Non-SLI dual card solution

errorrrr · **Non-SLI dual card solution -** 05-10-2012, 21:34 | posts: 362

I have a GTX570 right now, and getting GTX670 soon. Can i put the GTX570 in the second slot and off-load Physics (PhysX) calculation to the GTX570 instead of doing it on GTX670?

If I can't use the GTX570 in any way, I might just sell it cheap for like $150 on ebay or something.

Brasky · 05-10-2012, 21:40 | posts: 1,305 | Location: BBQ Capital of the World

yes, that would work.

Shadowdane · 05-10-2012, 21:40 | posts: 646 | Location: Virginia

Yah you can run PhysX on the GTX570, but that would be pretty much overkill.

deluxe · 05-10-2012, 21:58 | posts: 174 | Location: Netherlands

Sell it, the 670 is more than capable of doing the PhysX with pretty much no performance loss.
Having such a power hungry card just for PhysX is just silly, and be realistic: How many games do you play actually use PhysX?

---TK--- · 05-10-2012, 22:45 | posts: 14,727 | Location: New Jersey, USA

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Originally Posted by errorrrr

I have a GTX570 right now, and getting GTX670 soon. Can i put the GTX570 in the second slot and off-load Physics (PhysX) calculation to the GTX570 instead of doing it on GTX670?

If I can't use the GTX570 in any way, I might just sell it cheap for like $150 on ebay or something.

give it a shot, you will get improved framerate in gpu physics games vs just a 670. whats your m/b model?

errorrrr · 05-10-2012, 22:53 | posts: 362

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Originally Posted by ---TK---

give it a shot, you will get improved framerate in gpu physics games vs just a 670. whats your m/b model?

my mobo

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813128495

Also... is PCIe 3.0 Important? >_> I am using the i5-2500k which dont' support PCIe 3.0... I dont' want to bottle neck the new card ;x The board is capable of PCIe 3.0... just need to upgrade bios with Ivy Bridge.

Agent-A01 · 05-11-2012, 00:27 | posts: 5,638 | Location: USA

need to have an ivy bridge to use PCIe 3.0. and sell the 570. the 670 would be starved of air anyways.

errorrrr · 05-11-2012, 15:11 | posts: 362

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Originally Posted by Agent-A01

need to have an ivy bridge to use PCIe 3.0. and sell the 570. the 670 would be starved of air anyways.

Yea I know i need ivy bridge, but do I need PCIe 3.0 for GTX 670? Don't want to bottle neck it... I remember the days of AGP 4x and AGP 8x ;x

Shadowdane · 05-11-2012, 15:15 | posts: 646 | Location: Virginia

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Originally Posted by errorrrr

Yea I know i need ivy bridge, but do I need PCIe 3.0 for GTX 670? Don't want to bottle neck it... I remember the days of AGP 4x and AGP 8x ;x

Very minimal performance difference:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/I...Scaling/6.html

errorrrr · 05-11-2012, 15:19 | posts: 362

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Originally Posted by Shadowdane

Very minimal performance difference:
http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/I...Scaling/6.html

Thanks! It seems like even the difference between 8x and 16x PCIe isn't big...