installing amd chipset drivers on an nvidia sli board, can it be done?

kennedy1359 · Jul 23, 2013

If I were to change the chipset drivers to an amd set would it boot the computer and run amd crossfire? or am I doomed to this sli board and expensive cards for the next couple years?

Maxx_Power · Jul 23, 2013

There is no way to cross-install drivers. Remember what drivers are for, they are for the southbridge features nowadays. All the northbridge features (memory controller, PCI-E lanes, etc) are integrated onto the CPU, and are driver-less these days.

Maxx_Power · Jul 23, 2013

There are sometimes hacks (workarounds) that does allow you to CrossFire on SLI and vice versa. Google your motherboard model and see if you can get lucky.

kennedy1359 · Jul 23, 2013

I have been doing that for days but I just keep getting sli being possible on amd but saying it con't be done the other way around. I have been altering things and both cards are at 8x but when I actually run something it turns the power off to the second card:/

Maxx_Power · Jul 23, 2013

kennedy1359 :

Well, you might as well update the BIOS to see if that changes your luck. Some AMD boards do support SLi (actually most new ones from the last few years support both).

Is your chipset the AMD 990 ?

kennedy1359 · Jul 23, 2013

no I am running an sli board (intel, nvidia, the whole nine yards) I just want to trick the drivers into thinking ati cards are ok and catalyst to engage crossfire OR so nvida will engage sli with the cards.

Maxx_Power · Jul 23, 2013

kennedy1359 :

Hmm okay. Is there a newer BIOS revision for your board ? Sometimes there is a difference in the BIOS revisions to the PCI-E multi-GPU support.

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