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Second video card plus dedicated physx

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I currently have a computer with a EVGA GTX 460 FTW card installed. I'm wondering if I could install a 250 or 260 card and use it as a dedicated physx card and use it to drive two monitors. I currently have two monitors connected to the GTX 460 and I would like to add two additional monitors, not for gaming but for regular application use. Will this work?
 
For two extra monitors yes, for PhysX yes, but I can't confirm if you can do both at once (i.e. run a game with PhysX, whilst the other 3 displays are all active). Just make sure your PSU is up to the task. You will obviously need four connectors with at least 32A just for the graphics, if you use a 260, and around 27A with three connectors if you use a 250.
 
Thanks my PS should be fine as it is 700w with two 25A rails. It only has two PCIe power connecters but I've used two 4870's in crossfire for a while with this system using two power adapters to power the second card without issues. I'm pretty sure a 260 and 460 would be okay.

At present I have a main display monitor 24" dell and a 58" TV connected to the 460. I'd like to use a 22" and 23" that I have right now connected too. I'd mostly use the 23" in portrait mode to display things like steamstore, read comics, etc. the 22" would be used to do things like watch videos off to the side of the main screen, display system stats, etc.

It would be nice if the system stats could be displayed while playing games so I could monitor temps and stuff but wouldn't be a deal breaker.

Does anyone have anything else to add?
 
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