Video cards

[gmaisg]

Hi. I've made a test in my computer. I have a onboard ATi video card and 2 PCI-E slots. I connected the video to display through the ATi to let the 2 Nvidias for Octane. Installed the drivers. I then launched Octane, it open with no problem, loaded the scene ok but when I started to render it closed. I read on the FAQs that one can have a non cuda video card for display and another for Octane CUDA enabled. Does anyone have a tip?

Thanks

Ton

[Jaberwocky]

I've just recently stuck an old XT 2600 - 256GB ATI card in my machine for display and i am using my GTX460-1Gb headless for Octane.

The way I did it is as follows:

1) Get the Cuda card fitted and connect up the displays.Load the driver.Run Octane and make sure that it is all operating correctly.

2) Close down the computer.Install the ATI card , connect the displays to that and install the ATI Drivers.

It should all then work correctly.Least ways it did for me.

The only problem I have found is a bug in 2.48c

See that thread for the details of the problem.Basically at the moment above certain resolutions, multiple horizontal versions of the same image appear on my screen.

I have notified Marcus.Lets see if he can find a solution.

[gmaisg]

Hi Jaberwock. Thank you for your reply. Ok, I will give it a try, and it was clarifing because I first installed the ATi driver and after the Nvidias. Now that I have Octane working on the Nvidia I will reinstall the ATi.

Cheers

Ton