Question Can i insert Two graphics cards in one same PC….?

[lse123]

Can i insert Two graphics cards in one same PC….?
If yes, is it required to be identical the graphics cards...?
And the motherboard must support it?

 

[rgd1101]

2 gpu to do what exactly?

 

[Math Geek]

all depends on what you are trying to do as asked above.

i have 2 different cards in my pc. one to run linux and the other passed through to a windows VM for some gametime fun.

so what exactly are you trying to do?

 

[Zork283]

It is absolutely possible to install multiple GPUs in the same PC. They used to be common in the mid 2000s, when a single GPU was not powerful enough to give the desired performance. However, it is far more common nowadays to simply install a single more powerful GPU. Here is an article about some of the pros and cons of multi GPU Builds https://www.makeuseof.com/should-gamers-use-multiple-graphics-cards/

 

[lse123]

You may use one for the VM guest OS and the other for the host PC OS, ...

I have a spare Graphics Card from an ancient PC from 2008-year, which has problems, and only disassembly Parts are helpful, so I plan to do some Practicing, my hardware skills too, ...

 

[lse123]

My PC good PC is having NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti and is PC===HP COMPAQ 8200 ELITE MT

The second PC from 2008-year is having the repurposed NVIDIA GeForce GT 730...

well...?

 

[hotaru.hino]

In general, the answer is if you have two PCIe x16 slots, you can use any two graphics cards you want. Whether or not the OS will make use of it depends on driver support. They will not compliment each other in terms of performance, i.e., they won't both be used in a game, except you buy two of the same card and use SLI or Crossfire, but even then it's a crapshoot if it'll work or provide benefit.

The most common use case for having just another video card in the computer is to add display outputs.

 

[Math Geek]

SLI/XFire is dead at this point. there is no reason to consider 2 cards, even identical ones, for that purpose. it has to be programmed into a game and no one is doing that anymore. you can't just plug in 2 cards and say "work together". does not work that way.

so again if you have separate uses for the 2 cards, then by all means use them in the same PC. otherwise, save the trouble and only use one.