Multiple GPU Question

[kfactor1119]

Hi to all readers,

I have a question concerning the use of 2 Nvidia GPUs. I currently am using an EVGA GTX 470 as my main card in my computer. Also, I have an old EVGA GTS 250. Using a motherboard that supports SLI/ 2 GPUs, I wonder if I can plug my GTS 250 in as a dedicated physx card. I understand I cannot SLI bridge the cards, but I wonder if this could potentially bring an increase in performance in my PC. I have an 850 watt PSU which is supposed to be strong enough for SLI as well. Thanks for any help, knowledge, and advice.

 

[Pinhedd]

yes you can plug the GTX 250 in and use it as a PhysX card. It won't perform as well as Fermi and Kepler cards but it will certainly handle hardware accelerated physics quite nicely

 

[jprahman]

Do note that few games use hardware accelerated PhysX, so not all games will see an improvement, in fact most won't. Because of that I normally recommend against buying a card just for PhysX, but since you already own a second card I would go for it anyway.

 

[kfactor1119]

Best answer selected by kfactor1119.

 

[kfactor1119]

yes you can plug the GTX 250 in and use it as a PhysX card. It won't perform as well as Fermi and Kepler cards but it will certainly handle hardware accelerated physics quite nicely

The answer I was looking for, thanks.