Is this possible? nvidia and ati card on one comp?

[lewblue83]

is it possible to have say an hd5970 card in one slot, and then say an nvidia card with physx just to use the physx feature? or is this opening a can of worms?

 

[VINMAN46]

yah its possible but you need win7 for the support of more than 1 driver

 

[lewblue83]

yah its possible but you need win7 for the support of more than 1 driver

can it be a wicked cheap nvidia as long as it has physx? that paired up with a 5970 would be nice

 

[VINMAN46]

as long as it has phyx i would personally go for a gts 250 or 9800 gt or gtx+

 

[lewblue83]

as long as it has phyx i would personally go for a gts 250 or 9800 gt or gtx+

what if i went with an actual physx pci card i found on ebay? because the 5970 alone is enough for me, and if i could pair a physx card to it, thatd be awesome

 

[foothead]

New physX gfames are a lot more demanding than the old ageia games. You want something with at least 112 SPs.

You will need hacked drivers too.

 

[VINMAN46]

http://cgi.ebay.com/BFG-Tech-PhysX-...o_TV_Cards?hash=item3cabbda5bb#ht_2632wt_1161

^like that (nver seen those before) im sure it can be done with the hacked drivers you use

 

[lewblue83]

so basically its a giant pain in the balls. awesome. oh well.

 

[foothead]

http://cgi.ebay.com/BFG-Tech-PhysX-...o_TV_Cards?hash=item3cabbda5bb#ht_2632wt_1161

^like that (nver seen those before) im sure it can be done with the hacked drivers you use

That is extremely old, and afaik, not powerful enough for current physX titles. Having an underpowered physX card will kill your performance.

 

[lewblue83]

That is extremely old, and afaik, not powerful enough for current physX titles. Having an underpowered physX card will kill your performance.

i understand, i simply figured the physx part didnt require a lot of power and it would be just like adding physx to the 5970, apparently its not that easy, and im not about to spend 200 on another card plus maybe even HOURS of aggrevation tryin to get the drivers to work together harmoniously. from what i understand the 5970 drivers suck as it is, nevermind trying to merge it with something completely foreign.