Radeon VGA + Geforce Physx works on XP but not on Vista

I found the answer :

Monitor 2, on 8800 Gts need to be activated ... Dual screen must be activated
More than 4200 o3mark, that's fun

 

This might sound absolutely insane but would it be possible to run a 4870x2 as the main graffics card and a gtx280 as the physics card? I ask this because I just switched to the 4870x2 and still have the gtx280 that I am planning on selling...I am running the 4870x2 on my 780i motherboard so crossfire is not an option. So what do you guys think? And which pci-e slot should I put the gtx280 card in...the one furthest away from the first card or the slot right below the first card? Thanks

 

@ Robschina

This should be working. But it only works on Windows XP! NOT ON VISTA!!!
I think you have to put the 4870 X2 in the primary PCIE-slot and the 280 in the second or third slot...

c[00]LsPoT!

 

That sounds awesome
I might grab a cheap 9600 GSO or something to run as a PhysX card.

I'm still running XP... I probably will NOT downgrade to Vista in the future. I'm running XP x64 SP2 for my 4 GB RAM

 

I won't go back to XP x64. I have some bad memories from the time of first x86_64 CPUs. And I could buy a GTX-260 if I would not have any DX 10.1 so I am waiting for a new x64 build of Windows 7 and I will buy the best short VGA. (I would keep with my old chassis and keep my HDDs in their place so I need a VGA which is shorter then 18.5cm, like a 8600GTS, maybe a custom 8800/9600 with shorter PCB...)

 

I've tried this with a Sapphire 4870 and a MSI 8800GT for physx but, after installing drivers the pc reboots and when windows is starting the blue screen appears and reboots the pc again. I use Windows XP X64.

 

You need XP x86, Vienna x86, or Vienna x64 to be able to use different cards. XP_x64 is the same **** what Vista is (more restrictions and more driver issues then with the old XP x86 or beta builds from 2008).

 

Ohh. Hardspeel.com made an article about this Radeon_VGA + Geforce_Physx combo today. Of course, they did not say who was the original source of this idea.
I know, they could invent it themselfs, but I posted the idea with screenshots on various forums some weeks ago. So they only re-invented some existing stuff.
Should I let them know how they can run some Vantage tests?

 

Thanks Janos I've installed the 32bits version and it works really well

 

Anyone got an idea for making it work under vista?

 

Kidnap Bill Gates and ransom some support for drivers.???

 

Thank you for you help. Here's my result

Mainboard Asus Rampage Extreme chipset X48
Ram 2x1GB DDR3 Corsair
CPU Xeon 45nm X3320 2.5GHz 6MB Cache L2
VGA Single Asus HD 4870 @ 880/1150 with stock fan
VGA PhysX Asus 9800 GTX TOP

 

Nice! The workaround works on Vista 64 SP1?

Did you ran Vantage on Vista 64 using hardware PhysX?

 

@bakalu

Thats is a crazy cpu score on vantage.

 

Hi guys , I just bought an ATi 4870x2 and I was willing to give a shot to the workaround posted by Janos666 . But I've got major problems: first of all , when I have both the new ATI and the old 8800gtx plugged in , only the 8800 seems to produce a video output ( I've got a 850w Toughpower so it must be enough ) . I've tried to switch the two slots but the 8800 is always the only video that sends a signal to my monitor. And the second problem is that even in windows I can't seem to choose the "Primary display adapter" . In the screen properties I've got only the 8800 listed, is there anyway to fix this? Or maybe I'am not getting in the right menu? Is there a way to have the 4870 give an output instead of 8800? Sorry for all the questions :nerd:. Thx in advance

 

I have an X1950XT sitting in a box on my shelf. Would it be possible to use this as a Physx card and have my 8800GTX as a primary card? Using XP 32bit

 

No and never will be since X1950 XT can not support CUDA.

 

Windows 7 beta1

Hi everyone!

Sorry for picking out this ancient thread, but I had it saved in my favourites for this occasion
Windows 7 Beta 1 is out, and pretty soon we can expect RC1 as well (in a couple of months as it seems). So - has anyone tried the above trick on Beta1, some of the newer cards (like ATi HD4870 1GB + nVidia GF 9500/9600GT/GSO) and new Physx/Catalyst drivers?
EDIT:
Or maybe even nVidia PCI or PCIe x1 cards like these?
http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product.asp?id=94
http://www.sparkle.com.tw/product.asp?id=65

I'd just like to know before thinking about investing into something like this, even though investment probably won't happen soon (as there are still no games worth the extra $$, but anyway)..

If this still works on Beta1 with new cards and drivers, than we can assume it will work in final Windows 7 as well - and that's what I'm aiming at.
EDIT: Perfect solution for everyone would probably be the VGA of their own choice for graphics and secondary low-end PCI or PCIe x1 card for physx - so you can do it on any motherboard, and with any card as a primary card.

Thanks for bearing with me

 

in beta 1 it works on physix benches very well but i cant see usage in games like mirrors edge there is no diffrence at my machine with or without geforce
rc1 will come 27.2. i have heard hope its true but could be cause its right for cebit demonstration than the rc1 was compiled at 11.2 i read yesterday

http://www.tomshardware.com/de/Windows-7-RC1-Microsoft-Build,news-242411.html <-- sry german
http://www.pcwelt.de/specials/windows_7/news/194200/windows_7_erste_rc_screenshots/

 

Well, if RC1 is close, it will be on my machine the same weekend, card or no card. But I hope that more people will succeed in activating Physx in Radeon+GeForce combination..