physics card?

bikeboy541 · 28-June-06, 08:49 PM

I was looking at buying one of these
http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Technologies
I was wondering if it will make a huge difference. Is it worth buying. And does it just slide into a pci slot that tahts it. If anyone has any feedback on this it would be much apprecieated

raptor87 · 28-June-06, 09:35 PM

This months maxium PC has a review on the Asus Physx p1

they basicly said it wasent worth the money here is the exerpt from the bottom ( the review is 2 pages im not typing it out)

+ Includes full version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter

- Too few games support the PhysX chip today: those that do dont take good advantage of it

$300 www.asus.com

Sleepy_Sentry · 28-June-06, 09:55 PM

Like raptor said, it's a bad deal because too few games support. Wait for more games to support it and you'll find physics processors are cheaper and more powerful.

SexyPants · 28-June-06, 10:06 PM

In most tests, performance is actually worse while effects are pretty ho-hum. I have a feeling it's going nowhere

disturbed_pyro · 04-July-06, 11:28 PM

Heh i actually got into an argument on another site about this, one person screaming how it was the next revolution, i suggested it would go nowhere since we are now going into the 2+ core CPU range which i mean if i have a dual core CPU i haven't seen to many people talk about being able to max both Cores on most games, so i mean obviously as core #s go up the need for that physics card will probably go nowhere, since eventually we will have more spare CPU power than that Physics card will be capable of.

bikeboy541 · 05-July-06, 01:25 AM

k thanks for the info u guys i have decided to juts save and buy a new mobo and video card down the road but for now im happy wit wat i have,

28-June-06, 08:49 PM		#1 (permalink)
bikeboy541 Apex Tech Fanatic	physics card? I was looking at buying one of these http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...20Technologies I was wondering if it will make a huge difference. Is it worth buying. And does it just slide into a pci slot that tahts it. If anyone has any feedback on this it would be much apprecieated

28-June-06, 09:35 PM		#2 (permalink)
raptor87 Apex Advanced Techie	Re: physics card? This months maxium PC has a review on the Asus Physx p1 they basicly said it wasent worth the money here is the exerpt from the bottom ( the review is 2 pages im not typing it out) + Includes full version of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter - Too few games support the PhysX chip today: those that do dont take good advantage of it $300 www.asus.com

28-June-06, 09:55 PM		#3 (permalink)
Sleepy_Sentry Apex Tech Maniac	Re: physics card? Like raptor said, it's a bad deal because too few games support. Wait for more games to support it and you'll find physics processors are cheaper and more powerful.

28-June-06, 10:06 PM		#4 (permalink)
SexyPants 5-Hoe-1 Jeans	Re: physics card? In most tests, performance is actually worse while effects are pretty ho-hum. I have a feeling it's going nowhere

04-July-06, 11:28 PM		#5 (permalink)
disturbed_pyro Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: physics card? Heh i actually got into an argument on another site about this, one person screaming how it was the next revolution, i suggested it would go nowhere since we are now going into the 2+ core CPU range which i mean if i have a dual core CPU i haven't seen to many people talk about being able to max both Cores on most games, so i mean obviously as core #s go up the need for that physics card will probably go nowhere, since eventually we will have more spare CPU power than that Physics card will be capable of.

05-July-06, 01:25 AM		#6 (permalink)
bikeboy541 Apex Tech Fanatic	Re: physics card? k thanks for the info u guys i have decided to juts save and buy a new mobo and video card down the road but for now im happy wit wat i have,

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