GTX 480+GTX 260 Driver Setup for 3D vision? Should I install both drivers?
HI Guys,
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks[/quote]
Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
I was using 2xGTX275 cards in SLI with the onboard GPU feeding the HDMI amp. I kept one GTX275 as the physx card and installed the GTX480 drivers. Everything still working ok so it should work fine
I was using 2xGTX275 cards in SLI with the onboard GPU feeding the HDMI amp. I kept one GTX275 as the physx card and installed the GTX480 drivers. Everything still working ok so it should work fine
[quote name='RaveOn' post='1044112' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:19 PM']I was using 2xGTX275 cards in SLI with the onboard GPU feeding the HDMI amp. I kept one GTX275 as the physx card and installed the GTX480 drivers. Everything still working ok so it should work fine[/quote]
Am i able to use 2 480's and keep my 295? (dont want to let it go, was so expensive D:) can i still have it run as the physx card?
[quote name='RaveOn' post='1044112' date='Apr 23 2010, 09:19 PM']I was using 2xGTX275 cards in SLI with the onboard GPU feeding the HDMI amp. I kept one GTX275 as the physx card and installed the GTX480 drivers. Everything still working ok so it should work fine
Am i able to use 2 480's and keep my 295? (dont want to let it go, was so expensive D:) can i still have it run as the physx card?
[quote name='MistaP' post='1044107' date='Apr 23 2010, 04:13 PM']Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.[/quote]
Thanks for the suggestions I really appreciate it. I will do the same.
[quote name='MistaP' post='1044107' date='Apr 23 2010, 04:13 PM']Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
Thanks for the suggestions I really appreciate it. I will do the same.
Hmm you shouldn't need to install both video card drivers. The driver for the 480 should suffice and should
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.
[quote name='dreamingawake' post='1044479' date='Apr 24 2010, 12:24 PM']Hmm you shouldn't need to install both video card drivers. The driver for the 480 should suffice and should
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.[/quote]
Well, earlier lot of cards were supported by one driver and now they have a separate driver for fermi cards. So I guess installing the driver for just 480 will not work.
[quote name='dreamingawake' post='1044479' date='Apr 24 2010, 12:24 PM']Hmm you shouldn't need to install both video card drivers. The driver for the 480 should suffice and should
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.
Well, earlier lot of cards were supported by one driver and now they have a separate driver for fermi cards. So I guess installing the driver for just 480 will not work.
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks[/quote]
Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
Finally I ordered GTX 480. It was out of stock just after i ordered it on newegg.
I am currently using GTX 260 with 3D vision setup. So I was thinking how to set it up because GTX 480 has a different driver. I want to use both graphics cards, may be i can use gtx 260 as a dedicated physx card. Even the 3D driver is different for GTX 480.
So should I just uninstall previous 3D vision drivers and install new one for GTX 480? I will still be using GTX 260 so I can not uninstall its drivers.
Has anybody done something similar? Any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks
Okay, I don’t have a dedicated physx processor anymore now that I got my second 480, but initially I was running a single 480 with a 285 as a dedicated physx processor. Here is what I did. I uninstalled all my drivers; videos, physx, and stereo3D. Then I ran driver sweeper in safe mode to make sure I got every bit of them uninstalled. Then I shut down and installed my cards. Booted back up and installed the 400 series driver, restarted, installed the 200 series driver, then ran the 3DDriver install off the v1.25 CD, rebooted. Then I checked the NVCP to make sure I had the 285 selected for PhysX all was good. Booted up BatmanAA to test it, ran the benchmark, and sure enough the 480 was doing the graphics and the 285 was getting the PhysX load.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
Am i able to use 2 480's and keep my 295? (dont want to let it go, was so expensive D:) can i still have it run as the physx card?
Am i able to use 2 480's and keep my 295? (dont want to let it go, was so expensive D:) can i still have it run as the physx card?
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.[/quote]
Thanks for the suggestions I really appreciate it. I will do the same.
Now, I don’t know what all you run play or whatever, but if you are into benchmarking having a dedicated physx processor that is slower than your main GPU may bring your scores down in some benchmarks, particularly 3DMark Vantage. The reason this occurs is when it goes into PhysX related “CPU tests.†The graphics displayed are so minor that they basically create no load while the physx that is running is capping the load at 99% wherever it is running. So you will see a higher score form this part of the benchmark if you just let your main gpu, the 470, do it all as it can do physx better than the 260. In actual games where the main gpu is actually computing intense graphics having the dedicated physx processor makes your fps better because the main gpu can focus on keeping up with the graphics. I may not have explain that well but I know what I am trying to say lol.
Thanks for the suggestions I really appreciate it. I will do the same.
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.[/quote]
Well, earlier lot of cards were supported by one driver and now they have a separate driver for fermi cards. So I guess installing the driver for just 480 will not work.
still have the option in Nvidia control panel of using the 2nd card for Physx. In the past when using a 2nd
card for Physx (8800gt for example) I've never had to install 2 separate drivers.
Well, earlier lot of cards were supported by one driver and now they have a separate driver for fermi cards. So I guess installing the driver for just 480 will not work.