graphics card

I think I have heard of running more than one card but what would happen if they were not the same brand. Would it still work? For instance, a nividea and an ati.

Don

 

It will not work...

It should be the same brand and the same model (number)...

 

Actually, they can be different brands. They both must be nVidia or ATI and they have to have the same chipset. For example, you could have a BFG Geforce 8800GTS and an eVGA Geforce 8800GTS in SLI. But, you could not have an eVGA 8800GTS and an eVGA 8800GTX.

 

It should be the same brand and the same model (number)...

I mean geforce or ATI.

 

The responses posted so far are making assumptions. The original post provides little information. He said nothing SLI, what OS has he, or anything about what he's trying to accomplish.

More info is really needed to provide meaningful responses.

 

You are correct. I have a nvidea 6200 turbo cache and my friend was going to give me an ati 128mb card. I was just wondering if I could run the both of them.
Don

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video card nvidea 6200 turbo cache

 

A site devoted to multiple monitor configurations, http://www.realtimesoft.com/multimon/db.asp, has a database of various combinations of cards, and there are many cases of combinations of cards with GPUs from different manufacturers. So, it should work. Since the card is free, I'd sure give it a try.

 

no they can be different brands but they have to be different in ways, its hard to explain
loo. if i have a computer an intel and my graphics card was intel u carnt put in an amd they have to be the same because that computer was built using intel
do u get me...
crash-override

 

no they dont have to be the same model number as long as ure computer has pci slots it weill fit. after u have u have to install it on ure comp using "BIOS"

 

Ok Im Stuck I Have A Computer That I Brought Of A Mate. Ive Done It Up To The Max! 500gb Hard Drive And A Intel Core 2 Duo Processor Taht Cost Me A Bomb! Lol But Im Stuck On The Graphics Card. This Computer Has A Onboard Graphics Card Slap Bang In The Middle Its Coloured Gold. So I Think That Ii Need To Insert A New Graphics Card But There Is No Slots For Me To Put It In At The Back Of The Computer? So Do I Have To Get A New Graphics Card Or Wat?