Zka17
05-11-2012, 08:19 AM
While working on my project (http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?11974-BlackBeauty-to-be-born-beginnings&country=&status=) I start playing with an idea...
I have 3 EVGA GTX 480s to be installed in SLI. Then, I also have an Asus ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 (http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?13372-My-temporary-system-not-perfect-but-works&country=&status=)... So, what if I would set up the Asus one as a dedicated PhysX card beside the 3 EVGA's in SLI?
I'm aware that the 3 EVGAs will be a beast in my system, perhaps I won't even use their entire capacity. It's just for the sake of building... I have these hardwares and i'm curious if I could built them together...
My questions:
1. Is the GTX 560 Ti suitable to use as a dedicated PhysX card beside the GTX480s? I mean, usually a weaker card is suggested for PhysX, but this is what I have...
2. I have the R3E mobo, which is suitable to do 3 way SLI. It has 4 PCI-E lanes. If the GTX 560 Ti is good to go as a PhysX card, in which PCI-E lane should I mount it? There are two possibilities, to place it in the first/upper lane or in the fourth/bottom lane (as the GTX 480s should be near each other for the SLI setup).
3. What about the power needs? The GTX 480s are pretty power-hungry - and I intend to tweak them. In total, the four VGAs will need a considerable amount of power. So, a Silverstone ST 1500W could handle all of it? (the 3 way SLI is OK, I've tried) And a Corsair AX 1200W?
4. As I'm planning to go in a full custom water cooling, it would be nice to find a full cover block for the Asus card... Searched the net for it, but no luck... Does anybody have some experience in this direction? What are my options if I want the Asus ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 water cooled?
Thanks in advance for any input!
I have 3 EVGA GTX 480s to be installed in SLI. Then, I also have an Asus ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 (http://rog.asus.com/forum/showthread.php?13372-My-temporary-system-not-perfect-but-works&country=&status=)... So, what if I would set up the Asus one as a dedicated PhysX card beside the 3 EVGA's in SLI?
I'm aware that the 3 EVGAs will be a beast in my system, perhaps I won't even use their entire capacity. It's just for the sake of building... I have these hardwares and i'm curious if I could built them together...
My questions:
1. Is the GTX 560 Ti suitable to use as a dedicated PhysX card beside the GTX480s? I mean, usually a weaker card is suggested for PhysX, but this is what I have...
2. I have the R3E mobo, which is suitable to do 3 way SLI. It has 4 PCI-E lanes. If the GTX 560 Ti is good to go as a PhysX card, in which PCI-E lane should I mount it? There are two possibilities, to place it in the first/upper lane or in the fourth/bottom lane (as the GTX 480s should be near each other for the SLI setup).
3. What about the power needs? The GTX 480s are pretty power-hungry - and I intend to tweak them. In total, the four VGAs will need a considerable amount of power. So, a Silverstone ST 1500W could handle all of it? (the 3 way SLI is OK, I've tried) And a Corsair AX 1200W?
4. As I'm planning to go in a full custom water cooling, it would be nice to find a full cover block for the Asus card... Searched the net for it, but no luck... Does anybody have some experience in this direction? What are my options if I want the Asus ENGTX560 Ti DCII TOP/2DI/1GD5 water cooled?
Thanks in advance for any input!