can i use two video cards at once lets say Matrox for 2d and MX for 3d

[SCUBA]

and how
thanks

 

[SCUBA]

whats the pro
come on answer me guys

 

[bacillus]

theoretically yes but not 2 AGP cards!

 

[SCUBA]

can you tell me how ?
or give me a web site at least

 

[SCUBA]

bump

 

[SCUBA]

bump
answer me guys

 

[Topochicho]

2 cards for 2 monitors is easy, 2 cards, on one monitor may not be possible

 

[SCUBA]

as i recall if you wonted to get a vodoo 1 you had to have a 2D card beside the vodoo is that right
why isnt it possible ???

 

[Noriaki]

<< as i recall if you wonted to get a vodoo 1 you had to have a 2D card beside the vodoo is that right why isnt it possible ??? >>

Voodoo1 and Voodoo2 were 3D only cards, and used a passthrough cable.
The 2D card send it's 2D image to the V1/V2 and then the V1/V2 connected to the monitor. The 3D card would need a Video in port to do this. The V1/V2 were designed specifically to be 3D only with 2D passed through, the GF2 is 2D and 3D.

You could do it, get a GF2 on AGP and a Matrox PCI card.

Win98 and Win2k both support Dual Video card/Dual monitor configs.

What you'd have to do is set it up for that (make sure you make the GF2 your primary as 3D stuff won't work on the seconday display), but if you only have 1 monitor you'd have to swap the cable between video cards. Both cards would always be outputting something, but you can just not connect the one you don't want.

I think you'd be better off just getting a Radeon (LE if money is an issue), the 2D there is damn near as nice as Matrox, and the 3D speed is on par with a GF2. And saves you swapping the cable when you want to fire up a game.

 

[SCUBA]

yes
but i was thinking of dedicating a GF 2 for 3D so the GPU will be free to render pure 3D

 

[bigbootydaddy]

the sli connections of the old voodoos worked differently than what your thinking.

 

[Redwingsguy]

hmmm could you take a moniter switch box and reverse it? with both cards plugged into the 2 moniter slots and then plug the moniter into the other end? or is it one way only?

 

[halfjag]

&quot;Bigbooty...I don't think Noriaki was describing the SLI feature of the old voodoos. I had a Canopus Pure 3D card which was v1 based and it required a pass-through cable and 2D card because it was a 3D only card.

Those cards were shipped with the passthrough cable and you installed it by going from the the 2D card into the v1 card. Then, the monitor attached to the second port on the v1 card.

SLI involves two voodoo cards that are jumpered by a cable inside the case so that one card drives the odd lines and the other drives the even lines.

Forgive my simplicity...just trying to clarify for all the nice readers out there.



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