OT: Dual Video Card Suggestions

wwaag wrote on 4/25/2008, 7:20 PM
I currently have an Nvidia 8600GT on my Q6600 system. I want to add a 2nd video card so that I can simultaneously output both an HDTV and s-video/composite signal. Should I stay with Nvidia or get a cheap ATI card?

One option would be to get another 8600GT card so that I could run it in an SLI configuration. Would there be any advantages for either video playback or use with Vegas.

Any suggestions woulld be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.

wwaag

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.

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TheHappyFriar wrote on 4/25/2008, 7:40 PM
the 8600 isn't a duel head card? My ATI 3850 is duel head (includes DVI to HDMI adapter) & includes an s-vid/composite out.


vegas would get no advantage, BUT... duel monitors helps A LOT. I have just the TL/trimmer on my left monitor (main) & all the tools/outputs on the right monitor.
wwaag wrote on 4/25/2008, 8:01 PM
The 8600GT is a dual-head card and I do run 2 monitors, which I really like for Vegas and Photoshop.

My requirement, however, is to output both a component and s-video/composite signal at the same time (totally unrelated to Vegas)--hence the need for 2 cards (I think).

wwaag

AKA the HappyOtter at https://tools4vegas.com/. System 1: Intel i7-8700k with HD 630 graphics plus an Nvidia RTX4070 graphics card. System 2: Intel i7-3770k with HD 4000 graphics plus an AMD RX550 graphics card. System 3: Laptop. Dell Inspiron Plus 16. Intel i7-11800H, Intel Graphics. Current cameras include Panasonic FZ2500, GoPro Hero11 and Hero8 Black plus a myriad of smartPhone, pocket cameras, video cameras and film cameras going back to the original Nikon S.

rmack350 wrote on 4/25/2008, 11:47 PM
If you're on Vista I think that the new driver model requires you to use the same driver for both cards. So, you could use different ATI cards because you're using the catalyst driver for example. Point is that you won't be able to mix NVIDIA and ATI cards. You could mix different models of nvidia cards or ATI cards but you can't have Nvidia and ATI cards.

I think you could mix them in XP though.

As to which cards to chose, don't know.

Rob Mack
John_Cline wrote on 4/26/2008, 1:16 AM
Mixing different brands of video cards in the same computer, whether in Vista or XP, is just begging for trouble. The path of least problems would be to get another card identical to the one that is currently in the machine.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 4/26/2008, 7:28 AM
> The path of least problems would be to get another card identical to the one that is currently in the machine.

Ditto! Get yourself another Nvidia 8600GT and save yourself a LOT of headaches.

~jr