How to use two Graphics Cards


  1. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
       #1

    How to use two Graphics Cards


    I have an On-Board Video Card Intel g41 & a GeForce 210.. I need some FPS to play Games.. So I am asking can I use my On-Board & Dedicated Video Card @ the same time together ? SomeHow Or Anyway?
    Thanks in Advance...
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  2. Posts : 22
    7 Enterprise 64-bit
       #2

    You are not able to use onboard graphics and a graphics card at the same time.

    You can use 1 card to power 2 monitors (and sometimes more depending on the card)
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  3. Posts : 12,364
    8 Pro x64
       #3

    NightAngel said:
    You are not able to use onboard graphics and a graphics card at the same time.
    Yep. Sorry OP, you are stuck using the GT 210.
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  4. Posts : 17
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    Thanks..


    I guess I am Stuck with it...
    Thanks for the Reply...
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  5. Posts : 6,879
    Win 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Hate to say it but if you want to play games, then you're going to need to get a better video card. The Geforce 210 was the lowest of the low end when it came out, and is barely better than the onboard Intel graphics you already have,

    Inno3D GeForce 210 512 MB Review | techPowerUp

    Conclusion - GeForce GT 220 And 210: DirectX 10.1 And 40nm Under $80

    Nvidia GeForce 210 and GeForce GT 220 Review: Revenge of the Low-End?. Page 15 - X-bit labs
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  6. Posts : 1,269
    Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
       #6

    We need a stickie on GAMING rigs, so many people are unaware on what is needed for a reasonable gaming rig these days?

    Better than average CPU, motherboard chipset, RAM, Video card, and power supply.

    A very good starter kit for a reasonable gaming rig examples here with those 5 items:

    AMD FX-8350, Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition - System Build - PCPartPicker

    or

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/14fZk [Intel variant]
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  7. Posts : 22
    7 Enterprise 64-bit
       #7

    Faladu said:
    We need a stickie on GAMING rigs, so many people are unaware on what is needed for a reasonable gaming rig these days?

    Better than average CPU, motherboard chipset, RAM, Video card, and power supply.

    A very good starter kit for a reasonable gaming rig examples here with those 5 items:

    AMD FX-8350, Asus Radeon HD 7870 GHz Edition - System Build - PCPartPicker

    or

    http://pcpartpicker.com/p/14fZk [Intel variant]
    That card would be a great update to my home rig. Not that I have any complaints from my 5850
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  8. Posts : 1,269
    Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Box (64-bit installed) + Service Pack 1
       #8

    My last card was a 5850 and yeah if I wasn't pushing multiple monitors and graphically intense multi-player games, the 5850 would be more than fine, still.

    I have it boxed away as emergency replacement, and my 8800 GTS instead is active in my Linux box and doing a swell job, rarely used, any way. :)
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