quick question about 2 gfx card setups

[DrunkWookie]

if i have a board capable of running multiple gfx cards can i dump 2 in... say a 3870 and a 4870 can i use both or would i get errors?..

am thinking of getting a 42" screen to go with my 2 x 24" monitors for watching films etc and 1 card is no enuff for 3 outputs(afaik)

 

[Deleted member 66701]

That will work fine but you won't be able to use Crossfire - for Crossfire they need to be the same generation.

 

[DrunkWookie]

hmmm bin reading some of the 4870 specs and they say they come with dual dvi and hdmi output so in theory can i run 3 monitors off 1 card? like the gainward 4870?

 

[Deleted member 66701]

No - HDMI is over one of the DVI ports via a bundled adaptor, so you can still only connect two display devices.

 

[IS7Doji]

"Built-in HDMI with 5.1 surround sound support"

taken of the description on website, wouldnt that imply that there is hdmi on the card. Since you cant transfer sound over dvi?