Are you gonna get the PhysX PPU card?

Warabit · August 11th, 2006, 03:45 AM

It looks pretty awesome if you ask me. Who has one? or is going to get one? Here is one of the games designed for it I want one, but dont know alot about them.

EDIT: Also check out the awesome cell factor trailer

Raziel_MGS · August 11th, 2006, 04:38 AM

no, it actually slows regular games down and i am not buying it to get like 5 more particles

Siendra · August 11th, 2006, 05:51 AM

I'm not picking it up until theres's more then five titles that can actually utilize it. And it's way overpriced, honestly.

Jon · August 11th, 2006, 06:23 AM

Nah, I got to work on a new GPU card first. Let alone a computer with a PCI-e motherboard.

Chicito · August 11th, 2006, 07:02 AM

No, I got other parts to worry about.

Motherboard with PCI-e slots
New video card (Geforce 6200 OC is starting to get outdated)

Warabit · August 11th, 2006, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Raziel_MGS

no, it actually slows regular games down and i am not buying it to get like 5 more particles

alright, but proof? Ive heard very differently regarding extra "particles" on screen

Raziel_MGS · August 11th, 2006, 03:26 PM

go to tomshardware.com and look for the trials...

{NG}Fidel · August 11th, 2006, 05:28 PM

Toms hardware is the worst site you can visit.
But your right at the start the PPU lowered frames about 2 to 3 fps but that was with an old build of the Ageia PPU Physx Engine. Now that they updated it (Several times now) it proves to be faster for the same effects. The issue is that for the price the speed and graphical improvement is minimum. On the other hand with the new UT engine coming out with Physx support it may become mainstream and with a list of 80 planned games it definetly isnt under supported. I am going to wait but it doesnt really look awsome. Atop of that with Quad core CPUs coming soon will our CPU usage be so drained? I dunno I would love to buy one at a cheaper price.

Lord Dagoth · August 11th, 2006, 07:39 PM

I'll probably get it when (or if) it begins to really take off.

{NG}Fidel · August 11th, 2006, 07:59 PM

Lets see if Havok can pull themselves together and get true physics in their own (hopefully cheaper than now) implimantation. I just dont see Ageia with the muscle to combat ATi, Nvidia and Havok.

333jeffery · August 11th, 2006, 08:43 PM

I want to see what Crysis looks like on a PhysX card. Then, I'll decide...

Warabit · August 11th, 2006, 08:49 PM

I wont get one till they catch on and become somewhat of a neccesity for an enjoyable gaming experience

Tiiba · August 12th, 2006, 09:45 AM

Well, if everyone is gonna wait till they catch on, it won't happen...

himura_kenshin · August 12th, 2006, 10:03 AM

Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 support the AGEIA PhysX engine through software using the NovodeX Physics SDK. To me, it would make sense that with cross-platform compatibility in mind, many games being developed for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 (or any combination thereof) would also support AGEIA PhysX engine.

John

{NG}Fidel · August 12th, 2006, 06:08 PM

The Issue is that while they do support it, that may simply be due to the fact that th engine is free. While it may be required for certain games Devs will take less of a chance with PC games and factor the majority of their time on the lowest hardware settings. Couple that with most Enthusiasts being upset over the high price of the PPU and its possible the card will quickly die.

August 11th, 2006, 03:45 AM	#1
Warabit SUA SPONTE Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 782	Are you gonna get the PhysX PPU card? It looks pretty awesome if you ask me. Who has one? or is going to get one? Here is one of the games designed for it I want one, but dont know alot about them. EDIT: Also check out the awesome cell factor trailer __________________ Those are giants, and if you are afraid, away with you out of here and betake yourself to prayer, while I engage them in fierce and unequal combat. -Don Quixote Last edited by Warabit; August 11th, 2006 at 03:52 AM.

August 11th, 2006, 06:23 AM	#4
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August 11th, 2006, 05:28 PM	#8
{NG}Fidel Just Spell it Out Jon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: {This Ship, The Arcadia, stands for Hope} VA Posts: 1,107	Toms hardware is the worst site you can visit. But your right at the start the PPU lowered frames about 2 to 3 fps but that was with an old build of the Ageia PPU Physx Engine. Now that they updated it (Several times now) it proves to be faster for the same effects. The issue is that for the price the speed and graphical improvement is minimum. On the other hand with the new UT engine coming out with Physx support it may become mainstream and with a list of 80 planned games it definetly isnt under supported. I am going to wait but it doesnt really look awsome. Atop of that with Quad core CPUs coming soon will our CPU usage be so drained? I dunno I would love to buy one at a cheaper price. __________________ "You're right. Civil conversation will never be if you post useless crap that's already been established and pretend it's news. Don't * and whine because people here called you on it. Accept it, and learn when to contribute and when not to. And console intros > this thread. ~Lilium~ Sounds like a Valid reason to close a Thread to me! Coping Sarcasim = No no. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=4 Intresting Site

August 11th, 2006, 07:39 PM	#9
Lord Dagoth asdffadf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: S.C. Posts: 740	I'll probably get it when (or if) it begins to really take off. __________________ "BLOOD ALONE MOVES THE WHEELS OF HISTORY!!!" -Dwight Schrute (in speech to paper salesmen)

August 11th, 2006, 07:59 PM	#10
{NG}Fidel Just Spell it Out Jon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: {This Ship, The Arcadia, stands for Hope} VA Posts: 1,107	Lets see if Havok can pull themselves together and get true physics in their own (hopefully cheaper than now) implimantation. I just dont see Ageia with the muscle to combat ATi, Nvidia and Havok. __________________ "You're right. Civil conversation will never be if you post useless crap that's already been established and pretend it's news. Don't * and whine because people here called you on it. Accept it, and learn when to contribute and when not to. And console intros > this thread. ~Lilium~ Sounds like a Valid reason to close a Thread to me! Coping Sarcasim = No no. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=4 Intresting Site

August 11th, 2006, 04:38 AM	#2
Raziel_MGS The Reborn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,276	no, it actually slows regular games down and i am not buying it to get like 5 more particles

August 11th, 2006, 05:51 AM	#3
Siendra Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,866	I'm not picking it up until theres's more then five titles that can actually utilize it. And it's way overpriced, honestly.

August 11th, 2006, 07:02 AM	#5
Chicito Scripted Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: East coast United States Posts: 288	No, I got other parts to worry about. Motherboard with PCI-e slots New video card (Geforce 6200 OC is starting to get outdated)

August 11th, 2006, 03:26 PM	#7
Raziel_MGS The Reborn Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,276	go to tomshardware.com and look for the trials...

August 11th, 2006, 08:43 PM	#11
333jeffery The Devil's Paintbrush Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: The gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.. Posts: 1,423	I want to see what Crysis looks like on a PhysX card. Then, I'll decide... __________________ "The only ship I've sailed is a partnership"--HMS Pinafore "He who made kittens put snakes in the grass"--Jethro Tull "Bathed in the light of a video screen, my own face I've never seen"--TerrorVision "I'm young enough to look at, but far too old to see"--BOC "I will not cease from mental fight, nor shall my sword sleep in my hand"--Jerusalem

August 11th, 2006, 08:49 PM	#12
Warabit SUA SPONTE Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 782	I wont get one till they catch on and become somewhat of a neccesity for an enjoyable gaming experience __________________ Those are giants, and if you are afraid, away with you out of here and betake yourself to prayer, while I engage them in fierce and unequal combat. -Don Quixote

August 12th, 2006, 09:45 AM	#13
Tiiba Official RC4 Male Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Hell, MI Posts: 293	Well, if everyone is gonna wait till they catch on, it won't happen... __________________ Big Bad Brother is watching you masturbate. "You're a damned loser, and if there was a World Loser Championship, you'd take second place!" "Why second?" "Because you're a loser!"

August 12th, 2006, 10:03 AM	#14
himura_kenshin Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 34	Both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 support the AGEIA PhysX engine through software using the NovodeX Physics SDK. To me, it would make sense that with cross-platform compatibility in mind, many games being developed for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 (or any combination thereof) would also support AGEIA PhysX engine. John __________________ The dogmas of the quiet past are inadequate to the stormy present. - Abraham Lincoln http://nfield.comfyredcouch.net

August 12th, 2006, 06:08 PM	#15
{NG}Fidel Just Spell it Out Jon Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: {This Ship, The Arcadia, stands for Hope} VA Posts: 1,107	The Issue is that while they do support it, that may simply be due to the fact that th engine is free. While it may be required for certain games Devs will take less of a chance with PC games and factor the majority of their time on the lowest hardware settings. Couple that with most Enthusiasts being upset over the high price of the PPU and its possible the card will quickly die. __________________ "You're right. Civil conversation will never be if you post useless crap that's already been established and pretend it's news. Don't * and whine because people here called you on it. Accept it, and learn when to contribute and when not to. And console intros > this thread. ~Lilium~ Sounds like a Valid reason to close a Thread to me! Coping Sarcasim = No no. http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid...e=expert&pid=4 Intresting Site