AIT and nVidia in same computer

[theanimala]

I have dual 20" LCD's connected up to an AGP radeon 9700, one DVI and one VGA. I want both connected DVI, so I am looking at a cheap PCI video card that can run 1600x1200. I hear great things (and see GREAT prices) on the Geforce 6200, but I've always heard of driver nightmares when people go from ATI to nVidia or vice-versa. Well, what about running both cards in the same machine at the same time? The PCI card would not be for any gaming, just DVI connection. Should I just pay more and stick with a Radeon 9200 series?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

You won't have any luck trying to run both cards in your system at the same time. Barring a MB change, I would suggest you look at the HIS EXCALIBUR PLATINUM RADEON 9600 DUAL-DVI 256MEG VIDEOCARD. You can find some info at http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/dualdvi/

 

[rudder]

With winxp I have changed from ati - nvidia with no driver issues at all. Can't comment on running both at the same time however.

 

[theanimala]

Originally posted by: MagnusTheBrewer
You won't have any luck trying to run both cards in your system at the same time. Barring a MB change, I would suggest you look at the HIS EXCALIBUR PLATINUM RADEON 9600 DUAL-DVI 256MEG VIDEOCARD. You can find some info at http://www.tweaknews.net/reviews/dualdvi/

Thanks for the reply. I have a question though, what advantage does this card give me vs a PCI 9200. I believe the Radeon 9600 would be slower then my non-pro 9700, and the 9600 costs $110 shipped vs $50 shipped for a PCI 9200 card. Am I right in assuming I would be paying more for a slower performing system card then staying with what I have now with the 9200?

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

I'm sorry but I was unable to locate a 9200 card with dual dvi. Can you tell me where you found it?