What happens if I run a GTX 1060 and a GTX 1080

[JesseMorson]

I have an EVGA 1060 6Gb FTW+ edition with the ACX 3.0 cooler, as well as a PNY GeForce GTX 1080 XLR8 Gaming OC. I also have two spare ports on my PC. What would happen if I tried to plug both of them into my PC, power and all, but without an SLI bridge? Would I end up with a 50ib paper weight with attached flashing lights, or would i have gaming power levels over 9000?

 

[RobCrezz]

Not much really, you would get the performance of whichever one you attached the monitor to.

You could dedicate the 1060 to Physx duty if you play a lot of games that use Physx - this would see an increase in performance as the 1080 wouldnt have to do the physx calculations, but probably not worth the cost, better off just selling the 1060.

 

[JesseMorson]

Not much really, you would get the performance of whichever one you attached the monitor to.

You could dedicate the 1060 to Physx duty if you play a lot of games that use Physx - this would see an increase in performance as the 1080 wouldnt have to do the physx calculations, but probably not worth the cost, better off just selling the 1060.

I really appreciate the help, I intend to do some mining with the 1080, and I wanted to make sure it wasn't going to turn my PC into a giant paperweight.

 

[JesseMorson]

Not much really, you would get the performance of whichever one you attached the monitor to.

You could dedicate the 1060 to Physx duty if you play a lot of games that use Physx - this would see an increase in performance as the 1080 wouldnt have to do the physx calculations, but probably not worth the cost, better off just selling the 1060.

How much power do you think that would draw? Do you think a 900 watt power supply would work? List of my specs to follow

I5-4690k Devil's canyon
8gb (4gbx2) Sector 5 DDR3 RAM
G1 Sniper Z87 Rev. 1
EVGA 1060 6Gb FTW+
900w Apevia power supply (I'd like to keep power around 700w if I can)

 

[RobCrezz]

Yeah I dont think thats a very good PSU brand...

You'll only be using around 250-300w with them components.

 

[mdd1963]

you can run two adapters (assuming your PSU can handle tthe extra load) to get more monitors, but, the 1060 does not support SLI, so...

Not much would happen, and, nothing performance-wise in gaming

 

[JesseMorson]

you can run two adapters (assuming your PSU can handle tthe extra load) to get more monitors, but, the 1060 does not support SLI, so...

Not much would happen, and, nothing performance-wise in gaming

I dished out the extra cash for mine, I have the 6gb, which does have SLI ablilites

 

[JesseMorson]

Yeah I dont think thats a very good PSU brand...

You'll only be using around 250-300w with them components.

Well, you've saved me, but now I have heating issues. My beloved 1060 is facing heating issues, should I consider going over to watercooling, or deal with the thermal issues?

 

[RobCrezz]

How hot is it getting in gaming?

 

[JesseMorson]

How hot is it getting in gaming?

I hit 83 Celsius before the thermal cap in EVGA's Percicion XOC started throttling down.

 

[RobCrezz]

Is the fan speeding up with the temp?

 

[JesseMorson]

Is the fan speeding up with the temp?

I'm using EVGA's XOC to keep the fans at 100%, and they look to be moving at full speed when I look inside the PC

 

[RobCrezz]

Shouldnt be getting that hot, I would replace the thermal paste if it doesnt void the warranty with evga.

 

[JesseMorson]

Shouldnt be getting that hot, I would replace the thermal paste if it doesnt void the warranty with evga.

The card isn't even six months old, i'm worried it's got to do with the 3/4 of an inch of space between it and a 1080 running at full blast, and the inch between it and a Thermaltake NiC-C5

 

[RobCrezz]

Oh right, I didnt know you actually had both cards in the system already. Yeah, thats very likely to be the problem, as it will have much less airflow...