Nvidia AND Amd Raedon?

[JasSpi]

Hello, random question........
I have a good/basic Dtop with Nvidia Geoforce 710 1gb Graphics card - graphics/gaming isn't a need so wasn't the priority.
It has an AMD Ryzen 5 2600x chip.
I flit between Windows 10 on one SSD and Ubuntu on another separate SSD.
I spend a lot of time at the PC learning, writing, DJing and Mixing and generally messing about.
I am starting to do some mining in the background - lightweight simple stuff - why not whilst the machine is on anyway?
I want to make this a little more productive and plan to install an upgraded graphics card - probably AMD raedon.
Question is: Can I use the existing Nvidia card for day to day computing as I don't need anything more powerful and at the same time, use the Raedon card as a dedicated mining card? Will this work internally driver/OS wise? Any issues you can see having both installed and running on different workloads/jobs?
Thanks in advance.
J

 

[Martinr36]

Is this a PCS machine, if so please post the full specs from your orders page, if not I'm afraid we can't help as this is dedicated PC specialist site, but you might get an answer on an open forum such as toms hardware

 

[JzB]

Is this a PCS machine, if so please post the full specs from your orders page, if not I'm afraid we can't help as this is dedicated PC specialist site, but you might get an answer on an open forum such as toms hardware

Ill second this but will add that AMD cards are significantly worse for mining depending on what you want to mine. Id suggest looking into it more, seeking out a mining forum aswell if this isn't a PCS build.

 

[JasSpi]

Hi, thanks, yes, IS a PCS build. Spec here as copied from orders page:
Case
THERMALTAKE V200 2.0 TEMPERED GLASS RGB EDITION GAMING CASE
Processor (CPU)
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six Core CPU (3.6GHz-4.25GHz/19MB CACHE/AM4)
Motherboard
ASUS® PRIME A320M-K: Micro-ATX, AM4, USB 3.0, 6GB/s
Memory (RAM)
16GB Corsair VENGEANCE DDR4 2400MHz (1 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE 710 - DVI, HDMI, VGA
1st Storage Drive
250GB SEAGATE BARRACUDA 120 2.5" SSD, (up to 560MB/sR | 540MB/sW)
1st Storage Drive
2TB SEAGATE IRONWOLF PRO 3.5", 7200 RPM 128MB CACHE
Power Supply
CORSAIR 450W CV SERIES™ CV-450 POWER SUPPLY
Power Cable
1 x 1 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Processor Cooling
STANDARD AMD CPU COOLER
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
ONBOARD 6 CHANNEL (5.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless Network Card
WIRELESS INTEL® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2,400Mbps/5GHz, 300Mbps/2.4GHz PCI-E CARD + BT 5.0
USB/Thunderbolt Options
MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 2 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
NO RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software
FREE 30 Day Trial of Microsoft 365® (Operating System Required)
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Firefox™
Warranty
3 Year Standard Warranty (1 Month Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
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PCSpecialist Welcome Book - United Kingdom & Republic of Ireland
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