question on amd boards (nvidia or amd chipset) with onboard video and PCIe 16x slot

jarthel · 02-28-09, 06:49 AM

Is it possible to use the onboard video and PCIe 16s slot at the same time? I'm planning to install a raid card on the PCIe 16s slot.

thank you

mercalf · 02-28-09, 11:00 AM

Is the question: is it possible to use the on-board video AND a PCIe video card?

If that's the question, then I don't believe so (for sure NOT in Vista) - unless they use the same video drivers and what not. I actually tried this myself in trying to get a 3rd monitor working and it failed to the extreme....

Sgt_Pinto · 02-28-09, 09:25 PM

if your going to use the pcie 16 slot for a raid card, not a video card, its should be fine.

QuietIce · 03-01-09, 04:09 AM

Agreed!

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Originally Posted by mercalf

Is the question: is it possible to use the on-board video AND a PCIe video card?

If that's the question, then I don't believe so (for sure NOT in Vista) - unless they use the same video drivers and what not. I actually tried this myself in trying to get a 3rd monitor working and it failed to the extreme....

That's the way I understand it as well. The 790GX IGP will run "Hybrid" X-fire with an HD32xx or HD34xx only ...

EarthDog · 03-01-09, 04:16 AM

I think hes just talking about installing a raid card in the 16x slot (why? when 4x would be fine)...but yes so you can do that.

jarthel · 03-01-09, 04:57 AM

thanks everyone for the help

jarthel · 03-01-09, 04:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Caligula420

I think hes just talking about installing a raid card in the 16x slot (why? when 4x would be fine)...but yes so you can do that.

most motherboard with onboard video are mATX though. thus there is only 1 16x PCIe slot and in some cases another 1x.

02-28-09, 06:49 AM	Thread Starter #1
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mercalf Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Central Florida	Is the question: is it possible to use the on-board video AND a PCIe video card? If that's the question, then I don't believe so (for sure NOT in Vista) - unless they use the same video drivers and what not. I actually tried this myself in trying to get a 3rd monitor working and it failed to the extreme.... __________________ \|-------------------[RamBox]-----------------\| Storage............................Hitachi 1TB SATA II CPU..........AMD Phenom II x4 Deneb Black Edition(stock 3.0GHz) Heatsink..........................Zalman CNPS8700 Memory.........16GB HyperDrive / OCZ Reaper 4GB DDR2 8500 Mobo............................DFI LanParty JR 790GX GPU..................2x BFG nVIDIA 9800GTs O.C. 2GB DDR3 PSU...........................Corsair 620HX 620W Modular Barracks.......................NZXT Rogue Crafted Series
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Sgt_Pinto Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia	if your going to use the pcie 16 slot for a raid card, not a video card, its should be fine. __________________ Monitor: 19" Samsung 940n CPU: 5200+x2 @ 3.25ghz Graphics: 9600GSO 384mb Mobo: Gigabyte MA790FX-DQ6 RAM: 2x2gb ram. HDD: 250gb+500gb PSU: SuperFlower True Power 500w HeatWare:http://www.heatware.com/eval.php?id=60405
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03-01-09, 04:57 AM	Thread Starter #6
jarthel Member Join Date: Aug 2001	thanks everyone for the help
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