Should I put my old GTX 460 back in?

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I am running 3 monitors, 2 24's and a 27, at 1920/1080 on all three, and occasionally a 4th being my 52 inch tv for movies in 1080p. I currently have an EVGA SC GTX 970 FTW graphics card. I use to run a GTX 460, and I was wondering if putting it back into my system, just to use it for the other monitors, which don't game, and only use things like skype, movies, monitoring software etc. Would this be a performance boost just running the single 27 which I game on into the big card and using the 460 for the other tasks? Or even possibly using the 460 for that and/or dedicated physx?

Also, on a second note. Would my current CPU be a limiting factor, or bottleneck my graphics card?

My system specs:

ASUS Sabertooth x58 mobo
EVGA SC GTX 970 FTW Edition.
Intel Core i7-950 OC'd to 3.91ghz
16gig Corsair XMS RAM
Corsair CX 750 PSU
Samsung EVO 840 SSD (system)
Samsung 830 PRO SSD (gaming)
Windows 7 64 Home Premium
ASUS VS278 (primary display)
ASUS VE248 (secondary)
BenQ RL2455 (secondary)
 

RektSkrubz

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I use two GPU's, one per screen. It really helps with performance, as I have one montior hooked up per monitor, the stronger one (My GTX 760 SC ACX) just for my main screen, and my GT 730 for my other. Also, I recommend not dedicating a GPU to PhysX, as it can limit what your GPU can do.
 

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What about my CPU possibly bottlenecking? And with my particular setup, and how I use it, how much of an increase would it be? I also fear that might be a lot of power for my current psu.
 

RektSkrubz

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Nah, an extra GPU will probably not be that much of a power consumer, as long as you have a high-enough wattage PSU. Just hook up your 970 to the middle montior, and your 460 to both of your outer monitors.