Multiple GFX Cards

[Yasjalnadie]

Computer information:

Operating System
   Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit SP1
CPU
   AMD Athlon II X4 640   
   Propus 45nm Technology
RAM
   8.00GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 799MHz (9-9-9-24)
Motherboard
   MSI 870-G45 (MS-7599) (CPU1)
Graphics
   Acer G245HQL (1920x1080@60Hz)
   Acer G245HQ (1920x1080@60Hz)
   ATI AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series (Diamond)   
   ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series (Sapphire/PCPartner)
   CrossFire Disabled
Hard Drives
   298GB Seagate ST3320820AS ATA Device (SATA)
   932GB Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 ATA Device (SATA)
Optical Drives
   MagicISO Virtual DVD-ROM0000
Audio
   VIA High Definition Audio


Question is simple, is it bad two run the 4800 Series with the 6800? Will it cause some driver issues?

[Calum]

Technically it shouldn't cause any driver issues as long as the version you install supports both cards.  I believe the 4800 series support was dropped at the beginning of the year, so if you use the 13.1 or earlier drivers you should be fine.  You may run into some problems depending what exactly you're doing with the cards.  What's the reason to run both together?

[Yasjalnadie]

One card per monitor

[soybean]

One card per monitor

Why?   Most cards will support two monitors.  So, why have the two cards?

[camerongray]

That radeon 6800 can certainly run at least two monitors so just connect them both to that.

[Yasjalnadie]

Well, at one time I both monitors on one card and would average around 150 FPS in some games. After I put in the other graphics card and placed one monitor per card I'm able to reach around 300 FPS. It really changed my performance for games. *NOTE* I also watch videos and sometimes dual box multiple games as well.