Dedicated PhysX card?

[joetotheroy]

I want to use a GTX 750 Ti 2gb as a dedicated PhysX card alongside the GTX 760 4gb. Will there be problems with this configuration? My PSU can handle the load and my motherboard can support it. I just want to know the major disadvantages with this particular configuration.

 

[barto]

You could. You don't need that strong of a card to do that. What PSU do you have? The 750ti doesn't take a lot of power to run.

 

[TriBeard]

there wouldn't really be any disadvantages per say, but I don't know that there will be many advantages either. Phys-x is used in so few games still, and the performance hit with it on most of the time is fairly small, so I don't know that you are really going to see very large improvements.

That being said, it should work fine. Just set the 750 as the default card for phys-x in the nvidia control panel.

 

[joetotheroy]

This is my build http://pcpartpicker.com/user/joetotheroy/saved/#savedbuild_831196

 

[Gam3r01]

Will it work: Yes.
Should you do it: Probably not.

The reason being is the 750Ti is a fairly strong card to run Physx, and the 760 can handle it on it own.

 

[joetotheroy]

Is there a reason I shouldn't?

 

[Gam3r01]

There isnt much gain off of it. The 760 boasts enough performance to handle Physx on its own. And the 750Ti is relatively good in comparison, so it would loose performance compared to costs.

 

[joetotheroy]

Will it be sufficient with my 2560x1080p monitor?

 

[Gam3r01]

It should be, the 4GB model might be a good investment at that resolution+

 

[TriBeard]

I would just keep saving, put about another 80-100 with the money you would have spent on the 750ti and get a second 760. That PSU should be able to handle it, and you'd be getting better than 780 performance.