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I'm currently folding w/ my 285 and just have my old 8800gts 512 sitting around. Can I fold with both because I heard a variety of things (kills ppds on main card, cant use card out same series etc).
Can I do this or no? Thanks.
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mega_option101
It will hurt your 285's PPD...

Have you tried it out? See if there is a major difference
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You might be able to just set it up to fold without being in SLi.
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mega_option101
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You might be able to just set it up to fold without being in SLi.

You can't fold in SLI...
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This should be all you need. Happy folding!
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grunion
It won't hurt the 285 ppd, it will knock the GTS ppd almost in half.
That's how it worked when I mixed a 260 in with my 280.

^^ Why would you link to OCF?
We have guides here.
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justarealguy
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You might be able to just set it up to fold without being in SLi.

Please explain to me how you'd SLI an 8800GTS 512 with a GTX285.
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Electrical tape I think. Anyways I will take a look into the whole 8800gts situation.
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You can't fold in SLI...


are they ever gonna fix this? i read an article a long time ago that they were working on support for this... so far no results.
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H3||scr3am
seems crossfire will get folding support first, but I'm sure it's being worked on, but overall the scale would drop as Sli is inefficient, and doesn't use the full potential of each card such as 2 clients does...
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zlojack
I'm about to try a similar thing and I've heard horror stories about mixing G92 with GT200 cards for folding.

Something about a "shader bug"
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sdla4ever
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It will hurt your 285's PPD...

Have you tried it out? See if there is a major difference


you should try and make a thread if it does or not im tired of speculation!
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Tufelhunden
Easiest GPU/Multi GPU install guide ever.

If you have any questions go ahead and ask.
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zlojack
LOL

Why are people posting guides? This has nothing to do with "multi GPU setup".

Installing multiple GPUs is easy, dude. That's not the issue here. The issue is conflict between the two architectures which causes errors and loss of work.

I've got two cards folding right now with no problem, but they are identical (GTX 285). I want to add a third card which is G92 (9800GT).

Anyway, I'll try it out and report my findings.
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I guess I ponder why anyone would even want to fold in SLI or Crossfire. As with any other application used, the joined cards won't work at a 1:1 ratio, so two separate clients would undoubtedly be more efficient would they not?
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Tufelhunden
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LOL

Why are people posting guides? This has nothing to do with "multi GPU setup".

Installing multiple GPUs is easy, dude. That's not the issue here. The issue is conflict between the two architectures which causes errors and loss of work.

I've got two cards folding right now with no problem, but they are identical (GTX 285). I want to add a third card which is G92 (9800GT).

Anyway, I'll try it out and report my findings.


The guide was posted to assist the OP in setting up multi GPU folding as he decided to try it and see what results he got.


Go back under your bridge now as I think some goats are coming by.
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zlojack
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The guide was posted to assist the OP in setting up multi GPU folding as he decided to try it and see what results he got.


Go back under your bridge now as I think some goats are coming by.

You're calling me a troll?

LOL again.

I suggest you read my posting history before throwing around troll accusations.


The point in this thread is not about how to set up multiple GPUS, it's about whether they will play nicely together.
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Tufelhunden
Perhaps it was a bit harsh. I was just attempting to assist the OP after he decided to go forward with it.

I apologize in a bad mood which has nothing to do with you, so I took it wrong.
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zlojack
Ah cool! No worries man. I re-read my post and it was somewhat flippant (I've had a less than stellar day myself!)

No hard feelings then! Let's get to the bottom of this and see if these two generations of cards play nicely together.

I'm going to test it as soon as my backup card arrives!
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Tufelhunden
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Ah cool! No worries man. I re-read my post and it was somewhat flippant (I've had a less than stellar day myself!)

No hard feelings then! Let's get to the bottom of this and see if these two generations of cards play nicely together.

I'm going to test it as soon as my backup card arrives!

Can't wait to see the results! I want a GTX 285, but I also want to continue folding with a 8800GT in the second slot.
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