Nvidia PhysX Question

chrisrobhay2 · May 14th, 2009, 01:04 AM

Would I be able to buy an Nvidia GPU and use it as a PhysX processor with an ATI card as the main GPU?

IModAmd · May 14th, 2009, 04:08 AM

To do this you need Windows XP

With Vista and W7 you wont be able to do it because the Operating System wont allow 2 different drivers for the same component (video card ) in your case.

I heard you have more chances of successes with SLI Boards... if you want to Run the Physx... but does that true idk ...

zme-ul · May 14th, 2009, 08:09 AM

in W7 it works, a friend of mine got it working
the nvidia card must be tricked to think there is an actual display attached to it

chrisrobhay2 · May 14th, 2009, 02:02 PM

Is it something that only a hardware enthusiast would be able to do? Because I'm not the most computer savvy person out there.

zme-ul · May 14th, 2009, 02:54 PM

you can find what to do on the internetz, use google
I don't know exactly what tutorial he used tho

IModAmd · May 14th, 2009, 03:54 PM

Well maybe he is a lier loll i did my research and w7 got the same driver scheme , so impossible

Actualy for get working ati+nvidia on xp is simple , install the gpus drivers and thats its

zme-ul · May 14th, 2009, 05:05 PM

I can tell you he did it, whatever you believe I can't change

chrisrobhay2 · May 14th, 2009, 09:04 PM

Can you ask your friend where he found it? I would hate to have to give away my trusty 8600 GTS.

zme-ul · May 14th, 2009, 09:56 PM

this is what I found on short: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=284463
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DmHTH7zdpo

our forums are down today and I don't know when I can get a clear and more complete answer

chrisrobhay2 · May 14th, 2009, 11:50 PM

Ok, thank you.