Nvidia card for use with AMD chipset?

[legocitytruck]

Will an Nvidia video card work with an AMD chipset? I am considering pairing a Nvidia card with the 790FX chipset. Can you use two Nvidia cards with this chipset? Will SLI work?

 

[ShawnD1]

The motherboard specifications will explicitly state whether or not SLI will work. I searched newegg for "SLI" and every one of the results is either an Intel or Nvidia chipset.

 

[MegaWorks]

Yes, I have an AMD 790FX chipset motherboard with three 9800GT installed.

EDIT: SLI doesn't work with AMD chipsets.

 

[SunnyD]

Card will work fine. SLI will not work at all due to Nvidia artificially restricting SLI to NOT work on these chipsets.

 

[ShawnD1]

Originally posted by: MegaWorks
Yes, I have an AMD 790FX chipset motherboard with three 9800GT installed.

EDIT: SLI doesn't work with AMD chipsets.

Why would you do that? Is that for folding?

 

[legocitytruck]

For 3d AutoCAD and 3Ds Max will running two cards in SLI have a significant advantage over two Ati cards run without cross-fire?

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: legocitytruck
For 3d AutoCAD and 3Ds Max will running two cards in SLI have a significant advantage over two Ati cards run without cross-fire?

No, you only need one card to do anyone of those tasks.

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: ShawnD1

Originally posted by: MegaWorks
Yes, I have an AMD 790FX chipset motherboard with three 9800GT installed.

EDIT: SLI doesn't work with AMD chipsets.

Why would you do that? Is that for folding?

Folding/BOINC

 

[legocitytruck]

Originally posted by: MegaWorks

Originally posted by: legocitytruck
For 3d AutoCAD and 3Ds Max will running two cards in SLI have a significant advantage over two Ati cards run without cross-fire?

No, you only need one card to do anyone of those tasks.

I am not sure you understood my question, I didn't explain it very well. If you start with comparing two ati firegl cards vs two nvidia quadro cards of similar performance level, will the added ability to use the quadro cards in SLI make a significant change in the level of performance?

 

[MegaWorks]

Originally posted by: legocitytruck

Originally posted by: MegaWorks

Originally posted by: legocitytruck
For 3d AutoCAD and 3Ds Max will running two cards in SLI have a significant advantage over two Ati cards run without cross-fire?

No, you only need one card to do anyone of those tasks.

I am not sure you understood my question, I didn't explain it very well. If you start with comparing two ati firegl cards vs two nvidia quadro cards of similar performance level, will the added ability to use the quadro cards in SLI make a significant change in the level of performance?

No SLI/CF is only beneficial in games. Does that answer your question?