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If I upgrade my 8800GT to be 4870, can 8800GT to be a PhysX
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I'm going to upgrade my 8800GT to the ATi 4870 too which do you think is the better card should i keep the 8800GT or get the 4870 but if Apple doesn't come out with adapters for the LED Cinema I'm gonna have to buy the ATi
You can't make the 8800 GT into a dedicated physics processor. You also cannot use the 8800 GT and the 4870 at the same time.
Apple will never make a DVI-Mini DisplayPort adapter, so you'll either have to not buy an LED Cinema Display or buy the 4870.
Apple will never make a DVI-Mini DisplayPort adapter, so you'll either have to not buy an LED Cinema Display or buy the 4870.
Actually, you can. Just don't try it without SLI, and forget about mixing ATI and Nvidia.
Actually, you can. Just don't try it without SLI, and forget about mixing ATI and Nvidia.
I'm talking about power requirements, unless you rout the cable down from the optical drive.
Can we have one thread that doesn't run aground on Apple's "innovation?" I know, I know, wishful thinking.
What do you mean? Innovation in that they restrict the ability to use any configuration other than the ones available on their store, or innovation in that we can't modify said hardware to do things (such as physics processing)?
Because I'm already fighting them by getting a Radeon 4870 and a GT 120. Take THAT Apple!
Sorry to my fool first, are you sure that?Actually, you can. Just don't try it without SLI, and forget about mixing ATI and Nvidia.
Is the setting like this : ATI 4870 to my ACD 30", 8800GT just plug in pci-e second socket, in windows I need to install nVidia and ATI drive, will them crack ? I'm not sure that because I leave PC long time ago, when I in PC life I know both display card can't install in same mother board.
Hope you can tell me more.
It just can't be done, power-wise. There aren't enough connectors inside the computer for both cards.
XP can handle the drivers fine, but the computer can't power them.
It can be done, but it's uggglllly to do it. I had a GTX260 and an 8800GT installed simultaneously for a short time. GTX260 used one motherboard power connectors and a molex splitter to PCIe 6pin adapter from the optical drive, and the 8800GT used the other motherboard power connector.
Not that ugly in my eyes. I ran a Molex extension from the optical bays to the PCI Express bay and it was fairly easy. The only time I see it is when I remove the side of the case anyways (which is rare).
To install the extension, I just had to pull ot the optical bay and remove a total of four screws (for the fan assembly and first SATA connector) to route the cable neatly. I put everything back, then put the four screws back in. Easy peasy.
You would have to use an external power supply (meaning an internal supply from a normal PC) and keep your case open constantly (something that is NOT a good idea to do) to run two of them.
Thank you again.
In my plan first way will buy Apple ATI 4870, for further if one 4870 can't handle the game, I can get one more PC ATI 4870.