PhyX Card and 8800GTXPost Date: 2007-08-05 |
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RogerWilco 
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 Topic: PhyX Card and 8800GTXPosted: 05 Aug 2007 at 11:05pm |
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Had a question for you all...
If I get a 8800GTX (SLI later on) do I need to get a PhysX Card for more detail or just need the single 8800GTX?
Thx
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Crulend
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Posted: 05 Aug 2007 at 11:17pm |
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A PhysX card is a completely different engine that only works with PhysX enabled games. For a complete list of games that are PhysX ready, visit http://www.ageia.com/physx/titles.html
You can do a SLI configuration without a PhysX card.
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Kelly
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Posted: 05 Aug 2007 at 11:25pm |
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the 8800gtx already has a physics processor built in it. Sure the Ageia card would add more detail and more physics but there isn't a lot of support for it yet
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chrissmith
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Posted: 06 Aug 2007 at 12:02am |
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PhyX cards are a joke dont buy one. Like 5 computer games can even use them... none of them need one.
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Alex
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Posted: 06 Aug 2007 at 1:29am |
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True, your better off putting that money into a different component inside your machine. If you haven't selected one already, a Quad-Core would be a good choice. Future games are going to take advantage of all the cores for A.I., physics, and other advance calculations. Edited by Alex - 06 Aug 2007 at 1:30am |
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chrissmith
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Posted: 06 Aug 2007 at 12:58pm |
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I dissagree I don't think PhyX cards will ever be used for many games.
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Larry
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Posted: 08 Aug 2007 at 1:06pm |
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It is hard to get breakthrough technology started. That being said, PhysX would be a great asset to the gaming computer as it would allow CPU and GPU to focus on other areas of rendering and so forth. By the way it looks so far, this type of engine might be going the wayside unless more game developers get on board. |
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Crulend
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Posted: 08 Aug 2007 at 1:18pm |
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I really think they'd get a whole lot more developers onboard if they could get Nvidia and/or Intel to integrate their chip on some of the higher performance motherboards.
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RogerWIlco
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Posted: 08 Aug 2007 at 8:06pm |
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Cool thx for the inputs..just placed my order with a single GTX for now and will prob upgrade later when i gots the money. thx for the help all.
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Panda X
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Posted: 13 Aug 2007 at 12:43am |
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Don't get PhysX. It's basically a scam. I wouldn't pay that much for something that only gets used if VERY few games. Plus the 8800GTX has it's own PPU
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