[Solved] Can I add a PCI-E x1 card to boost performance?

Ok, I am trying to add to my overall system performance by adding a second video card to run physics. My problem is my Mobo only has one PCI Express x16 lane. I found that Zotac makes a card that will run in the PCI Express x1 lane. If I were to add this card to my system would it conflict with the Nvidia card in the x16 lane? Here are my PC Specs as it is right now.

MSI P43 C51 Socket 775 Mobo
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
8 Gb Crucial DDR3 1333
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 GS CO PCI-E x16 2.0
CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX850 850W PSU
Antec KUHLER H2O 920 Liquid Cooling System

The Mobo Specs have this to say about the PCI Lanes:
• One PCI Express x16 slot (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant).
• Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Three 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

The specs say nothing about SLI so I assume it does not support it. The only question that leaves me with is weather or not putting the second card in the x1 slot would even work. I don't need the added display ports the card offers. I only want to use it as the primary Physics Processor so i can free up the GTX 460 and the CPU for everything else. This is similar to what I have seen done in dual and tri SLI setups.

Here is a link to the card I am considering adding if this is thought to be a viable solution. [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814500233][/url]

Can anyone help me with this?

Thank you.

Even if it did work it wouldn't be worth the cost. It'd be better to get a board designed to support SLI instead of wasting the money on a 2nd gpu that if it even worked, would probably give only minimal increases.

That said, I've never heard of it working.

Well really there isnt anything I have run into that the system can't handle so far. But I am planning on buying Battlefield 3. I have been told that my system won't play it well on even moderate graphics settings so i wanted to add another card to maybe help out this problem. But if it wont work it wont work. I'd rather not waste allot of money if it wont work. lol Hence my post.

ok. I guess I will just have to save some money and get a better card then. Maybe the 580 or 590 classified.

Awesome!! Maybe they will fall into my budget then.

I don't think bf3 runs phyx anyway

There are so very few PhysX games tho. The 460 should be fine for now, if you want extra performance wait for the 600's.

I'm considering just getting the EVGA 01G-P3-1561-KR GeForce GTX 560 Ti FPB (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit GDDR5. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 814130623] My 460 is an awesome card for all my games but I think its gonna be a bit slow in BF3. And the 560 is only 230 bucks. I'll work a couple weekends of overtime and buy it or something. Wish I could afford the 590 Classified but its way to high priced for my wallet. lol

OK. So basically the Only performance gain I would get from adding this card would be Physics related. I get it. I think I will just scratch this idea and get the 560 ti. lol

Thank you to everyone who replied. I appreciate your help!

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