Can AMD Radeon HD4770 and NVidia 8400GS be used in combination?

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  1. arabha123

    arabha123 Member

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    Hi all,

    I have a system with the specs as shown in my profile. I'm planning on buying a Radeon HD 4770 as an upgrade for the GPU. My 8400GS has been working fine and I don't really want to scrap it.

    1.Can I use it with the AMD 4770 card in combination, as a Physx only card?

    2.Is there anyway I can configure my 8400GS to handle only Physx and the Radeon card for the graphics?

    I game at 1280 x 1024 resolution.
     
  2. DSK

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    Yes you can use your 8400 for physX but its not worth it i'm not sure if it could handle physX
     
  3. Iarwain

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    8400GS will actually likely be slower than a decent processor. Certainly slower than the 4770 could go.
     
  4. bp9801

    bp9801 Ancient Guru

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    Wouldn't there be compatiability issues between the two brands?
     

  5. deltatux

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    I think the OP just wants to use his GeForce 8400GS as a PhysX card and his ATi Radeon HD 4770 as the graphics rendering card.

    I too am not sure if that's doable.

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  6. barwell1992

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    its only doable on xp or win 7
     
  7. Iarwain

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    And not worth it on either. It would be basically unplayable. Even 8500s are too slow. 8600GT is the bare minimum really.
     
  8. deltatux

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    I'm surprised that it won't work on Vista if it works on Windows 7 as Windows 7 is basically a minor update to Windows Vista (in terms of the kernel, not UI).

    deltatux
     
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    its somthing to do with a diforent dos emulation carnt remember what but vista wont lett 2 drivers instal in other words it was to smart for itself
     
  10. sykozis

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    WDDM1.0 (Vista) only allows for 1 display driver to be installed at any time. WDDM1.1 (Win7) and WDM (XP) allow for multiple display drivers.


    WDDM = Windows Display Driver Model
    WDM = Windows Driver Model
     

  11. arabha123

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    So the only thing I can do with my 8400 GS is just scrap it :(

    I have been playing games like Crysis, FarCry, FEAR,etc with medium settings and those like FIFA 09 at high settings with the card. Is there no way I can use it for any purpose in the system. I'm using Windows XP and if required I would upgrade to Windows 7 only and not Vista.
     
  12. bp9801

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    Well, since you're using XP, you should be able to have both video drivers working on your rig.
     
  13. sixty4bitdiablo

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    pick one or the other. ati and nvidia drivers on the same system could just become your biggest nightmare.
     
  14. northy84

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    lol i am trying to do the exact same thing right now. i cant get it to work .. did you have any luck? as of right now every time i install the second gpu the physx dissables itself and in the control panel the option for geforce physx is greyed out.

    i agree that the 8400GS is far too slow, my 940 @ 3500MHz scores 19 fps on the vantage physics test and the 8400 gets 25. mind you the cpu only @19 looks far faster and far smoother than the physx 8400 @ 25 ... if you had better luck let me know please and i will pick up a 9600GT for testing. the one positive note is that the cpu useage with physx enabled drops to 10%~ whereas normally would be at least 90%. this could make games run faster. or not lol ..
     
  15. Chouji

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    Save your video card for an extra system.

    I always have old computer parts, downgrades ect. I build computers out of the spares and donate them for tax write offs.

    When i get new stuff, old stuff gets handed down to my daughter, then her old stuff gets donated or given to family members.

    an 8400 isn't a hardcore card, but if it can play crysis at any setting, it's worth keeping for other computer projects.

    Also i keep a secondary computer, dedicated to downloading and network storage for my home network. I also run SVN on it so i can grab files off my computer from work ect.
    I would also dual box with it when i used to play MMO's. It still uses an FX 5700 LE 128mb video card and an athlon xp-m 2400 OC 2.2ghz. How's that for weak.
     

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