Integrated graphics + video card?

[Vercas]

I am (finally) going to buy a new PC this week and It comes with a ATI Radeon HD 5450 video card (1 GB version), but the motherboard (ASROCK N68-S UCC) has integrated NVIDIA® GeForce 7025 graphics, which is much weaker than the video card.
But, does the presence of both brings any benefit?

 

[Bloodbath]

Nividia is better..
im using it too..
my bro use ATi radeon 5450 play CoD black ops lag if maximum resolution

 

[Vercas]

Nividia is better..
im using it too..
my bro use ATi radeon 5450 play CoD black ops lag if maximum resolution

It might be better but I don't give a crap about that. I have asked if the presence of both GPUs brings any benefits.

 

[Mechanical Man]

You just use which one is better, if you don't have a separate one, you will plug your monitor in the integrated, if you have it, then ditch integrated and you one you put in.

 

[Maker]

Plug the 5450 in, and when you power on your PC, bo to BIOS and disable the integrated card.

 

[Grey Nightmare]

Uhm... i.e. To answer the question you asked, no, you can (or should?) only use one or the other, there is no benefit to having both, apart from the obvious; if one breaks, you got the other.

 

[Vercas]

Thank you guys for the information!

 

[BlargHonk]

While some Integrated GPU's do allow you to use them at the same time as a dedicated giving a performance boost, this one does not. Therefore it's only use is as a backup if the HD5450 fails.

Also, where are you purchasing this from?

Nividia is better..
im using it too..
my bro use ATi radeon 5450 play CoD black ops lag if maximum resolution

Sigh... please never return to this section

 

[Vercas]

While some Integrated GPU's do allow you to use them at the same time as a dedicated giving a performance boost, this one does not. Therefore it's only use is as a backup if the HD5450 fails.

Also, where are you purchasing this from?



Sigh... please never return to this section

Yes it does allow, actually. I can use both at the same time, each handling a different display!
And with the motherboard's driver I can switch them at anytime, meaning using the other one (for games, actually).

 

[BlargHonk]

Yes it does allow, actually. I can use both at the same time, each handling a different display!
And with the motherboard's driver I can switch them at anytime, meaning using the other one (for games, actually).

I meant as output to the same display, not to two at the same time, I think almost all integrated chips you can find now will do that.

 

[Vercas]

I meant as output to the same display, not to two at the same time, I think almost all integrated chips you can find now will do that.

Oh, you are right. The integrated one doesn't have CrossFireX like my dedicated one.