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2way SLI + additional card question

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November 7, 2013 12:36:07 PM

I have a setup with 2 660s in SLI, I was wondering if adding an 8800GT that I just happen to have laying around would be worth it and set it to just handle the Nvidia Physx?

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November 7, 2013 12:44:20 PM

not in that set up it wouldnt be worth it...it might even hurt performance (not to mention the power consumption). if you really want to you can try it, but its more than likely not worth it
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November 7, 2013 12:46:30 PM

Would it be worth it with a stronger card than an 8800? Power I'm not worried about at all, 850W psu, still have plenty of wattage left over at the moment.
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November 7, 2013 12:53:15 PM

are you playing a lot of games with physx that are struggling to have playable frame rates? I had a setup with 2 660s at one point and i never had frame rate issues in border lands 2 with physx effects turned up on high. If you are having issues with this you can try it, but i've heard a lot of people say that adding a slow (relative to their primary gpus) card for physx actually hurt their performance. I dont think it'd be worth spending extra money on a new gpu, but whether or not its worth it to you is completely your decision.
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November 7, 2013 12:57:25 PM

Oh, I don't plan on spending any money, I just have a few cards at my disposal to use if I need to. I don't have issues most of the time, but I was playing FFXIV:ARR and was doing something where a TON of people were casting skills. It caused a bit of a lag issue. This is a rare instance, but when it does happen I'd rather not have it lag, that's the only reason. Most of the time I'm at 60+ FPS, but during that moment i was at around 25 with a low of 15. Hardly playable. That's the only reason I was considering it. So, thank you for the advice, that's all I really needed to know, basically I'd have to have at least another 660 just to make it worth it, and since I don't, I just won't worry about it.

Many Thanks Friend! :) 
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