Eh, at least the guy didn't lie to you. Pretty nice of him to give you such a straight answer, IMHO.
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the ATI + Nvidia combo works fine in Windows 7.
Im just wondering what the issue is, honestly... is it that the Areca card doesnt work? Maybe its because most of these x58 boards have like 40 lanes to share among slots and onboard devices, so not all of the devices on them can be x16... for example, on the P6T, you have a couple of options, x16, x16, x1 or x16, x8, x8, with one dedicated x4 slot at the top.
in your case you would probably be using x16 for the 4870x2 x8 for the areca and x8 for the nvidia, but if you are only using the nvidia card for phys-x you really only need x1 on it anyway...
basically, you might have the BIOS in auto mode which is finding that the graphics cards both run at x16 and your areca runs at x1, and if there's a way to set that in the bios to be x16 x8 x8 shared youll be fine.
I AM just guessing though, as you havent even provided the issue.
Originally Posted by APOLLOSTEES  Yeah from the letter it sounds your trying to use an Nvida card and an ATI card? That kind of thing is going to be experimental at best. Even if it is possible I wouldn't look for tech support to help me with that. I'd be in some PC enthusiats forum, such as OCN. You can't get mad with tech support for not helping you with a hack. |
Im just wondering what the issue is, honestly... is it that the Areca card doesnt work? Maybe its because most of these x58 boards have like 40 lanes to share among slots and onboard devices, so not all of the devices on them can be x16... for example, on the P6T, you have a couple of options, x16, x16, x1 or x16, x8, x8, with one dedicated x4 slot at the top.
in your case you would probably be using x16 for the 4870x2 x8 for the areca and x8 for the nvidia, but if you are only using the nvidia card for phys-x you really only need x1 on it anyway...
basically, you might have the BIOS in auto mode which is finding that the graphics cards both run at x16 and your areca runs at x1, and if there's a way to set that in the bios to be x16 x8 x8 shared youll be fine.
I AM just guessing though, as you havent even provided the issue.
im assuming you tried out physX...
my suggestion, search for a thread about what you are trying to do. if none exist, create one. try and find help/a solution before blaming the equipment. im sure there are plenty of people on this forum able to help out
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given the right information about what your attempting, anything is possible
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in defense of the guy on the phone, he is being honest, he isn't necessarily fully computer literate, he answers the phones. most likely he has a troubleshooting sheet in front of him to try diagnose common problems. if you need to, ask for the supervisor. in my experience, they know their stuff
my suggestion, search for a thread about what you are trying to do. if none exist, create one. try and find help/a solution before blaming the equipment. im sure there are plenty of people on this forum able to help out
in defense of the guy on the phone, he is being honest, he isn't necessarily fully computer literate, he answers the phones. most likely he has a troubleshooting sheet in front of him to try diagnose common problems. if you need to, ask for the supervisor. in my experience, they know their stuff
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are the slots labeled like PCI_E_x16_1 on the pcb, or can you just tell me, fromt he top of the board where the cpu is, which slots the cards will post at?
Originally Posted by shaithis The issue is how you populate the 3 cards in the 3 16x PCI-E slots. There is only 1 combination that they can be installed in to get the motherboard to POST and then you cannot raise BCLK past 175MHz when they are all in. Remove any one of the 3 boards and suddenly BCLK will fly past 175 without issues and the second card can be used in either of the free PCI-E slots. It's a PCI-E issue with their BIOS. |
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PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2
PCI-E 3: nVidia 8600GTS
PCI-E 4: Areca 1210
= No post
PCI-E 1: nVidia 8600GTS
PCI-E 3: ATI 4870x2
PCI-E 4: Areca 1210
= No post
PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2
PCI-E 3: Areca 1210
PCI-E 4: nVidia 8600GTS
= Works but Areca not recognised once BCLK passes 175MHz
Originally Posted by DJZeratul are the slots labeled like PCI_E_x16_1 on the pcb, or can you just tell me, fromt he top of the board where the cpu is, which slots the cards will post at? |
PCI-E 3: nVidia 8600GTS
PCI-E 4: Areca 1210
= No post
PCI-E 1: nVidia 8600GTS
PCI-E 3: ATI 4870x2
PCI-E 4: Areca 1210
= No post
PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2
PCI-E 3: Areca 1210
PCI-E 4: nVidia 8600GTS
= Works but Areca not recognised once BCLK passes 175MHz
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DL windows 7 beta and I bet it will post. Maybe ATI just doesnt like Nvidia or vice aversa.
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Check here maybe it will help? I did not read through the thread just googled your problem.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=71867
Originally Posted by shaithis PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 3: nVidia 8600GTS PCI-E 4: Areca 1210 = No post PCI-E 1: nVidia 8600GTS PCI-E 3: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 4: Areca 1210 = No post PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 3: Areca 1210 PCI-E 4: nVidia 8600GTS = Works but Areca not recognised once BCLK passes 175MHz |
Check here maybe it will help? I did not read through the thread just googled your problem.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=71867
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It sounds like maybe it has something to do with the QPI, since as you raise BCLK it also raises the uncore, which includes QPI... perhaps the Areca card becomes unstable as the QPI raises. Is there an option in BIOS/have you tried setting the QPI manually, so that it doesnt change with the BCLK?
the QPI changes by a multiplier of 18 to the BCLK on my 920 rig. At 200 its 3600. So at 175 it should be 3150 on yours. Kind of an odd hole to have, but could be relevant. Id try manually setting the QPI to something closer to stock (Stock QPI=2400, maybe try 3000)
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already running Win7
Originally Posted by shaithis PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 3: nVidia 8600GTS PCI-E 4: Areca 1210 = No post PCI-E 1: nVidia 8600GTS PCI-E 3: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 4: Areca 1210 = No post PCI-E 1: ATI 4870x2 PCI-E 3: Areca 1210 PCI-E 4: nVidia 8600GTS = Works but Areca not recognised once BCLK passes 175MHz |
the QPI changes by a multiplier of 18 to the BCLK on my 920 rig. At 200 its 3600. So at 175 it should be 3150 on yours. Kind of an odd hole to have, but could be relevant. Id try manually setting the QPI to something closer to stock (Stock QPI=2400, maybe try 3000)
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Originally Posted by broken pixel DL windows 7 beta and I bet it will post. Maybe ATI just doesnt like Nvidia or vice aversa.
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