ATI 4890 and 2600XT together?

[Dougx1317]

I just bought an HIS 4890 1GB graphics card. My old card is a Powercolor HD2600 XT 512MB GDDR3. I've read that crossfireX allows two different models of graphics cards to work together. I have a motherboard with two PCI-e slots. Is there anyway that I can use the HD2600 XT to make my 4890 better? Or is there an ATI version of PhysX?

 

[mindless728]

nope

 

[brockh]

No. Also, there is no ATi version of PhysX per-say, nor should there need to be.

 

[Dougx1317]

So, there is absolutely no reason that I should keep my 2600XT?

 

[brockh]

So, there is absolutely no reason that I should keep my 2600XT?

No sir. The best you can do is try and sell it on eBay or Craigslist, but I am not even sure that's worth it. I'm sure it served you well, you could.. give it a proper burial in the back yard?

 

[bige420]

You could hold onto it as a spare in case something ever goes wrong (god forbid) with your 4890. A side note, you can only crossfire cards of the same generation.

 

[Dougx1317]

Alright. I'll probably just keep it. I won't be able to sell it for much.

 

[mindless728]

keeping it is a good idea, i still have a pci-e x16 NV 6600GT for a backup "just in case"