What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200?

Jsunn · 01-12-09, 02:57 PM

I am looking at a 9500GT, it is currently $69 bucks.

So, what are your recommendatiopns for a cheap physx card?

I am going be getting a GTX285.

Thanks,
J

-=DVS=- · 01-12-09, 03:32 PM

Why not use your old EVGA 8800GTS ?

Jsunn · 01-12-09, 04:24 PM

I was going to but my wife needs a new video card for her system.

-J

-=DVS=- · 01-12-09, 08:06 PM

Hmm well in that case keep in mind it must be minimum 256mb of ram , 9 and up series Geforce, but considering hardly any games around save those few bucks for later

But if you still want id personaly go with this slim profile 9600gt or something similar that doesn't take two slots

**MUYA** · 01-12-09, 09:36 PM

Ok question from me. I have the 295, and a spare 8800 GTX. Could I use the 8800 GTX card as a physX card? Also I only have a x38 crossfire motherboard?

**bacon12** · 01-12-09, 10:30 PM

I think it has to be a nvidia chipset board to use physix, but I don't see why any 8 series card wouldn't work well.

I have the gear but don't know of any game to try it on.

CaptNKILL · 01-12-09, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bacon12

I think it has to be a nvidia chipset board to use physix, but I don't see why any 8 series card wouldn't work well.

I have the gear but don't know of any game to try it on.

I'm pretty sure that there aren't any real chipset requirements for Physx since it doesn't require SLI.

As long as you have an extra slot to put a card in it should work.

xorbe · 01-13-09, 03:20 AM

I read that with XP you can just plug it in and forget about it, but with Vista you'll need to plug in a monitor or something to utilize it just as PhysX. And that they are working on this issue.

HYBRID · 01-13-09, 07:48 AM

As an experiment I used an 8600GTS with a GTX280 prior to swapping it out for the GTX295.
The results where less than stellar frankly, as a quick test I used 3DVantage GTX280 & 8600GTS on Vista SP1 64 BIT.
The install was a little bit of a pain in the A@@ 180.48 would not recognize the 8600GTS the driver INF did not have the 8600GTS as a choice for Physx so I used 181.

By the way I had BSOD twice needing multiple reboots, and several trips into safe mode before it seated properly.
Once everything was right I tested Vantage, and my score was higher using the GTX280 on its own then with the additional 8 series card.

I now own an GTX295, and did a fresh 64bit Vista install I figure its not worth the trouble of trying this again unless 1) I get a better card for Physx 9600GT or better or 2) it mature or 3) we get better Apps to utilize this tech, because the additional heat, power requirements, and overall experience did not merit its use IMHO.

grimreefer · 01-13-09, 01:02 PM

9500gt will work, but you could give that card to your wife and keep your 8800gts

Tr1cK · 01-13-09, 01:07 PM

I tried it with my 650 SLI motherboard when I got my 4850 and had the 8800 320mb. Vista did not like 2 different vendors drivers installed at the same time. I wished there was a way to load a dedicated physics card type of driver for the 8800. Is there anything like this now with the 181.20?

**LT.Schaffer** · 01-14-09, 12:36 PM

I'm using this in my rig as PhysX

9600GSO

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130437

01-12-09, 02:57 PM	#1
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Jsunn Bad Mamajamma Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 173	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? I was going to but my wife needs a new video card for her system. -J __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9650 @ 4.00Ghz 1.3375(v) F9 BIOS 2 X 2 GB DDR2 1100 @ 1000 G.Skill PC2-8800 2 X 500gb GB SATA 2 HD RAID 0 Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P EVGA GTX285 SSC EVGA 8800GTS G92 PhysX My 3DMark Vantage Score *16,444* Pics of my computer

01-12-09, 08:06 PM	#4
-=DVS=- .:. Lafiel .:. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Outerspace Posts: 3,009	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? Hmm well in that case keep in mind it must be minimum 256mb of ram , 9 and up series Geforce, but considering hardly any games around save those few bucks for later But if you still want id personaly go with this slim profile 9600gt or something similar that doesn't take two slots __________________ *.:. Lian Li X500FX .:. i7 2600k* .:. PNY GTX 680 .:. Corsair DDR3 8GB .:. Silverstone 800W PSU .:. Asus P8P67-M Pro .:. Crucial M4 SSD 512GB .:.**

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MUYA Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 6,774	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? Ok question from me. I have the 295, and a spare 8800 GTX. Could I use the 8800 GTX card as a physX card? Also I only have a x38 crossfire motherboard? __________________ I5-2500k@4.7GHz - MSI Z77A-GD65 - 4GB X2 A-DATA DDR3 1600 - Corsair H100 - Antec Quatro 850W Gigabyte Windforce X3 GTX 680 OC - Dell 24" IPS Intel 320 300 GB SSD - 1 TB Hitachi HDD - 2x 250 GB WD HDD Corsair K90 - Corsair Venegance 2000 Headset - Razer Naga Epic Corsair 600T Case

01-12-09, 10:30 PM	#6
bacon12 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,536	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? I think it has to be a nvidia chipset board to use physix, but I don't see why any 8 series card wouldn't work well. I have the gear but don't know of any game to try it on.

01-13-09, 03:20 AM	#8
xorbe Unbuffered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 388	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? I read that with XP you can just plug it in and forget about it, but with Vista you'll need to plug in a monitor or something to utilize it just as PhysX. And that they are working on this issue.

01-13-09, 07:48 AM	#9
HYBRID Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 495	Re: What is a good PhysX card to use with my new G200? As an experiment I used an 8600GTS with a GTX280 prior to swapping it out for the GTX295. The results where less than stellar frankly, as a quick test I used 3DVantage GTX280 & 8600GTS on Vista SP1 64 BIT. The install was a little bit of a pain in the A@@ 180.48 would not recognize the 8600GTS the driver INF did not have the 8600GTS as a choice for Physx so I used 181. By the way I had BSOD twice needing multiple reboots, and several trips into safe mode before it seated properly. Once everything was right I tested Vantage, and my score was higher using the GTX280 on its own then with the additional 8 series card. I now own an GTX295, and did a fresh 64bit Vista install I figure its not worth the trouble of trying this again unless 1) I get a better card for Physx 9600GT or better or 2) it mature or 3) we get better Apps to utilize this tech, because the additional heat, power requirements, and overall experience did not merit its use IMHO. __________________ [Asus Extreme Rampage III\| Asus GTX580 Matrix \|Intel I7 950 @ 4.011GHZ vcore 1.275\| Corsair H80 Liquid Cooler\| Intel SSD 80GB & 1 150 GIG Raptor\|Corsair Dominator GT CMG6GX3M3A1600C7 \| Asus Essence STX\|Plextor PX-880SA\|Asus BluRay Drive \|Cosair HX-850HX\| Corsair Obsidian 800D \|\|Win 7 RTM 64-Bit OEM\|Samsung T-240 24" 1920X1200 5MS

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01-14-09, 12:36 PM	#12
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