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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 06:38:29 AM

Hi I just have a couple of questions...

I´m planning to buy another gtx 280 for my rig as I already own one of them and for $240 they are still an awesome deal...

The thing is my Motherboard has 3 pci express slots. They are running at 16x 16x 4x, so both my 280´s would use the x16

slots in SLI, that leaves me with one x4 pci express slot unused. I´m planning to use it for physics.

Would the x4 slot bottleneck the physics card? The physics card is a 8800gts 512mb (g92).

Thanks in advance guys...

------------------------------ -q6600 @ 3.6 ghz
-his iceq4 4850 @ 670/1100
-pc power and cooling 750w psu
-4gb g skill 1066 mhz ram
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meodowla   07-09-2009 at 07:04:53 AM
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I think...BFG PhysX card works on PCI slot...

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 07:06:13 AM
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meaning?
also could u give a link to that physics card?

i have a x4 pci E slot would it bottleneck the 8800gts?

------------------------------ -q6600 @ 3.6 ghz
-his iceq4 4850 @ 670/1100
-pc power and cooling 750w psu
-4gb g skill 1066 mhz ram
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orangegator   07-09-2009 at 07:10:05 AM
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No, if only used for physx, it wouldn't bottleneck it. I've tested a 9600gso in a pcie 1x slot using it for just physx and it didn't seem to bottleneck it.

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 07:26:28 AM
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awesome that was the answer i was looking for thanks :)
but, a 9600gso is considerably weeker than a 8800gts and so, it is harder to bottleneck, but the interface slot used is bigger with my 8800gts (PCIE x4)...

so whats the conclusion after knowing that...
bottlenecks or no?

------------------------------ -q6600 @ 3.6 ghz
-his iceq4 4850 @ 670/1100
-pc power and cooling 750w psu
-4gb g skill 1066 mhz ram
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meodowla   07-09-2009 at 07:31:39 AM
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It won't bottleneck..

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 07:33:07 AM
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ok cool thanks

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 07:50:34 AM
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hey how dumb of me i forgot one very important aspect...

i dont know if my power supply would boot all that hardware...

My power supply is a PC P&C 750W silencer with 60A on the 12v rail...

I would be running the 2 gtx 280´s, the 8800gts for physics and an i7 920...

I know my power supply is pretty strong and capable but this is a lot...

What do u guys think?

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 05:44:43 PM
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thats bugged it tells me i need a 1000w PSU with my setup which im running perfectly with my silencer and I know it´s not close to max potential....

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meodowla   07-09-2009 at 07:23:30 PM
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With 3 of the best GPU's.... can expect something near to that.. he..he..

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Nica Guy   07-09-2009 at 07:26:36 PM
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i think ill just stay with the sli 280´s which i think are enough to render and do the physics...

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