Please help with 2 videocards express x1 and x16

THERMAL-REACTOR · 10-03-2009, 06:14 AM

In vista you can not use both Nvidia drivers and Ati drivers at the same time. Windows 7 although does support multiple vendor configurations.

**The_Other_One** · 10-03-2009, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by THERMAL-REACTOR

In vista you can not use both Nvidia drivers and Ati drivers at the same time. Windows 7 although does support multiple vendor configurations.

I think you got it there... It didn't strike me at first that the cards were different brands

But yeah, still probably essentially a software problem. Perhaps see about upgrading to Windows 7 when it's available and you should be in the clear.

bigvedo · 10-06-2009, 08:53 AM

yep!!! windows 7 fixed everything, both cards are running at normal speed and finally have my three monitor setup

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When I was running vista, the nvdia card was running very loud and getting hot but as soon as I installed windows 7 and booted up it slowed down and runs much quieter

kimsland · 10-06-2009, 08:56 AM

All in all, a pretty good thread
I also learned that "The_Other_One" is pretty damn smart too

Damn

DaCerebral1 · 11-12-2009, 12:32 AM

I just noticed you have a hybrid enabled chipset and you bought an ATI card as your x16 and an nVidia as your x1. Ok, go return both cards and get any nVidia card 6 series or above that you can afford. Slap it in your x16 slot, install the newest nVidia drivers for your chipset and your video card and you will be able to enable hybrid SLI that allow you to use both GPUs simultaneously. The you can use all 3 monitor ports (One onboard and two on the PCIe X16 card). Problem solved. If you don't like that then get an EVGA monitor extender. It allows you to connect multiple monitor to a single video display. That's if you still wanna use it in vista. But I guess M$ finally got it right in Win 7. Finally.

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11-12-2009, 12:32 AM	#5 (permalink)
DaCerebral1 New Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 1	I just noticed you have a hybrid enabled chipset and you bought an ATI card as your x16 and an nVidia as your x1. Ok, go return both cards and get any nVidia card 6 series or above that you can afford. Slap it in your x16 slot, install the newest nVidia drivers for your chipset and your video card and you will be able to enable hybrid SLI that allow you to use both GPUs simultaneously. The you can use all 3 monitor ports (One onboard and two on the PCIe X16 card). Problem solved. If you don't like that then get an EVGA monitor extender. It allows you to connect multiple monitor to a single video display. That's if you still wanna use it in vista. But I guess M$ finally got it right in Win 7. Finally. Last edited by DaCerebral1; 11-12-2009 at 12:35 AM.

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10-06-2009, 08:53 AM	#3 (permalink)
bigvedo New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 5	yep!!! windows 7 fixed everything, both cards are running at normal speed and finally have my three monitor setup . When I was running vista, the nvdia card was running very loud and getting hot but as soon as I installed windows 7 and booted up it slowed down and runs much quieter

10-06-2009, 08:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
kimsland Platinum Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 882	All in all, a pretty good thread I also learned that "The_Other_One" is pretty damn smart too Damn