Can I use an OLD GRAPHICS CARD in a new computer?

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rcaplan

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I have a HIS Radeon 4850 and I really love the thing, its pretty new, but its about time to get a new desktop so I was wondering if I could simply take out the Radeon 4850 and put it in a new desktop? Does it work like that? Also, I'd like to know a little about dual graphics cards and wheather i can put like a GeForce 250 with my Radeon 4850 hd in one computer.?

Thanks for reading! :)
 
Yes you can take that card out and put it into a new computer if you plan on buying a prebuilt make sure to upgrade the PSU(They always use cheap Power supplies) if custom don't cheap out on the PSU.

for the second question
No you can't mix cards like that you'd need another 4850(Brand doesn't matter) and crossfire them but you need 2 slots and the right mother board to do so.
 
Gooberman said:
Yes you can take that card out and put it into a new computer if you plan on buying a prebuilt make sure to upgrade the PSU(They always use cheap Power supplies) if custom don't cheap out on the PSU.

for the second question
No you can't mix cards like that you'd need another 4850(Brand doesn't matter) and crossfire them but you need 2 slots and the right mother board to do so.
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yes u can have an nvidia card and an ati card together. u just to have to use hacked drivers;) I dont recommend doing that however
 
I thought the hacked drivers let you use a nvidia card for physX not sli/crossfire(what would you call that? lol)
 
Intel_man said:
Besides the point, we are not allowed to discuss those topics.
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Yes, but I agree with Gooberman anyway. Although that would be awesome if you could do that, SLI and Crossfire are two different protocols, so they're incompatible. Also, I've heard that with the right motherboard, you can mix ATI and Nvidia cards in PhysX if it has a certain type of PhysX controller. Don't quote me on it, though, because that's only what I've heard. Either way, don't bet on using them together. To answer that basic question though: yes, as long as it meets all system requirements, (pci-e slot, whatever-watt power supply, etc.) it should be fine. ;)
 
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