Two Nvidia GPU's, different driver?

[zim2323]

I use 6 monitors.  I have a new 3080ti and have an older GT 710 with ports for 3 additional monitors.

 

Nvidia no longer supports the GT 710 with the newest drivers for the 3080ti.  Can I manually install the newest/old drivers for the GT 710 and it will continue to function?

 

Thanks!

[SirWendall]

I'm not sure if the drivers would clash or not. Possibly? 

[svmlegacy]

You can only have one version of NVIDIA's drivers installed at a time.

[GodOfROG]

2 minutes ago, svmlegacy said:

You can only have one version of NVIDIA's drivers installed at a time.

This is correct - I think there might be a Trick that you could try with like Hyper-V/VM ware and pass throughs but its not worth the head aches.

[zim2323]

I have a 1080 but I don't have room for another 2 slot card, between the 3 slots the 3080ti takes up and the way the motherboard headers/connectors stick up, and the heatsink for the NVME.

 

I've been looking at ordering a GT 710 with 4 HDMI ports that is a single slot card that would be perfect for my scenario if I can get it to work with the drivers.

 

I think I can get my hands on a GTX 750 and a GT 720 that I may try before I order this other card.  Maybe it will "just work"?

[zim2323]

So basically I've confirmed that all the 700 series are problematic because of driver unless I'm ok running the newest/old driver the 700 series supports.

 

I spent several hours looking for any (newer-ish) single-slot or double-slot ITX nvidia GPU that would allow me to have my additional monitors plugged in.

 

I ended up discovering that my new motherboard has a USB-C port.  Quick trip to Amazon to order a USB-C to 4 port HDMI (up to 4 HDMI at 1080p 60Hz) and I should be set.  Removes load from the PSU and gives me the additional monitors I need.  YAY!

[tikker]

1 hour ago, zim2323 said:

I ended up discovering that my new motherboard has a USB-C port.  Quick trip to Amazon to order a USB-C to 4 port HDMI (up to 4 HDMI at 1080p 60Hz) and I should be set.  Removes load from the PSU and gives me the additional monitors I need.  YAY!

Are you sure it's a display-capable port? USB-C by itself doesnt mean anything. It can simply be a standard USB port. If you want to use displays from it it'll have to be a thunderbolt port capable of outputting video.

[zim2323]

Not USB-C monitors.  It's a USB-C to HDMI(x4) adapter.  The 3 monitors I'm connecting are not for performance, just display.  I've used various USB-C and USB3.x adapters at work and USB-C is nearly transparent for standard desktop work.  I usually stick with J5Create or Startech adapters, as they seem to have less issues.

[Shaeffer]

Registered just to say I found a solution to this problem:

https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/intalling-two-different-gpus-and-thier-drivers/47726/3

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1. Initial boot up the computer
2. Restart
3. Uninstal drivers for both. Windows 10 will have auto installed a bad driver for the 960.
4. Download the GeForce Experience tool.
5. Restart.The tool won’t recognize your drivers yet
6. Install the drivers using the tool
7. Restart
8. Use the tool and install again. It will install additional items.
9. Restart
10. At this point the GPUs had no issues when I viewed them in device management.

 

Seems silly, and too simple? I installed a brand new, unopened, spare GT 710 I had laying around for extra monitor outputs to monitor things when I'm streaming. I've been struggling with this on and off for months, installing and uninstalling old drivers, rebooting, and generally having a bad time. This fixed my problem easily. Once I restarted the second time and ran GeForce Experience... it just made both of them work. Normally I ignore GeForce Experience, and just install drivers manually, but I guess it's worth keeping around in some situations!

[jaslion]

On 11/15/2021 at 2:22 AM, zim2323 said:

I have a 1080 but I don't have room for another 2 slot card, between the 3 slots the 3080ti takes up and the way the motherboard headers/connectors stick up, and the heatsink for the NVME.

 

I've been looking at ordering a GT 710 with 4 HDMI ports that is a single slot card that would be perfect for my scenario if I can get it to work with the drivers.

 

I think I can get my hands on a GTX 750 and a GT 720 that I may try before I order this other card.  Maybe it will "just work"?

It wont.

 

It needs drivers and the most recent ones are not comaptible. Dont get another unsupported gpu to substitute it. Also neither get a gtx750 thats next on the chopping block.

 

Get something a lot newer that is single slot.