Solution For RADEON/QUADRO combo PC

luismasco

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So, the thing is I own an XFX r9 270x GPU, which I dont find enough for my viewport needs in 3ds max mainly, but more than enough for my actual gaming needs. So I think of getting a low-to-mid level quadro card (say from K600 to K4000, depending on my next month salary!), but after much reading, I decided having those GPU working simultaneously was too much of a drag, and I don't really have the time to solve the issues that are likely to come up by using both drivers, as much fun as it may be!.
So, I was thinking... could my solution be having a Windows 8 installed in two separate hdd, and set up drivers and such for each GPU in a different drive, and install the softwares that would benefit the most from each GPU (i.e. boot from the hdd that has nvidia drivers to use 3ds max and boot from the other one to play games from the r9 270x). It seems like a simple solution, but now its late and I am tired so I reach out to you for telling me what the issues might be!

Thanks!
 

Shadowblade2652

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The problem would be that A. you would have to swap the cables frequently in order to change.

You could pull a Linus and put both into the same system and choose a way to boot with either one enabled (he did a video on SLI and Crossfire in the same computer). While this is not the smartest way to do it, it probably works so you could try it.
 

luismasco

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I am really struggling with setting up a build that combines both gaming and workstation abilities. I suppose I am not the first one with this issue since its really hard to do all work and no play! Anyone cares to chime in with a pretty non pocket-emptying solution?
 

luismasco

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Great video! Actual proof that both drivers can run together and get along pretty well. I think the way to go is to set one monitor with both cables coming from each GPU (1x HDMI, 1x DVI) and change between them, rather than having a dual monitor setup and hastle with whatever happens when you try moving some window from one to the other!
 

t1M1

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Hey there,

I had this issue with quadro and geforce and did this, which I then posted on the forums. You might wanna try the same proces with radeon drivers instead of geforce, who knows right?!