PhysX officially sucks. - Page 4

**saturnotaku** · 05-12-09, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Maverick123w

Unless I'm mistaken (def. a possibility I haven't read up much on this)isn't it possible to run an ATI card as your main card and have an nvidia card for physx in the same rig on XP/Windows 7?

That is correct.

**mailman2** · 05-12-09, 03:05 PM

Anything that negatively affects performance is something I really dont want. Enhance the experience with the same framerate then I'm fine with it.

Nightcover · 05-19-09, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mailman2

Anything that negatively affects performance is something I really dont want. Enhance the experience with the same framerate then I'm fine with it.

Which is exactly what they try to do. Give you better visuals (as in physx) without loading the cpu with it, so your game can substain a better framerate. Since when did it become possible to give better visuals without sacrificing performance?

It all comes down to NVIDIA making new technologies and new inventions, like Physx(I know agiea) 3D stereo (I know it's not original) my point is that, NVIDIA tries to get new stuff in the market.

I like that NVIDIA is 'forcing' something new into the market, to make it more interessting. Indeed there are no good titles with physx support (not that I think) but the possibilities are there. Eventually Directx 11 will take over and NVIDIA would have gained lots of experience optimizing for physics / AI calculations.

rhink · 05-19-09, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by mailman2

Anything that negatively affects performance is something I really dont want. Enhance the experience with the same framerate then I'm fine with it.

Cool, so you play your games without antialiasing, anisotropic filtering, pixel shaders, etc?

Koko56 · 05-19-09, 06:11 PM

Hi Ninja Prime, stfu.

mtl · 05-19-09, 07:09 PM

It has some cool effects in some games. It's another visual OPTION. It will get better over time. Some games will definitely use it to their advantage. Why is there so much whining about it?

Koko56 · 05-19-09, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by mtl

It has some cool effects in some games. It's another visual OPTION. It will get better over time. Some games will definitely use it to their advantage. Why is there so much whining about it?

Indeed.

Yaboze · 05-19-09, 11:39 PM

PhysX will be cool, one day. In a few years it could be popular.

If you were deciding on an ATI card vs Nvidia, I wouldn't let PhysX alone push you over to Nvidia.

It seems right now only UT3 games and Mirrors Edge really use it. I think Blizzard's new games are going to use Havok (Starcraft 2).

Ninja Prime · 05-20-09, 06:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Koko56

Hi Ninja Prime, stfu.

Hi, douche, it appears you like ****ing sheep.

Xion X2 · 05-25-09, 04:52 PM

PhysX, when implemented, has some cool effects. I'm playing Mirror's Edge right now. Nice physics on the plastic drapes and blanket scaffolds on the sides of buildings. Very small performance drop, hardly noticeable.

Is it enough to base a purchase on right now, though? In my opinion, no. It doesn't really add a whole hell of a lot to games right now.

sl0ppy_sec0nds · 05-27-09, 09:24 PM

I am not impressed with physx. It sounded good on paper, but after playing GRAW 2's Ageia Island map, I didn't see anything in that map that Far Cry 2 couldn't do.

Koko56 · 05-28-09, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Prime

Hi, douche, it appears you like ****ing sheep.

Awwwww!

... still - stfu.

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05-19-09, 07:09 PM	#42
mtl Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 199	Re: PhysX officially sucks. It has some cool effects in some games. It's another visual OPTION. It will get better over time. Some games will definitely use it to their advantage. Why is there so much whining about it?

05-19-09, 11:39 PM	#44
Yaboze Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: United States Posts: 2,057	Re: PhysX officially sucks. PhysX will be cool, one day. In a few years it could be popular. If you were deciding on an ATI card vs Nvidia, I wouldn't let PhysX alone push you over to Nvidia. It seems right now only UT3 games and Mirrors Edge really use it. I think Blizzard's new games are going to use Havok (Starcraft 2).

05-25-09, 04:52 PM	#46
Xion X2 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: U.S. Posts: 6,701	Re: PhysX officially sucks. PhysX, when implemented, has some cool effects. I'm playing Mirror's Edge right now. Nice physics on the plastic drapes and blanket scaffolds on the sides of buildings. Very small performance drop, hardly noticeable. Is it enough to base a purchase on right now, though? In my opinion, no. It doesn't really add a whole hell of a lot to games right now. __________________ i7-2700k @ 5.0 GHz Nvidia GeForce 570 2.5GB Tri-SLI Asus P67 WS Revolution (Tri-SLI) OCZ Vertex SSD x 4 (Raid 5) G.Skill 8GB DDR3 @ 1600MHz PC Power & Cooling 950W PSU

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