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n°1800639
03-21-2008 at 06:55:04 PM

I currently have an 8800GTX and is used for dual monitors. I'm planning on buying an 1080P HDTV and Blu-ray drive for my PC. Can I add another 8600GT and use it to power the HDTV and play blu-ray? I'm not looking for SLI. I just want another card dedicated to playing Blu-ray. I have an emply PCI-Express 4x slot available. Is this possible? Thanks.


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n°1800654
03-21-2008 at 07:19:41 PM

I run an 8800GTX paired with an 8600GT for a 3 monitor setup and have no problems at all.

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n°1800657
03-21-2008 at 07:24:48 PM

Have you tried Blu-ray or HD output on the 8600GT? Is it flawless?


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n°1800667
03-21-2008 at 07:46:42 PM

Yes you just can't SLI unless they are identical GPU's.  Other than that it would work for your situation.


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n°1800724
03-21-2008 at 10:39:47 PM

Sweet. Glad to hear that it will work. Thanks guys.


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