ATI+NVIDIA Physx??? yes

Fitseries3 · Oct 31, 2008

where are you finding this new build of 7? there is not one out yet. the one you found is most likely a patched vista with the 7 desktop pack installed. i dont totaly doubt you cause it can happen. you can PM me the link if you like and i'll see if its the same as the DEV one i have.

dont use the 180 drivers. the 178s work.

the way i know that NO ONE has tried this in 7 with mixed gpu's is the FACT that it doesn't just plain work. theres a trick to it. AND NO ONE HAS ASKED ME YET HOW TO GET IT TO WORK.

Scrizz · Oct 31, 2008

well how does it work?

Fitseries3 · Oct 31, 2008

i stand corrected. 6801 is the newest. i will give the 64bit a try tomorrow. i'll let you know what i find out.

Wile E · Oct 31, 2008

So how do you get it running?

Fitseries3 · Oct 31, 2008

1. install all drivers and get everything working.

2. have both monitors up and running.

3. right click desktop and go to display properties and select display settings(adjust resolution).

4. make sure both vid cards have a desktop enabled, ONLY ONE.

5. select the nvidia card as your default/main desktop/monitor and hit APPLY(not ok, leave the window open)

6. open physx control panel and go to the physx card tab. it should now say physx is enabled. leave this open.

7. switch the default/main display back to the ati card(s) and hit apply.

8. in the physx control panel, click on ENABLE a few times so that APPLY becomes available once again. click apply and repeat this step again.

9. run your benchmark of physx enable games.

10. enjoy.

NOTE: the monitor on the physx card does not need to be left on at this point.

Scrizz · Oct 31, 2008

mlee49 · Oct 31, 2008

I will be testing this ASAP, thanks Fit!

Pyr0 · Oct 31, 2008

fitseries3 said:
1. install all drivers and get everything working.

2. have both monitors up and running.

3. right click desktop and go to display properties and select display settings(adjust resolution).

4. make sure both vid cards have a desktop enabled, ONLY ONE.

5. select the nvidia card as your default/main desktop/monitor and hit APPLY(not ok, leave the window open)

6. open physx control panel and go to the physx card tab. it should now say physx is enabled. leave this open.

7. switch the default/main display back to the ati card(s) and hit apply.

8. in the physx control panel, click on ENABLE a few times so that APPLY becomes available once again. click apply and repeat this step again.

9. run your benchmark of physx enable games.

10. enjoy.

NOTE: the monitor on the physx card does not need to be left on at this point.

thanks for the tips fit :toast:

i think i'm just not destined to run ati+physx tho, lol

i reinstalled the nv card and loaded the 178.24 drivers.
both monitors were working showing a single, extended desktop
i opened the display settings page and selected the nv as my main monitor

made sure physx was enabled:

made ati the default/main monitor again and clicked/applied physx again

ran the vantage physx benchmark but saw no change

i'm still only getting around 10-11 ops in the 3dmark vantage physx test

[edit] disabling the monitor on the nv card doesn't work either *shrug*

Fitseries3 · Oct 31, 2008

is that the 6801 build? it probably wont work in that build. i have not yet had a chance to try it out.

Pyr0 · Oct 31, 2008

yeah, it's the x64 6801 build.
oh well, i guess i'll take the 8800 back out and just go back to breaking win7 again lol
thanks again, lemmie know if u find anything interesting

tnt23 · Nov 4, 2008

man sorry for this noob question maybe, but does this mean a ATI and NVIDIA can work on the same sli mobo ? i was told that was impossible

Fitseries3 · Nov 5, 2008

ati can work on any board. even in crossfire. its SLI that needs an nvidia chipset to work.

as for gfx cards in general... why wouldnt either card work on either board? theres nothing stopping it.

JrRacinFan · Nov 5, 2008

Sorry for the question and going off topic;Fit OTHER than X58 would Crossfire work on an SLI board?

Scrizz · Nov 5, 2008

looks like a big YES

Fitseries3 · Nov 5, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
Sorry for the question and going off topic;Fit OTHER than X58 would Crossfire work on an SLI board?

my 2 3870x2s worked on a evga 790i. thats the only thing i can say. crossfire enabled.

JrRacinFan · Nov 5, 2008

Thank you fit. You were the only one that can confirm for me. I appreciate it.

Fitseries3 · Nov 5, 2008

dont take that 100% though. that was a few months ago. someone may have patched a hole or something... who knows. it worked when i tried it and i dont see any reason why it wouldnt. nvda is the ones that need the nvda chip to work. that changes on x58 although the way they sloved it is not really any different... they added a nvda nf200 pcie switch to all the boards.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Nov 5, 2008

i dont think they did, it was some bios hack i heard

Wile E · Nov 5, 2008

fitseries3 said:
dont take that 100% though. that was a few months ago. someone may have patched a hole or something... who knows. it worked when i tried it and i dont see any reason why it wouldnt. nvda is the ones that need the nvda chip to work. that changes on x58 although the way they sloved it is not really any different... they added a nvda nf200 pcie switch to all the boards.

No they didn't. They removed that requirement on X58. It's a pure software unlock on most boards. Only some boards offer the NF200, and they claim it's to improve performance, but we all know that's a lie. It just adds latency.

Fitseries3 · Nov 5, 2008

the board im getting has one. i guess i was slackin on reading up on this lately.

tnt23 · Nov 5, 2008

actually i meant :" can ATI n NVIDIA work at the same time on a SLI mobo ?"

cuz i was told to buy a pci card to reflash my bricked 4870 ... and when i saw this thread ... i was wondering...

Fitseries3 · Nov 5, 2008

yup. why wouldn't it work?

Wile E · Nov 5, 2008

tnt23 said:
actually i meant :" can ATI n NVIDIA work at the same time on a SLI mobo ?"

cuz i was told to buy a pci card to reflash my bricked 4870 ... and when i saw this thread ... i was wondering...

Yeah, just put the NV card in slot one, and the 4870 in slot 2. When you go to flash the ATI card, the card number for the flash command will probably change from 0 to 1. That should be the only difference.

JrRacinFan · Nov 5, 2008

Wile E said:
No they didn't. They removed that requirement on X58. It's a pure software unlock on most boards. Only some boards offer the NF200, and they claim it's to improve performance, but we all know that's a lie. It just adds latency.

So this means if a true hacker comes along and doesnt mind getting into a legal battle we could see a few bios mods get release into the wild?

Sorry for going way off-topic with this guys. :eek:

Wile E · Nov 5, 2008

JrRacinFan said:
So this means if a true hacker comes along and doesnt mind getting into a legal battle we could see a few bios mods get release into the wild?

Sorry for going way off-topic with this guys.

Probably. It's a BIOS string that unlocks SLI on these boards.

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