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6950 and 550 ti for physx?

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Ok so I shouldn't even be asking this right now as my wife and I are in Costa Rica for our honeymoon, but she's asleep at 11:40 AM and I'm bored, so...

I traded my xfx 6950 2GB (non-ref) for a 6870 2 GB (non-ref) and $75, and that for a 550 ti (ref) and and $75, with the plan of buying a reference 6950 2 GB to unlock to 6970 specs and put a full block on when I do my loop. At first I planned on selling the 550 ti, but now I'm wondering if I should keep it and use it for a Physx processor. What do you guys (and gals) think?
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Win7 supports different drivers at the same time, and thus different brands. It -should- be possible to leave the 550ti in there as a PhysX card. The only question is if it's worth the extra power consumption to you, or if you would rather sell it off. I don't think it would hurt anything, but I never really used a PhysX card to know what bonuses it brings to the table.
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http://www.overclock.net/t/591872/how-to-run-physx-in-windows-7-with-ati-cards/1050_30#post_15472355
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Originally Posted by Ken1649 View Post

Source: GenL
You can overwrite the existing driver/PhysX SS without uninstall.
1. Install Forceware 285.xx (do not restart).
2. Install PhysX SS 9.11.0621 (do not restart).
3. Run the 1.055ff Patch (restart PC).
Done.
PhysX-mod-1.05ff.zip 42k .zip file
The links to Forceware and PhysX SS respectively:
http://www.geforce.com/Drivers/Results/38915
http://downloads.guru3d.com/nVIDIA-PhysX-System-Software-9.11.0621-download-2762.html

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post #4 of 7
Sell the 550Ti and get a GT240 or GT430 for Physx

Follow the link Fox gave.
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I mean, if you play mafia 2 all day long it worth it, otherwise just sell it and buy a SSD or a 7870 with that money.
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I'd love to sell the 550 ti but I don't know anyone that needs one and I don't yet have enough rep to list for sale/trade threads here. That's why I figured I'd use it for physx. But I may list it on CL when I get home and see if I get any bites.
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So I found a buyer for the 550 ti already, so it looks like I won't be using a physx card after all.
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