GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question

fuelrod · 07-20-10, 09:19 PM

I just ordered a GTX 470 and I like to pair it with an old 8800GT for dedicated PhysX. I have an MSI X58 motherboard with 3 PCI-E slots for 3-way SLI. Obviously I'm going to put the GTX 470 in the first slot. Can I put the 8800GT in the 3rd slot or does it have to go in the second slot? By putting in the third slot it gives the fan on the GTX 470 more room to breathe.

Killroy X · 07-20-10, 10:06 PM

Good question that I was going to ask, except I have a GTX460. I don't know the answer.
Anyone?

JasonPC · 07-20-10, 10:11 PM

I think the only difference it might make is whether or not it will run in PCIe 2.0 mode, but more than likely it won't make any noticeable performance difference if it doesn't.

Trizae · 07-21-10, 03:02 AM

if it has 3 slots it shouldn't matter on an X58 place it in the third slot give your 470 room to breathe

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newparad1gm · 07-21-10, 08:27 AM

Most likely the third slot only has bandwidth for 8x, but for a PhysX card that will most likely amount to no performance loss. Even most standard multi-GPU video card setups won't see a difference if the second graphics card is in an 8x slot.

07-20-10, 09:19 PM	#1
fuelrod Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Houston Posts: 140	GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question I just ordered a GTX 470 and I like to pair it with an old 8800GT for dedicated PhysX. I have an MSI X58 motherboard with 3 PCI-E slots for 3-way SLI. Obviously I'm going to put the GTX 470 in the first slot. Can I put the 8800GT in the 3rd slot or does it have to go in the second slot? By putting in the third slot it gives the fan on the GTX 470 more room to breathe. __________________ i7 2600K @ 4.6 Ghz, Gigabyte Z68, 16GB Crucial DDR3 PC3-1600, EVGA GTX 670 FTW, SB X-fi

07-20-10, 10:06 PM	#2
Killroy X Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Idunno, Maryland Posts: 153	Re: GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question Good question that I was going to ask, except I have a GTX460. I don't know the answer. Anyone? __________________ Intel Duo Core 8400 Gigabyte Nvidia 460GTX 1GB 4 GIG G.Skills 320 Western Digital Caviar eVGA MB 780i Corsair 750TX Antec 900 Case Samsung Syncmaster 206BW Asus VE247H LED Windows 7 64 bit

07-20-10, 10:11 PM	#3
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,103	Re: GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question I think the only difference it might make is whether or not it will run in PCIe 2.0 mode, but more than likely it won't make any noticeable performance difference if it doesn't.

07-21-10, 03:02 AM	#4
Trizae Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 71	Re: GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question if it has 3 slots it shouldn't matter on an X58 place it in the third slot give your 470 room to breathe )

07-21-10, 08:27 AM	#5
newparad1gm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 691	Re: GTX 470 with dedicated PhysX question Most likely the third slot only has bandwidth for 8x, but for a PhysX card that will most likely amount to no performance loss. Even most standard multi-GPU video card setups won't see a difference if the second graphics card is in an 8x slot. __________________ WAR MACHINE: Intel Core i7 3930K \| Asus X79 Sabertooth \| 4x4 GB G.Skill RipJaw PC3-12800 \| 2x EVGA NVIDIA GTX TITAN Signature 6GB SLI \| OCZ Vertex 3 240GB SSD \| 2x500 GB Seagate Barracuda RAID 0 \| Seagate FreeAgent 500GB External \| LG BD-ROM \| Cyber Acoustics CA3001WB 2.1 Speakers \| ABS SL 1050W PSU \| 3x Acer GD235HZ 23.6in 120Hz \| Silverstone Fortress FT02 \| Windows 8 Pro x64 \| NVIDIA 3DVision SURROUND CRIMSON DYNAMO: Intel Core i7 2600K \| Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H \| 2x4 GB G.Skill Ripjaw PC3-12800 \| XFX AMD HD7970 3GB \| Intel X-25M G2 160GB SSD \| 2x250GB RAID 0 \| Samsung BD-ROM \| Corsair TX 850W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Antec 900 ATX \| Windows 8 Pro x64 Sailor Jupiter (HTPC): Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200 \| ZOTAC Geforce 9300 \| 2x2 GB OCZ Fatal1ty PC2-8500 \| WD 1TB \| Hitachi 2TB External \| MediaSonic HFR2-SU3S2 6x3TB Seagate Barracuda RAID 1+0 \| LG Blu-Ray/HD DVD-ROM \| FSP 150W PSU \| Toshiba 42" REGZA 1080p HDTV \| Foxconn RS233 mini-ITX \| Windows 7 Pro x86