GTX 1060 and GTX 760 for mining in the same rig?

[thekyleb1653]

Hi I just started mining with my GTX 1060 I recently upgraded from a GTX 760 I still have it just sitting there. I’m just wandering if I can use both together to mine?

 

[jr9]

You can use different graphics cards to mine at the same time. If your power supply can support both cards and your motherboard has a slot available, you can do this. It won't hurt the PC to try this, worst case scenario it shuts down or crashes and you have to remove the 760 GTX.

 

[thekyleb1653]

You can use different graphics cards to mine at the same time. If your power supply can support both cards and your motherboard has a slot available, you can do this. It won't hurt the PC to try this, worst case scenario it shuts down or crashes and you have to remove the 760 GTX.

Thank you so much. I have a EVGA 600B PSU would that be enough? and do i literally just plug GPU into motherboard and then connect the 1060 to the 760 with the PCIE cable?

 

[jr9]

I don't know your specs so I can't give you an informed answer. I am assuming your motherboard either has a 2nd PCIe slot either x16 or x1 for the 760 card. The 760 operates independently from the 1060. The 1060 is your main card and the 760 would be a mining card. It wouldn't be even connected to your display, just the motherboard.

I did some quick calculations and a 1060 and a 760 GTX on a generic system would draw about 500-550 watts under load. If you give your specs including any special things like fans or liquid cooling or more than one HDD or overclocking I can draft a more accurate estimate. You could try to get by on 600 watt but I'd really recommend a 750 watt to be 100 percent guaranteed of no issues.

 

[thekyleb1653]

I don't know your specs so I can't give you an informed answer. I am assuming your motherboard either has a 2nd PCIe slot either x16 or x1 for the 760 card. The 760 operates independently from the 1060. The 1060 is your main card and the 760 would be a mining card. It wouldn't be even connected to your display, just the motherboard.

I did some quick calculations and a 1060 and a 760 GTX on a generic system would draw about 500-550 watts under load. If you give your specs including any special things like fans or liquid cooling or more than one HDD or overclocking I can draft a more accurate estimate. You could try to get by on 600 watt but I'd really recommend a 750 watt to be 100 percent guaranteed of no issues.

My specs are
CPU : Intel Core i5 4690K @ 3.50GHz (COOLER MASTER LIQUID COOLED)
RAM : 16.0GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 800MHz
MOTHERBOARD : MSI Z97 GAMING 5 (MS-7917)
GPU : GeForce GTX 1060 6GB (Gigabyte)

Its just when I plug my 760 in and boot up my PC I check my device manager and it is not recognized I just thought it was maybe because I only had it plugged into the motherboard I also needed to plug in the PCIE. I need a PCIE extender if thats the case.

 

[jr9]

I think the 600W will be fine. The newer 1060 and the CPU are lower TDP parts so if you already have the 600W I would go for it. The 600B is a tier 5 (out of 7 tiers, with 7 being the worst of the worst) but I'd still 550 watts is the target wattage.

That board has 3 PCIe x16 slots so you should be able to just plug it into the motherboard and have the OS see it. By PCIe do you mean the PCIe power connectors from the power supply? You'll definitely need those or the card won't work at all. x16 and x1 PCIe slots should work for your 760 GTX.

In total you'll need three 6pin PCI connectors from your power supply.

 

[thekyleb1653]

I think the 600W will be fine. The newer 1060 and the CPU are lower TDP parts so if you already have the 600W I would go for it. The 600B is a tier 5 (out of 7 tiers, with 7 being the worst of the worst) but I'd still 550 watts is the target wattage.

That board has 3 PCIe x16 slots so you should be able to just plug it into the motherboard and have the OS see it. By PCIe do you mean the PCIe power connectors from the power supply? You'll definitely need those or the card won't work at all. x16 and x1 PCIe slots should work for your 760 GTX.

In total you'll need three 6pin PCI connectors from your power supply.

Thank you for your help and yes I mean the PCIe connector from the PSU I had it plugged into my gtx1060 but the other end wouldn't reach my 760 so i have ordered a extender so it can reach. I think that is all

 

[jr9]

OK good to hear. Let is know how it mines when you have the extenders hooked up.