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JMS230

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Currenty I have a GTX 670 and will be getting a 970 soon. Borderlands The Pre Sequel comes out tomorrow and it has a PhysX option and it will be my main game. Should I keep my 670 as a PhysX dedicated card? Or should I sell it and buy something smaller and cheaper like a 750ti for a dedicated card? Would a 750ti produce less heat? Because sometimes my 670 gets kinda hot (Around 70 celcius). If it produces less heat then I'd probly go for the 750ti.
 
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Well I was going to sell that 670 and use it for the 750ti essentially getting it for very cheap.
 
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I won't ever be getting a second 970 for SLI because it's too much money for me since I'm going to University next year. Also, from what I've seen the 970 is a substantial upgrade from the 670. That's why I'd rather get a PhysX dedicated card.
 
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No different than a 570 to a 770. And money is exactly why I recommended it

You can extend the life of a PC for 2 years or more with a second card. Your new PC won't be viable by the time you graduate with a single 970 ... add a 2nd card which will be less than half as much money 2 years from now and you'll be able to use that PC for gaming past graduation. Two of my kids did and the 3rd is halfway thru
 
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So basically I should just scrap the idea of a dedicated physx card and just save up for 2 970s? Or would 1 980 be better? I have a 750 watt psu so would two 970s still give me room for ram and hard drive upgrades?
 
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The great thing is that you already have the GTX 670, so you get to try it out as a dedicated PhysX card before making your decision. The GTX 670 will be a better card for PhysX than the GTX 750 Ti, but maybe not enough to make a difference. Also, the GTX 670 is a relatively power efficient card (not in relation to Maxwell of course). In the end, I wouldn't get anything less than a GTX 750 Ti for PhysX, however.
http://alienbabeltech.com/main/using-maxwells-gtx-750-ti-dedicated-physx-card/
http://1pcent.com/?p=169
http://www.volnapc.com/all-posts/how-much-difference-does-a-dedicated-physx-card-make
 
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Gotta check some benchmarks Jack. A weak card with few CUDA cores and low clock speeds will slow down a top tier card like the GTX 980. I honestly wouldn't go lower than a GT 640, even then a GTX 650 or 750 would be preferred.

Borderlands 2 can bring a single card to its knees once the heavy PhysX kicks in. I'm thinking of putting in my old GTX 580 to help out my GTX 780 Ti for some of those intense battles.
 
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I almost always agree with you, and I am here as well. Except for this part:
"at least 256MB of local onboard graphics memory and at least 32 cores will be able to accelerate NVIDIA PhysX"....even an old 220'

Basically, I know you know this, but you wouldn't want to drop a whatever-old-220 into a system with a GTX 970 in it. That would be a recipe for futility. In addition to my links above, Linus had an enlightening review, although it left a little to be desired in terms of viable recommendations.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbww3dhzK0M
 
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