Stupid question re: two GPUs

[Russinating]

I've got two GPUs in my home PC, a GTX 1050 and a 1080.

Only reason being is I bought the 1080 but needed more HDMI ports for the Oculus Rift and had a spare 1050 at work.

Is there any advantage to having two (besides the use of the Rift), and if so do I need to do anything to make them work together?

 

[Panos]

I've got two GPUs in my home PC, a GTX 1050 and a 1080.

Only reason being is I bought the 1080 but needed more HDMI ports for the Oculus Rift and had a spare 1050 at work.

Is there any advantage to having two (besides the use of the Rift), and if so do I need to do anything to make them work together?

I do not see how you can use them both with Rift. The 1080 alone should be used.

 

[_tucker_]

You can’t run them sli so it’s pointless having the 2. I mean unless you use the second card just to power a separate tv for other viewers. If that’s even possible

 

[Russinating]

I do not see how you can use them both with Rift. The 1080 alone should be used.

Well, I did, so...

You can’t run them sli so it’s pointless having the 2. I mean unless you use the second card just to power a separate tv for other viewers. If that’s even possible

Fine, as I thought. Out she comes!

 

[Vexr]

No expertise in this at all, but it might be possible to use the 1050 PhysX style.

 

[Quartz]

You can run non-gaming monitors off the 1050 ti, but your Rift and gaming monitors should run off the better GPU.

 

[varkanoid]

No expertise in this at all, but it might be possible to use the 1050 PhysX style.

Thats pointless 1080 is more than capable for Physx wont given you any extra performance

 

[Psycho Sonny]

I've got two GPUs in my home PC, a GTX 1050 and a 1080.

Only reason being is I bought the 1080 but needed more HDMI ports for the Oculus Rift and had a spare 1050 at work.

Is there any advantage to having two (besides the use of the Rift), and if so do I need to do anything to make them work together?

you are doing it wrong.

your monitor and rift should be run off the 1080.

your 1050 should only be used for watching movies on a tv, etc.

 

[Russinating]

you are doing it wrong.

your monitor and rift should be run off the 1080.

your 1050 should only be used for watching movies on a tv, etc.

That's exactly what I was doing. Why are you assuming I was doing it wrong?

 

[Orcvader]

That's exactly what I was doing. Why are you assuming I was doing it wrong?

The way you worded it sounded like the Rift was connected to the 1050 instead of the 1080. If both your main monitor and Rift are connected to the 1080, then there's no issue.

 

[VincentHanna]

Can't you convert Display Port to HDMI?

Monitor to Display Port
Occulus Rift to Display Port via adaptor/converter
TV to HDMI

 

[Psycho Sonny]

That's exactly what I was doing. Why are you assuming I was doing it wrong?

The way you worded it sounded like you plugged the rift into the 1050.

 

[Russinating]

The way you worded it sounded like you plugged the rift into the 1050.

Nah, for the TV so others can see why you look like an idiot.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

Nah, for the TV so others can see why you look like an idiot.

Lolwut. The only idiot is the one who can't explain things clearly. It's why others also pointed out the exact same thing.

Also any smart person would know you can't combine the power of two different gpu together.

 

[Gray2233]

Lolwut. The only idiot is the one who can't explain things clearly. It's why others also pointed out the exact same thing.

Also any smart person would know you can't combine the power of two different gpu together.

I think he's referring to people watching him flail around like an idiot in VR rather than people on the forum.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

I think he's referring to people watching him flail around like an idiot in VR rather than people on the forum.

So he's failed to explain clearly again?

 

[Russinating]

I think he's referring to people watching him flail around like an idiot in VR rather than people on the forum.

This.

None of this has anything to do with my question hence not bothering to write essays on it.