Motherboard: (supports Crossfire only) can it do Physx? (2 video cards)

wand3r3r

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I'm pretty sure it can't but just want to verify.

Asus P6T SE
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1366/P6T_SE/#specifications
Supports ATI® Quad-GPU CrossFireX™ Technology

It has the 4 PCI-Express slots but if it doesn't support SLI I guess I can't have a gtx 560 ti and some other e.g. gtx 4xx series card to do physx?

Previously had crossfire but switched to nvidia. :( I should have stayed amd being I have this board for the time being. I doubt I'll upgrade for a while yet as I don't have a need on the processor end. I was kind of waiting for x79 but that was a let down.
 
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3DVagabond

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I'm actually pretty sure you can. You aren't running SLI when you use a separate PhysX card.
 

Arkadrel

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Although its never mentioned anywhere when you buy a nvidia card, that can do PhysX, it only works with primary nvidia cards.

you need to use a old hacked version, to get a AMD primary card, with a small nvidia card doing physX to work.
 

3DVagabond

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If I understand the question the OP wants to run 2x nVidia cards. His question is will it work with a mobo that's not SLI capable.
 

Doougin

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your mobo will work fine for what u want to do. As far as i kno any mobo with more than one pci-express x16 slots can use multiple video cards that are not in sli/crossfire. your gtx 560 ti will run the monitor and your gtx 400 series will only be used for physx.
 

ocre

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yes! yes, and yes.

with an Nvidia GPU you can run a physx secondary card in your motherboard no problem. Crossfire/SLI any multi PCIe slot motherboard.

Just so you know:
You can also run a physX card with an AMD/ATI primary video card. Its not officially supported but its done with little effort by hacked drivers.

I also have seen SLI done with two nvidia cards on crossfire motherboards. This is a software fix and its possible by hacked drivers.

These driver hack software fixes are easy to do and details can be found with a quick google