Is there a Nvidia GPU that has 5.1 support on the GPU?

dvdbunny · 10 Oct 2008 at 16:16

a bit like the new ATI 4850 5.1 support over hdmi? Is there anything like that from Nvidia?

Also is it possible to have a PC motherboard hold 1 Nvidia card and 1 ATI card at the same time. Then have two user accounts on Vista or XP where each account has Nvidia drivers for when you want to play using Nvidia drivers and the other account has ATI drivers when you want to play with your ATI card, is this possible or is something similar possible?

Many thanks in advance

uv · 10 Oct 2008 at 16:21

Plenty of nvidia cards support hdmi.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_family.html

EvilOne · 10 Oct 2008 at 16:28

dvdbunny said:
a bit like the new ATI 4850 5.1 support over hdmi? Is there anything like that from Nvidia?

I dont think so

, just graphics as far as i know.

LoadsaMoney · 10 Oct 2008 at 16:41

uvmain said:
Plenty of nvidia cards support hdmi.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/geforce_family.html

Without the sound.

There is some that do the sound as well, but they aint done by Nvidia, they are done by their partners, so you just have to look out for them.

Metalface Mark · 10 Oct 2008 at 17:29

My leadtek GTX280 comes with a lead to supply audio through hdmi, my 9800gtx did as well, however when i plugged it in, it literally went up in a puff of smoke, which has stopped me attempting the 280 one

dvdbunny · 10 Oct 2008 at 17:30

any from nvidia coming soon?

Edie: or at least any nvidia cards that have coax or optical toslink out?

cavemanoc · 10 Oct 2008 at 19:21

I've got a really old one upstairs that does it - will have to check the model number (or ask TBirdUK as I stole it from him

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dvdbunny · 10 Oct 2008 at 21:19

anyone know about my other question

is it possible to have a PC motherboard hold 1 Nvidia card and 1 ATI card at the same time. Then have two user accounts on Vista or XP where each account has Nvidia drivers for when you want to play using Nvidia drivers and the other account has ATI drivers when you want to play with your ATI card, is this possible or is something similar possible?

RaiderX · 10 Oct 2008 at 21:39

the 9 series cards have an spdif header which connects to the spdif header on the motherboard, none have onboard audio tho

cavemanoc · 11 Oct 2008 at 09:42

dvdbunny said:
anyone know about my other question

is it possible to have a PC motherboard hold 1 Nvidia card and 1 ATI card at the same time. Then have two user accounts on Vista or XP where each account has Nvidia drivers for when you want to play using Nvidia drivers and the other account has ATI drivers when you want to play with your ATI card, is this possible or is something similar possible?

You can do that - but you shouldn't have to - you can run both sets of drivers simultaneously, and just change which card is the master in settings - that will decide which one is used for full screen games (plus you can run 4 screens!)

balls · 11 Oct 2008 at 10:03

cavemanoc said:
You can do that - but you shouldn't have to - you can run both sets of drivers simultaneously, and just change which card is the master in settings - that will decide which one is used for full screen games (plus you can run 4 screens!)

I'm not 100% if this still is the case, but in XP you can happily run both simultaneously, but it used not to be possible in vista

spookywillow · 11 Oct 2008 at 11:40

no its not possible in vista, only xp or the new windows thats coming out.

dvdbunny · 11 Oct 2008 at 15:51

What new windows is coming out?

So one way is to run both sets of drivers simultaneously!

So the other way can be my way. As in have two accounts which are both vista and each account having the ATI driver and the other account having the Nvidia driver and then SLI and Crossfire twin GPU's from each manufacturer in one PC case on the same motherboard. Is that possible?

Much thanks

spookywillow · 11 Oct 2008 at 16:22

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_7

and no i dont think that is possible as it loads drivers before account selection. its either XP or wait till W7 is out.

titchard · 15 Oct 2008 at 19:26

dvdbunny said:
What new windows is coming out?

So one way is to run both sets of drivers simultaneously!

So the other way can be my way. As in have two accounts which are both vista and each account having the ATI driver and the other account having the Nvidia driver and then SLI and Crossfire twin GPU's from each manufacturer in one PC case on the same motherboard. Is that possible?

Much thanks

Why are you trying to run audio out of your GFX? Are you trying to run it into a LCD television or something?

Rich

kitfit1 · 15 Oct 2008 at 20:21

dvdbunny said:
a bit like the new ATI 4850 5.1 support over hdmi? Is there anything like that from Nvidia?

Also is it possible to have a PC motherboard hold 1 Nvidia card and 1 ATI card at the same time. Then have two user accounts on Vista or XP where each account has Nvidia drivers for when you want to play using Nvidia drivers and the other account has ATI drivers when you want to play with your ATI card, is this possible or is something similar possible?

Many thanks in advance

This is the same "dvdbunny" that is such an expert on running Crysis ? Now i thought you already knew everything there was to know, so you must know the answer to this already.

fobose · 15 Oct 2008 at 22:59

ROFL. I searched and found this after just looking at that hilarious crysis thread a few mins ago

willhub · 15 Oct 2008 at 23:24

I play it all on supreme high now :cool:

awaybreaktoday · 16 Oct 2008 at 12:48

willhub said:
I play it all on supreme high now

Have not tried the god mode graphic settings yet?