Two different GPUs in one build?

[Clippy123]

My old computer has an EVGA GTX 650 SC, can I put that in my current build

 

What are the benefits and disadvantages?      

 

PC Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gr7x4C  

 

Just very curious       

[iRileyx]

You could use it as a PhysX card, bit of a waste though.

Or just use it to connect extra monitors to.

 

That's about it really.

[MedievalMatt]

1 minute ago, Clippy123 said:

My old computer has an EVGA GTX 650 SC, can I put that in my current build

 

What are the benefits and disadvantages?      

 

PC Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gr7x4C  

 

Just very curious       

the benefit... you get the added display outs.... the disadvantage.... gaming migh be interesting... especially if the game happens to lock onto one of the displays on the slower card, and there isnt an option to change the monitor in the game.

[Donny_Chen]

You can, but there would virtually be no advantage.  You def don't want to bridge the cards together, but most of the things you are doing are controlled by drivers.  There really isn't a benefit.  The only down side maybe would be you're using more wattage than you need to be.  It's pretty pointless

[Clippy123]

1 minute ago, RKRiley said:

You could use it as a PhysX card, bit of a waste though.

Or just use it to connect extra monitors to.

 

That's about it really.

 

1 minute ago, MedievalMatt said:

the benefit... you get the added display outs.... the disadvantage.... gaming migh be interesting... especially if the game happens to lock onto one of the displays on the slower card, and there isnt an option to change the monitor in the game.

 

1 minute ago, Donny_Chen said:

You can, but there would virtually be no advantage.  You def don't want to bridge the cards together, but most of the things you are doing are controlled by drivers.  There really isn't a benefit.  The only down side maybe would be you're using more wattage than you need to be.  It's pretty pointless

Yeah...ill just use the old computer for something else 

[Oshino Shinobu]

Depends what you're using it for. For gaming there's no real benefit. Most you could do is use it as a PhysX card but they don't really do much. 

 

If you use programs that can use GPUs for processing power (particularly CUDA acceleration), it can provide quite a large boost in computational power. 

 

You could use it for folding or boinc if you wanted. 

[MedievalMatt]

14 minutes ago, Clippy123 said:

 

 

Yeah...ill just use the old computer for something else 

I used to have an R9 290X and a GT440 in my system at the same time.  I needed the display outs.  But there were a couple games that the GT440 would literally have a heart attack trying to run that the 290 could handle easily... but they refused to open on the right displays, and id have to disconnect the 440s displays everytime i wanted to play.

[Clippy123]

I think its a better idea to sell the computer, its so old lol