2 graphics cards 1 monitor

[chapachap]

Hi I am relatively new to graphics cards and don't know a whole lot I have a silent rig and would like to keep it that way. My thoughts on a graphics card was Sapphire Radeon Ultimate HD 7750 1GB DDR5 http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/sapphire_7750_ultimate/. I only have one monitor and as this card is not crossfire compatible I was wondering if I could run one now and then in the future increase this to two of the same or an different card I don't play many graphics intensive games but am planning something like Dota 2 and some video editing.

To sum up can I have 2 graphics cards running on 1 screen without crossfire and is this the best solution for a quiet moderate gamer with occasional video editing?

 

[computernoob29]

are you sure it cant crossfire, cause i saw a "ibuypower" pc with two of them in crossfire

 

[abbadon_34]

no, they must be connected physically for crossfire/sli . Otherwise, the otherone sit idle until another monitor is connected, but still 1 card per 1 monitor

 

[abbadon_34]

not all 7750 have crossfire connectors, so i took his word for it

 

[abbadon_34]

the linked article say it will crossfire over the PCI-E x16 slot, and thus there is no traditionall crossfire connector. I've never heard of this.

 

[chapachap]

I thought it wasn't crossfire because most reviews said it wasn't but am not 100%

 

[abbadon_34]

it looks like everyone is right to an extent and this is a unique situation

 

[chapachap]

So do you think it would be possible to add a second one later if I only used 1 screen?

 

[abbadon_34]

that's what your reference site says, and i found a few others who reference that single solitary card as having that feature (no telling if it needs PCI-E 3.0 or a specific chipset), but being new to me, i'd defer to someone with actual experience

 

[photonboy]

micro-stutter:
Crossfire (and SLI) is undesirable due to micro-stutter. If you UPGRADE in the future it's best to get a better, single card.

Read the CLOSING THOUGHTS:
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/radeon-geforce-stutter-crossfire,2995-15.html