Graphics Running Intel and nVida at the same time

Hi all,

I have a Sandy Bridge 2600K and an nVida 8800GTX that I plan on replacing soon but for now is it possible to use the integrated graphics on my CPU and the GPU at the same time for Windows multi monitor setup.

This isn't for gaming until I replace the rather old graphics card

 

Not that I know of. Maybe some of the more seasoned veterans would know of a way but I don't think you can use it that way.

 

Yeah, as long as you enable the IGP in bios. I'm doing it on my Windows 8 setup and it works well - 2500k w/HD3000 and 2xGTX660 SLi.

 

Not sure about SB, but on Haswell you can have a monitor running off the IGP and another off the discrete card. Why not just run two screens off the graphics card though?

 

Hmm, never knew that, useful to know. +rep.

 

I plan on running 3 monitors and Kenco_uk seems to have it working ok. I'll give it a go.

 

Yup, definitely works for me. Windows 8 screen properties, span desktop across monitors, drag and drop if they're the wrong way round, job done.

 

Well I just turned it on in the BIOS and everything seems ok it is stealing some RAM which I expected and it is showing in device manager as a second display adapter.

I'll dig out a spare monitor tomorrow and hook it up and see

 

Just for peoples information this works a treat with no issues so far

 

That's Interesting to know. My brother wanted something similar with his current set-up. I'll have to inform him.

 

Thanks also because my haswell build is due in T-minus 6 hours

 

Well there is the one thing about video only on the main monitor, but that might be outdated now. -scatch that, that was 2 screens off one GPU.

 

well in windows at least. in ubuntu its somewhat confusing, whilst it refuses to detect the monitor (but it does detect both graphics "cards") during startup and shutdown it moves the screen over, and occasionally displays text (eg terminal style) during sessions, tthough it generally displays nothing.

have 2 displays on mine, one using the DL DVI-D of the 7950, and the other using the VGA from the IGP (couldn't run off same card, as the VGA compatible port is the DL DVI). most of the z77 MB and up have lucidlogix vitrtuMVP, which allows the ports to be shared.