Hi guys,
im about to build a new gaming pc with a gtx 1080ti and have some questions for mining. Currently i have a gtx 1070... is it possible if im getting the new pc that i put the gtx 1070 in it? Only for mining?
Or more than only one 1070?
So the combination is like Gtx 1080ti + gtx 1070
and gtx 1080ti + gtx 1070 + gtx 1070
And my PSU should be enough for this with 850W
Is this possible? Or is it damaging something, or is it consuming to much power?
Need your advice
Thanks
Assuming you have a quality 850W PSU and have the necessary PCIe slots, it should be fine with 1x 1070, and probably 2. (Assuming you have enough connectors and don't have a ridiculously power-hungry CPU+other components.)
Of course, you'll probably want to remove the cards from the case and get one or more risers to space them out effectively. Keep a close eye on the core temperatures.
But if im gaming, what is my computer doing with the gtx 1070? Is it just like in a standby mode or?
If no monitor is connected to that 1070 (and since you cannot use SLI with a 1070 and 1080ti), the 1070 would be fully available for mining while you are gaming. You can have the mining software use one of your GPUs, or both when you're not using the 1080ti for gaming.