Patch to enable PhysX with AMD GPUs

[NickK]

does anyone actually know what the best Nvidia card would be for just physx ????
8800GT ? 8800GTS ?

You do realise this is "unsupported behaviour"? It means that at any point or update nVidia could turn your planned purchase into a paperweight - just like the PPU..

Until nVidia come forward with an official statement that says they'll allow AMD GPUs, then I wouldn't buy a nVidia card for Physx if I have an AMD one already.

 

[Martini1991]

I'm going to buy a 9600GT for PhysX.

 

[Rroff]

9600GT is currently the best of the mid-range cards for physx due to its high shader clock... but the 8800GT and so on would be better in future due to the massively higher number of SPs.

 

[ViRuS2k]

Ok 8800GT it is then, ok what about my PCI express 2.0 4x issue ? will that still max out physx power ? also will my psu be fast enough 75a single rail 910 already have 2x 5870s in but they take very little power from what i see.

 

[Rroff]

Dunno on the power front - PCI-e 2.0 x4 should be fine for physics atm unless it really takes off and even then it would probably be ok.

 

[sturmtruppe]

Wouldnt a better card for physx be the bfg 9800 card due to it not needing a pcie power connector?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1009

out of stock tho

 

[Martini1991]

Wouldnt a better card for physx be the bfg 9800 card due to it not needing a pcie power connector?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=GX-096-BG&groupid=701&catid=56&subcat=1009

out of stock tho

And 80 quid.. I can get a 9600GT for around 40.

 

[Uriel]

So - erm...

This patch won't let you run an ATI GPU with Ageia PPU then?

 

[Mr Paul]

No, but even if it did, the new stuff won't work on them as they are GPU pHysX only

 

[JediFragger]

Anyone tried this with an ATi/nVidia combo yet for Batman?

 

[ViRuS2k]

Anyone tried this with an ATi/nVidia combo yet for Batman?

Yes my friend tryed it with his 5870 + 8800GTS works perfectly 60fps at all times.
with physx on maximum.

 

[Greebo]

Can't wait to have a 5850x2 with a GTX260 for physx. Best of both worlds

 

[ViRuS2k]

Can't wait to have a 5850x2 with a GTX260 for physx. Best of both worlds

You dont need anything that powerfull for physx 8800GT or 8800GTS ample power.

 

[AMG]

I think he already has the GTX260 looking at siggy

 

[nbkpsycho]

I think he already has the GTX260 looking at siggy

Even then id sell the 260 and buy something like an 8800/9600, I have ran batman with my 5870 + 8800GTS 320mb and it runs at a constant 60fps with all settings maxxed.

 

[Rroff]

260GTX possibly uses less power when idle tho (mine use ~25watt for the 55nm and 28watt for the 65nm) and probably runs cooler and quieter at load than the 8/9 series cards...

 

[Greebo]

Even then id sell the 260 and buy something like an 8800/9600, I have ran batman with my 5870 + 8800GTS 320mb and it runs at a constant 60fps with all settings maxxed.

Can't see the point tbh. GTX260 are already making less than £100 on MM. So I can buy a 8800 and net £50 less postage or even less. In the hops that Physx takes off and becomes more demanding I may as well keep my GTX260

 

[JediFragger]

Yes my friend tryed it with his 5870 + 8800GTS works perfectly 60fps at all times.
with physx on maximum.

Ok that's sweet, thanks

 

[ssmacc]

Would it be worthwhile running PhysX with an 8800 GTS 320mb? This would be alongside my 4890...

I'd like to know this also, could i just pop in the old 8800GTS install the patched drivers and play Batman with the Physics?

 

[Geckovich]

Anyone tried this with an ATi/nVidia combo yet for Batman?

Yes, 4870 with 8600gt. It didn't work for me, my PC would only boot with both cards if the nvidia was set to primary