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Mmm... Question:
If I work with for example 3ds max, I want my fastest card as a primary card for modeling (Quadro for example),. Second card is unused in 3ds max.

Next, I run Octane with my primary card as a Quadro and secondary cheap Nvidia VGA.
How I can use a secondary VGA as a engine or your windows user interface if it's a second VGA?
It's possible? Or we must physically turn-off the PC and change the VGA order in the case?
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cecofuli wrote:Mmm... Question:
If I work with for example 3ds max, I want my fastest card as a primary card for modeling (Quadro for example),. Second card is unused in 3ds max.

Next, I run Octane with my primary card as a Quadro and secondary cheap Nvidia VGA.
How I can use a secondary VGA as a engine or your windows user interface if it's a second VGA?
It's possible? Or we must physically turn-off the PC and change the VGA order in the case?
Hi,
Can you explain that again, i don't understand exactly which card is which.
?

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cecofuli
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Yes, sorry :)

1° CARD: Quadro
2° CARD: Nvidia 9600 GT

So, I use as a primary card, obviously, the Quadro card. In this way 3ds max use this card (Quadro) for modeling fast.
Second unused card is the low card 9600 GT.

When I run Octane, in this configuration, it possible to use a Quadro like a primary renderer GPU engine and the 9600 GT as windows user interface UI graphic card?
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cecofuli wrote:When I run Octane, in this configuration, it possible to use a Quadro like a primary renderer GPU engine and the 9600 GT as windows user interface UI graphic card?
I believe so. Go into the Device Manager in Octane and select the card you want Octane to use. Do this before loading a scene and it should work fine.
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Ok, but if my primary Card (OS Windows Card) is the Quadro, than Octane UI works with the Quadro.
Next, I choose the Quadro as a renderer GPU in Octane. My 9600 is for...???
Tha best solution IMO is 2 identical GPU in our system.
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cecofuli wrote:Yes, sorry :)

1° CARD: Quadro
2° CARD: Nvidia 9600 GT

So, I use as a primary card, obviously, the Quadro card. In this way 3ds max use this card (Quadro) for modeling fast.
Second unused card is the low card 9600 GT.

When I run Octane, in this configuration, it possible to use a Quadro like a primary renderer GPU engine and the 9600 GT as windows user interface UI graphic card?
no, if you want to do that you will have to either use 2 displays, or use a display with 2 inputs connected to both cards and switch, or manually reconnect your display.

you can not use a card to drive your monitor that is not connected to it.
octane can allow you to select whatever card you want to use, but you can't run your display on a card and octane on the other if the display is not connected to it...

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Many thanks Radiance :)
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I changed the motherboard on GF8200A with integrated video, it is connected to the monitor. Now the interface is fast :D
The card for render - gtx260
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luchschen wrote:I changed the motherboard on GF8200A with integrated video, it is connected to the monitor. Now the interface is fast :D
The card for render - gtx260
welcome to the 'render in the background' club ;)

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I got three full 16x PCI-E lanes (2 units, suitable for double cards)
But no integrated graphics :lol:

Im screwed :mrgreen:
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