Gtx 460 + 8800gt (Physx)

[Nevakonaza]

Hey guys,

I have a few questions,bullet pointed.

I currently have a GTX 460 768mb graphics card,Its awesome!,But i also have a Asus 8800GT Graphics card lying around unused.

• Do you think pairing a GTX 460 + a 8800GT for Dedicated Physx would be a good idea?

It would mean id have to get another mobo with 2x Pci-e X16 slots but on ebay there are occasionally good deals and i could sell my old one.

• Also would i still get DX11 if i used a DX10 card for Physx?

• Would the 8800GT bottleneck the 460?

• Could my power supply handle the load? (OCZ StealthXStream 600w)

My system specs if needed:

Q6600-3.5Ghz|Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme|P5Q SE P45|4gb Ocz Pc6400|Palit GTX 460 768mb (851/1702/2023)|OCZ 60GB Vertex 2E SSD |
Asus Xonar D1|250+500GB HDD|CM 690 Modded|StealthXstream 600W |7 Home Premium X64.|Kaspersky Internet Security 2011.


Thanks

 

[notty22]

It would work, and you would still have dx11 where applicable.
I'm not sure about upgrading a m/b for this purpose.
If your going to hunt ebay for deals, look for a sli m/b , sell your old m/b, 8800 and get a second gtx 460 768.
They are priced fairly low.
Every game is going to be different. I did some testing with Mafia II, I have 460 sli. Disabling sli and dedicating the second gpu for physX let the game run smoother and faster using high physX settings.
Guess my point is, having the dedicated physX card worked well in that test, but having matching gpu's allows you to sli also.
sorry for the long post.
600 watts should work- I'm using antec ea-650

 

[nenforcer]

Yeah and you really only need another x8 PCI-E slot for PhysX but it doesn't appear your motherboard supports that.

Your cheapest upgrade path would probably be something like an ASUS P5N-D (nForce 750i) where you could reuse your CPU and memory.