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Upgrade from 1060 to 1080, Uses for secondary gpu?

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Hello all, hope you're all doing well! 

 

So I recently picked up a GTX 1080 for about 320 bucks which I thought was a decent deal considering the current pricing of the RTX cards and the prices on the used market. This will be an upgrade from a GTX 1060 which I purchased at launch. Now, I'm wondering if there would be any benefit to using the GTX 1060 as a dedicated physx card for mostly games like Borderlands 2. I know for a dedicated physx card using a 1060 is probably overkill and a bit unpractical, but if I don't use it it's just going to be sitting in the closet as a backup card collecting dust. Are there any other uses for a secondary gpu that you guys know of? I have a Seasonic X-850 850 watt psu, so powering both isn't going to be an issue. If anyone has any suggestions for practical uses I'd appreciate it.

 

Thanks!

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1 minute ago, Coachdude said:

Hello all, hope you're all doing well! 

 

So I recently picked up a GTX 1080 for about 320 bucks which I thought was a decent deal considering the current pricing of the RTX cards and the prices on the used market. This will be an upgrade from a GTX 1060 which I purchased at launch. Now, I'm wondering if there would be any benefit to using the GTX 1060 as a dedicated physx card for mostly games like Borderlands 2. I know for a dedicated physx card using a 1060 is probably overkill and a bit unpractical, but if I don't use it it's just going to be sitting in the closet as a backup card collecting dust. Are there any other uses for a secondary gpu that you guys know of? I have a Seasonic X-850 850 watt psu, so powering both isn't going to be an issue. If anyone has any suggestions for practical uses I'd appreciate it.

 

Thanks!

Dedicated PhysX cards aren't really that useful anymore. I'd flip it for cash or keep it for another Pc if you have one. 

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there's videos out there where people tried this and basically its a waste of money.

 

unless you wanna put it in another system you'll use you're far better off selling it on the used market youll likjely get back half of your money back!

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friend of mine is in a really similar situation, got a 1080 and replaced his RX 480. Making up some funds is a really good way of going about it, improves the value of your new buy even more.

I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B

 

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If you don't pay for power at your place and can leave your computer on all the time, BOINC or Folding @ home are charitable uses for the card.

Otherwise - $$$$$$$$$$$

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8 minutes ago, Coachdude said:

Hello all, hope you're all doing well! 

 

So I recently picked up a GTX 1080 for about 320 bucks which I thought was a decent deal considering the current pricing of the RTX cards and the prices on the used market. This will be an upgrade from a GTX 1060 which I purchased at launch. Now, I'm wondering if there would be any benefit to using the GTX 1060 as a dedicated physx card for mostly games like Borderlands 2. I know for a dedicated physx card using a 1060 is probably overkill and a bit unpractical, but if I don't use it it's just going to be sitting in the closet as a backup card collecting dust. Are there any other uses for a secondary gpu that you guys know of? I have a Seasonic X-850 850 watt psu, so powering both isn't going to be an issue. If anyone has any suggestions for practical uses I'd appreciate it.

 

Thanks!

Sell it, there is no use for it!  Congrats on your 1080... Enjoy it!

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Really no use having 1060 when there's a 1080, unless you build a mining pc.

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