ATI 5970 + 6990

[nerwnas]

Hello all,

I'm a newbie so I'm posting my question here even though it belongs to hardware.

I already have a pc with an ati 5970 running win7 (but have no issue to switch to ubuntu).

I wanna buy an 6990 to boost my bitcoin mining on the same pc. Mobo supports 3xPCIExpress16 so no issue there.

I know crossfire will not work. But will I be able to mine separately from both cards?

Thank you!

[Elokane]

Yes. But your case will heat up to hellish levels.

[nerwnas]

If that's the only issue than it's ok....have no box and I also have my a/c pointing right to the mobo  .

So ati driver will just find both cards? Is that it?

[nerwnas]

Does anyone actually works with different ati tech cards on same pc and can verify that they can work?

It would be good to know before buying the 6990.

Thanks a lot.

[sirdopes]

Yes. You can use different cards on the same motherboard. They just won't work using crossfire.