Is It Possible to game on A mining gpu (no output port)?

[vawa.id]

I have a thought to buy evga gtx 1060 6gb mining edition (USD 131.68) with no output port.

I have read about using Nvidia GPU with AMD APU, but I don't have AMD APU, in fact, my system is quite old: intel core i3 3210 - Biostar H61MLD (I bought mobo and cpu from a prebuilt system).

Currently, I'm trying to use my Rx 460 (with vga to hdmi active adapter) without using its ports. But if I enable IGD/PEG in bios menu, my monitor won't detect any input. It is only possible if I use IGD only in bios.

 

So my question is: is it possible?

if it is not possible, should I get used gtx 1060 3gb (USD 144.84) or RX 580 4gb (USD164.59)?

 

sorry for bad english

[suchamoneypit]

For a mere $15 in difference, the actual gaming gtx 1060 will more than pay for that extra $15 in resale value in the future (like 400% more). That no display output card will be useless to resell quite quickly.

[Jurrunio]

you can go SLI with a mining edition card then sure why not if it's much cheaper that way. Otherwise, hell no.

[martward]

3 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

you can go SLI with a mining edition card then sure why not if it's much cheaper that way. Otherwise, hell no.

1060 doesn't support SLI.

 

31 minutes ago, vawa.id said:

if it is not possible, should I get used gtx 1060 3gb (USD 144.84) or RX 580 4gb (USD164.59)?

I would skip the mining card and get a RX 580 (preferably an 8gb) or a 480 (8gb). Does your monitor support Freesync by chance?

[Streetguru]

38 minutes ago, vawa.id said:

 

If you already have an RX 460 I'd focus on upgrading your CPU when Ryzen 3000 drops early next year.

[Dujith]

6 minutes ago, martward said:

1060 doesn't support SLI.

Fun fact: it does work in MDA or LDA. Tho not officialy supported, and will not work in many new games.

More for workloads i guess  

 

[Jurrunio]

21 minutes ago, martward said:

1060 doesn't support SLI.

then hell no

[Bananasplit_00]

you can probably pass the video signal through the IGPU but i wouldnt get a mining edition card

[vawa.id]

3 hours ago, suchamoneypit said:

For a mere $15 in difference, the actual gaming gtx 1060 will more than pay for that extra $15 in resale value in the future (like 400% more). That no display output card will be useless to resell quite quickly.

the mining card is 6gb version, the gaming card I mentioned is 3gb

3 hours ago, martward said:

I would skip the mining card and get a RX 580 (preferably an 8gb) or a 480 (8gb). Does your monitor support Freesync by chance?

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8gb is beyond my budget, and my monitor is still using vga (1366x768)

3 hours ago, Streetguru said:

If you already have an RX 460 I'd focus on upgrading your CPU when Ryzen 3000 drops early next year.

rx 460 is better than having no card and that's it, it sucks even in 768p. And I'd rather buy i7-3770 for USD 80 since upgrading to ryzen is a hell lot of money.

2 hours ago, Bananasplit_00 said:

you can probably pass the video signal through the IGPU but i wouldnt get a mining edition card

tell me how  I googled it and found no way.

[TechyBen]

4 hours ago, vawa.id said:

I have a thought to buy evga gtx 1060 6gb mining edition (USD 131.68) with no output port.

I have read about using Nvidia GPU with AMD APU, but I don't have AMD APU, in fact, my system is quite old: intel core i3 3210 - Biostar H61MLD (I bought mobo and cpu from a prebuilt system).

Currently, I'm trying to use my Rx 460 (with vga to hdmi active adapter) without using its ports. But if I enable IGD/PEG in bios menu, my monitor won't detect any input. It is only possible if I use IGD only in bios.

 

So my question is: is it possible?

if it is not possible, should I get used gtx 1060 3gb (USD 144.84) or RX 580 4gb (USD164.59)?

 

sorry for bad english

a 1060 full fat should be a little more if you wait a month or two. Else a 1050ti. A mining edition is asking for trouble.

[Bananasplit_00]

1 hour ago, vawa.id said:

tell me how  I googled it and found no way.

im not sure how exactly you would set it up, i just assume it can be done as there was some stuff about NVIDIA cards being passed through an AMD APU and getting Freesync(though i think it wasent actiual freesync and something else). Can probably be done in the BIOS if the chip and motherboard support it.

[Streetguru]

6 hours ago, vawa.id said:

it sucks even in 768p

What game? It should be perfectly fine doing 1080p Medium settings in the average AAA game

[vawa.id]

12 hours ago, Streetguru said:

What game? It should be perfectly fine doing 1080p Medium settings in the average AAA game

warframe (medium to low), fortnite (in the lowest setting possible, still lagging). I have to lower my desktop and in game resolution to 720p to be more enjoyable.

True on most AAA title it's fine (I tried shadow of mordor, batman arkham origin, nier automata), but in the title I usually play, it's bad. 

[Streetguru]

2 minutes ago, vawa.id said:

 

You have some issues somewhere then, that GPU should have no problem playing either of those first games

Try reinstalling windows to eliminate any software issues
 

 

[vawa.id]

9 minutes ago, Streetguru said:

You have some issues somewhere then, that GPU should have no problem playing either of those first games

Try reinstalling windows to eliminate any software issues
 

 

and reinstalling all my programs and drivers again? No, thank you. This time is the second time I reinstalled windows because windows update somehow crashed my gpu driver

[Streetguru]

1 minute ago, vawa.id said:

and reinstalling all my programs and drivers again? No, thank you. This time is the second time I reinstalled windows because windows update somehow crashed my gpu driver

Microsoft doesn't really test updates before they send them out.

 

You should keep windows on a small 200GB partition if you don't have an SSD so it's easy to reinstall.

 

Try using a newer or older driver after using the DDU to uninstall the current one.