fine.

With my new system if I wanted more than two monitors, I would by a cheap PCI graphics card to run the other two.

Also for some more reference, check out this forum post. http://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?showtopic=602594&pid=589054100&st=0&#entry589054100

As one person said, it might be a pain to set up, but it is totally possible.

 

[DemonDiablo]

not possible

you have to have 2 of the same and run them in SLI or crossfire

Hes not talking about XF or SLI

To answer your question, yea you can do that.

Yes to your next question. Not sure what you're asking with the dx9 question. If your talking about some kind of sli or something then no.

Next question, do you mean install vpc 2007 on vista. And then have vpc running on the dx9 card while having vista desktop on the dx10 card? If so then ya to that.

You should phrase this questions much more clearly btw.

 

[SpeedyVV]

See my sig? I am running 2 diffrerent GPU in my system. No problems whatsoever.

Also I can play WiC in DX10 while keeping an eye on my IMs and emails on the second monitor, also no problem.

BTW, since the 6200LE uses the same driver as the 8800GT installation should be very easy.

Good luck.

EDIT: Just saw your virtual PC question. I am not 100% sure because I use VMWare instead, but just like it, it actually does not use either of your GPUs. It install a "virtual" SVGA GPU for the virtual machine.

 

[blade52x]

Thanks for the responses. I'll give this a shot later on and see how it works out. Hopefully I don't get any issues like that one guy at neowin seems to be having. And sorry about my lack of clarity. I have a 6200LE laying when I pretty much thought maybe I could it for something.

A - Use it for a second monitor since I don't have an extra DVI cable to connect to my 8800GT. (have my answer)
B - Use it for virtual PC (still unclear on if this is possible or not). I'm no expert on Virtual PC as I've just installed a week ago on my machine, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be able to detect the 6200LE even if my host OS isn't using it.

 

[SpeedyVV]

B - Use it for virtual PC (still unclear on if this is possible or not). I'm no expert on Virtual PC as I've just installed a week ago on my machine, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be able to detect the 6200LE even if my host OS isn't using it.

You'll be fine. Your host will have both cards intalled and active.

When you are in Virtual PC, and create a new Virtual Machine, that virtual machine does NOT use any of your hardware. It is a machine in itself, with all sort of virtual hardware. CPU, CD-ROM, HardDrive, they are all Virtual.

The harddrive for example is basically a special file in your host's real hardrive. When the virtual machine draws on the virtual graphics card, Virtual PC then redirects that to your host.

Hope that makes sense.

 

[bealzz]

Thanks for the responses. I'll give this a shot later on and see how it works out. Hopefully I don't get any issues like that one guy at neowin seems to be having. And sorry about my lack of clarity. I have a 6200LE laying when I pretty much thought maybe I could it for something.

A - Use it for a second monitor since I don't have an extra DVI cable to connect to my 8800GT. (have my answer)
B - Use it for virtual PC (still unclear on if this is possible or not). I'm no expert on Virtual PC as I've just installed a week ago on my machine, but I'm guessing it wouldn't be able to detect the 6200LE even if my host OS isn't using it.

well you could just have the virutal pc window open on the 2nd monitor and continue using everything else the same... is that what youre asking?

 

[digital_exhaust]

I'm guessing it wouldn't be able to detect the 6200LE even if my host OS isn't using it.

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't, although I have never tried... and perhaps I'm not understanding your question correctly. Assuming you are asking rather an OS in a Virtual PC environment will detect a second video card, I think it likely would, it should detect all of your hardware, really....of course I could be completely wrong.

Give it a shot and see what happens...

 

[SpeedyVV]

I don't see any reason why it wouldn't, although I have never tried... and perhaps I'm not understanding your question correctly. Assuming you are asking rather an OS in a Virtual PC environment will detect a second video card, I think it likely would, it should detect all of your hardware, really....of course I could be completely wrong.

Give it a shot and see what happens...

No, it does not detect any of your hardware. At least VMWare does not, and I am pretty sure Virtual PC is the same. It does not have to. A virtual pc has its own virtual video card, virtual CPU, virtual everything.

 

[digital_exhaust]

No, it does not detect any of your hardware. At least VMWare does not, and I am pretty sure Virtual PC is the same. It does not have to. A virtual pc has its own virtual video card, virtual CPU, virtual everything.

Well, there you go.. Like I said, I could be wrong.. and now that I think about it, based on the fact that Virtual PC environments function in 2d would indicate that there may not be any hardware acceleration happening there at all, so yeah....... thanks for pointing that out.