Folding using GTX1060 + gaming/folding using GTX 1070??

[MartinMa]

Hi everyone, I have just joined Team 32 to fold away. http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Chen_Ma

I am considering to add one more GTX1070 to my current 6700k+ GTX1060 setup. Is it achievable? I am not looking at SLI, the 1060 will be solely used as a folding GPU with 1070 folding from time to time.

Have a good day and thanks!

 

[ATMINSIDE]

We need to know your full system specs to tell you.

 

[MartinMa]

Thanks for reply. Specs are as follows:

CPU [email protected]
GPU GTX1060
MB ASUS Z170-A
RAM Cosair Vengence 2*8G @2900Mhz
SSD Sandisk Ultra II 960G
OS Windows 10 Pro

I hope this should help. I did some research and it looks like F@H does support multi-GPU setup for different GPUs.

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

And don't forget the cactus

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Yes, you should be able to run two GPUs on that board without issues, just know your PCIe slots in use will be running at x8 instead of x16. This is barely a performance hit for gaming and isn't one for F@H.

 

[MartinMa]

And don't forget the cactus

Hahaha you got me !

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Yes, you should be able to run two GPUs on that board without issues, just know your PCIe slots in use will be running at x8 instead of x16. This is barely a performance hit for gaming and isn't one for F@H.

Thanks a lot mate! That's good to hear XD

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

Do you have these settings on your GPU slot?




And don't forget passkey if you have not gotten 1 yet.

 

[HayesK]

Do you have these settings on your GPU slot?

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[WhitehawkEQ]

Folks should NOT be using the "beta" flag unless they are members of the Beta Team. The "advanced" flag is available for use by everyone.

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Picky picky picky ok advanced then

 

[Audioaficionado]

Aren't advanced and big flags set during initial config?

 

[WhitehawkEQ]

Aren't advanced and big flags set during initial config?

You can change them any time.

 

[jaymz9350]

That is a good question. I never added any flags on my 970s or 7970 and they all seem to get the ppd they should be. Not sure how big of difference the flags make.

 

[Audioaficionado]

Well I read the latest FAH guide and just set each slot to advanced and big. Probably didn't need to.

 

[JrClocker]

Welcome to team 32!

 

[Jmtyra]

Hi everyone, I have just joined Team 32 to fold away. http://fah-web.stanford.edu/cgi-bin/main.py?qtype=userpage&username=Chen_Ma

Thanks for joining, we're glad to have you!

 

[Robert17]

Still wondering about OP's PSU? Not that dual 1060s needs a big-un, but a 450W PSU won't cut it.....

 

[ATMINSIDE]

Still wondering about OP's PSU? Not that dual 1060s needs a big-un, but a 450W PSU won't cut it.....

Sig lists HX1000i.

 

[Robert17]

Wasn't in the sig originally, must have been edited....?????

 

['Cuda340]

Hi everyone, I have just joined Team 32 to fold away.

 

[MartinMa]

Thanks! Yeah, I did some research on that and it should be fine. But I'm still struggling to purchase another 1070 though. Time will tell.

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Thank you!

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I did have a 450W which could power my old R9 280X + 2600K @4.5G, strange huh. Maybe it's using its full capacity (peak output).

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Yep.. But it is definitely an overkill for my hardware. I just purchased this from US months ago as it is much cheaper there than China (about 50% more expensive!!!!). And I thought it might be a good idea to invest in something that I can use for like 10 years. So I did it..

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Ah, I think I have always had HX1000i listed in my sig. My Antec 450W PSU was abandoned long before I registered onto overclockers.com.