Are 5970 with gtx220 and with 260+ the same??

[billtaco]

My present PC is
i7 920
ddr3 1333 6g
EX58 UD3
and the card is 260+
power is 850w
i want to buy 5970
but i just dont want to give up NV phyx
so one NV card may add to my 5970
Q1:
So, 5970+ 220 and 5970 + 260+ the same ??(the nv card is only for phyx ??? no graphic power augmentation ???)
Q2:
and if 260+ is added : the power will be the problems??
Q3:
my present system is vista ultimate 64x
the combination of A + N must be in win 7 ???
any new crack will be out for vista ????

 

[shadow187]

My present PC is
i7 920
ddr3 1333 6g
EX58 UD3
and the card is 260+
power is 850w
i want to buy 5970
but i just dont want to give up NV phyx
so one NV card may add to my 5970
Q1:
So, 5970+ 220 and 5970 + 260+ the same ??(the nv card is only for phyx ??? no graphic power augmentation ???)

I don't quite understand. The 5970 + 220 will work with PhysX, but the 5970 + 260 will be able to do PhysX a lot better.
Q2:
and if 260+ is added : the power will be the problems??
No, the HD5970 uses 260Watts of power, the GTX260 probably uses 170Watts, I'm not sure. 450Watts for GPU, 100 for your CPU, 75 for the rest of your components, and you'll have more than 200Watts to spare.
Q3:
my present system is vista ultimate 64x
the combination of A + N must be in win 7 ???
That is correct.
any new crack will be out for vista ????
It's not a crack per se, Windows 7 allows one to use multiple display drivers. Recently nVidia blocked their card from functioning when an ATI card was present, however a crack exists to bypass that.

 

[billtaco]

really thanks for ur suggestions
really
thx~~
By the way :
what is "It's not a crack per se"mean??
u mean the key is that Win 7 is the ony system for "multiple display drivers" ??
the crack is the helper ??
THanks~~

 

[4745454b]

Vista will only load one display driver. This means ALL graphics cards MUST use that driver. There is no driver that will run both AMD and Nvidia cards, so that option is out for you. There is no crack that will allow this. Upgrade to win7 and you could do it.

From reviews I've read about PhysX, the 260+ will allow higher levels of details. It will cost you in terms of power. The question then becomes how good is that "850W" PSU.

 

[billtaco]

From reviews I've read about PhysX, the 260+ will allow higher levels of details. It will cost you in terms of power. The question then becomes how good is that "850W" PSU.
==> u mean the power will be the problem??
not enough??

 

[4745454b]

850W could be more then enough. A 5970 should use around 300W, another 200W for the GTX will be more then enough. Add in another 100W for the CPU and maybe another 50W for the system and your only looking at 650W. The problem is what happens when you try pulling 650W from a cheap no name 850W PSU. Its not just about the wattage, the quality of the unit will influence its ability to do this.

As long as you have a good quality 850W PSU you'll be fine. If you have something you bought for $30, or it came with your case, start double checking that its up for the task.

 

[billtaco]

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