Possible to run 1070 and 1080ti in same pc ?

[varun12]

Hello,

For example Alienware Aurora R6 has two Pcie slots

One slot has 1080ti in it and other has 1070 - is it possible to use both cards ?

One I could use to monitor my work (stock market) other 1080ti to play games at the same time ? (during summer-market gets very slow during lunch)


So is this sort of contraption possible?

My gaming monitor is 3440x1440p U3415m Dell- 60hz .

Suggestions please.

TIA

 

[Supahos]

It usually can be done but it also usually involves lots of driver conflicts and headaches to figure out. A 1080ti wouldn't even notice the other Monitor running background stuff, especially with only a 60hz 1440p monitor

 

[RektSkrubz]

Well... As long as you have at least 4 8-pin PCIE connectors (A big enough PSU).

 

[TMTOWTSAC]

If you've got integrated graphics, some motherboards let you use both the integrated and a dedicated card at the same time. Otherwise, I'd try try using the 1080 ti by itself first. 11 GB of VRAM is more than enough to run the combined resolution without affecting gaming. Some games do react oddly to having a second display, but it's usually not an issue.

 

[boosted1g]

The short answer is that there will be nothing to gain from using both.

If you are only needing the second monitor to display data ( so not using GPU processing for stock analysis) then a single 1080ti has more then enough umph to handle a second and even third UDH screen for display purposes only.

If your work software is using CUDA cores for GPU processing it is still irrelevant because GPU processing will only be done on the main GPU, no way to pick and choose.

Thus the only thing you can do with that 1070 is use it for display only, when your 1080ti will do that already and not require a BEEFY psu and cooling solution.

 

[varun12]

It usually can be done but it also usually involves lots of driver conflicts and headaches to figure out. A 1080ti wouldn't even notice the other Monitor running background stuff, especially with only a 60hz 1440p monitor

Well... As long as you have at least 4 8-pin PCIE connectors (A big enough PSU).

It's 850 watt and It's 1070 and I have two X8 (well they are labelled as X8 slots on the motherboard) one has 1080ti in it.

If you've got integrated graphics, some motherboards let you use both the integrated and a dedicated card at the same time. Otherwise, I'd try try using the 1080 ti by itself first. 11 GB of VRAM is more than enough to run the combined resolution without affecting gaming. Some games do react oddly to having a second display, but it's usually not an issue.

It has integrated graphics on the motherboard Intel 630 or what not.


I wish I had made this thread before purchasing.

 

[varun12]

I don't get how the heck miners get away with running 1 monitor with 10 graphics card. I'm at a measly 2 cards lol

 

[RektSkrubz]

It's not difficult... You just have a bunch of extenders, a bunch of PSUs, and only one GPU running video to the monitor...

 

[varun12]

It's not difficult... You just have a bunch of extenders, a bunch of PSUs, and only one GPU running video to the monitor...

so motherboard and all else will be fine if 1070 was just on the motherboard and let's say running mathematical calculations but if I use it display something then it'll be an issue?

Is that what you are saying miners do? I'm guessing that's what you saying?
They let one gpu run the mining business and don't use the display ports of it at all and other card for whatever is it they do.

I'll post in mining forum. Thanks for sharing though