Will ATI and nVidia cards work together on an Asus Sabertooth Z87

space55 · Jul 10, 2014

I have an Asus Sabertooth Z87, an nVidia GeForce GTX 780, and an i7 4770K. I wanted to get some Radeon so that I could bitcoin mine better. Will they function. I don't care about the fact that it will require fiddling to get it to work, I'm used to it. I only want to know if it is worth it.

Also, is it necessary?

Thanks, and my build is in my profile if needed.

Ali Shayyan · Jul 12, 2014

For the last couple of years I've heard only two types of dual or multi GPU configuration Sli for two or more nvidia cards and crossfire for Amd, never heard they can be mixed . you might want to add another nvidia card or sell the one you have and buy two amd cards

shadow32 · Jul 12, 2014

I have tried exactly what you are describing before. It wasn't pretty. Even after you manage to get the drivers installed, you get low GPU usage from the Nvidia card at times and headaches of drivers.

Trust me, it isn't worth it.

Just build a 2nd PC for the ATI card. Just a basic cheap one that you can find at a dump (like I did) and use the card in that.

space55 · Jul 17, 2014

Any recommendations on where to get one? Refurbished Alienware or something of the sort?

shadow32 · Jul 23, 2014

space55 :

Alienware? What?

Why? If this is for a Bitcoin miner, just get the cheapest possible. It doesn't need a powerful CPU. You can Bitcoin mine with your GPU on a Pentium 4 if you wanted, and it would mine at the same speed as if you were using an i7.

space55 · Jul 23, 2014

So, basically look for cheap stuff then spend a lot on the GFX card? Also, what kind and quality of mobo should I use? ITX, ATX, Micro-ATX, etc.?

shadow32 · Jul 26, 2014

space55 :

Yes. All cheap except the GPU and PSU.

And ITX and ATX are not quality, they are form factor. (ie: Micro-ATX is for smaller PC cases)
So motherboard type does not matter.

Like I said, for my litecoin/dogecoin miner, I used a PC I found in the dump and just used a good PSU and an HD 7850.

Also, what do you plan on mining? If it is litecoin or dogecoin, you kind of just missed the GPU mining phase. Asics are where it is at, for less money and less power, and higher Hashrate.

space55 · Jul 26, 2014

I know the difference between micro-ATX and ITX and such, just wondering what board you recommend.

Also, I was thinking on mining bitcoins, but I may try other coins or hardware. Any recommended other kinds of crypto currencies or hardware?

Thanks

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