NVIDIA PhysX

[Katsu]

I see Firingsquad refer to confirmation from NVIDIA that Empire will support PhysX. For many of us planning computer upgrades to play Empire that will make the decision harder given the competitiveness of the ATI 4850 and 4870. Or maybe it makes the decision easier given the performance increases when Physx is enabled as reported in the article.

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...nce/page10.asp

[stradar1]

Getting a total custom build pc on aug 16th hmm I think ill look into this card further.

[clibinarium]

I'm not up to speed on this stuff. Last I heard (maybe a year ago) physics cards were an extra. Is NVIDIA integrating the physics card architecture into their graphics cards?

[Reidy]

Nvidia bought out Ageia who made the original physx cards. Appararently all of their dx10 cards (so 8000 series and newer) are made capable of generating the same effect. A driver update set for release on the 12th will 'unlock' the physx ability of these nvidia cards for games that support it. And Empire is supposedly one such game in development.

It's all explained quite well here: http://www.guru3d.com/article/physx-by-nvidia-review/

[Miraj]

Sweet. Can't wait to unleash my GTX280 + PhysX.

[Tony83]

Sweet. Can't wait to unleash my GTX280 + PhysX.

Snap! Good choice of card mate.

[Miraj]

Snap! Good choice of card mate.

My wallet begs to differ.

[Tony83]

Ahh! But wallets generally have good recuperative powers.

[Miraj]

Ahh! But wallets generally have good recuperative powers.

Too bad Mr Wallet will suffer again when I go tri SLI.

[Yojimbo]

Snap! Good choice of card mate.

My 8800gt suits me fine thanks.

[Miraj]

My 8800gt suits me fine thanks.

Silence!!

[Yojimbo]

Silence!!

especially when I get it in sli soon. I just bought an Xfi first tho. physix will bomb it bombed when ageria made it and it will go unsupported again.

I hope to god it will not be a requirement to have a PhysX compatible card, otherwise I dont think Ill be buying this game.

If you you cant pay the cover don't enter the club.

Around $900 and up i think at IBUYPOWER ,Paladin950 series.

It doesnt give me a none option,so i cant just add them to see the exact cost.But ya its around that price there,and at Digital Storm its a bit more expensive I believe.

But basically those two beauties are a third of how much my computer will cost
But thats why I'm working half way around my country so I CAN get my dream rig,or close to it.

Just BUILD YOU OWN sheesh people get it though your brains you can save insane amounts of money and it involves screwing/clicking about 7 pieces thougher.

[Krupp]

Sweet. Can't wait to unleash my GTX280 + PhysX.

lol im purchasing SLI GTX280's myslef within the next 2 weeks

[Hattori]

lol im purchasing SLI GTX280's myslef within the next 2 weeks

SLI GTX280? That's like 1000 dollars at retail price, or are getting them somehow cheaper?

[Miraj]

SLI GTX280? That's like 1000 dollars at retail price, or are getting them somehow cheaper?

The prices recently dropped by around $20-30 on the GTX280s thanks to stiff competition from the 4870.

I bought this for $500+ only 2 weeks ago. Now its down $30 thanks to rebates. I can't wait till winter rolls around and hopefully the prices on these babies will really go down thanks to a resurgent ATI market.

[Krupp]

SLI GTX280? That's like 1000 dollars at retail price, or are getting them somehow cheaper?

Around $900 and up i think at IBUYPOWER ,Paladin950 series.

It doesnt give me a none option,so i cant just add them to see the exact cost.But ya its around that price there,and at Digital Storm its a bit more expensive I believe.

But basically those two beauties are a third of how much my computer will cost
But thats why I'm working half way around my country so I CAN get my dream rig,or close to it.

[Hattori]

Ah... 8 series gets the update too. Good, I own the 8800GT.

[Tony83]

The 8800GT must be one of the best "bang for the buck" cards I've ever had. I went from an old Radeon 9200 to it and I was blown away by it. It was a much bigger improvement moving to it than then moving on to the GTX280. I love my GTX280 but it was a clear case of diminishing returns.

[Miraj]

The 8800GT must be one of the best "bang for the buck" cards I've ever had. I went from an old Radeon 9200 to it and I was blown away by it. It was a much bigger improvement moving to it than then moving on to the GTX280. I love my GTX280 but it was a clear case of diminishing returns.

Dude.. I went from a 7 year old PC with an AGP socket and Pentium 4 with a very crap Radeon card + 2GB of ValueRam to the GTX280 + Quad Core + nforce 790i + 4GB DDR3 RAM. Imagine how I feel. In fact I can't feel, I'm numb. All I see is the silky smooth figure of Altair and the detailed tiles of Damascus from 1 mile away, the reassuring machismo on the face of my comrade Ghaz and Price and every detail and crevice of Wrex the Krogan's amphibian skin.

[Archimonday]

I hope to god it will not be a requirement to have a PhysX compatible card, otherwise I dont think Ill be buying this game.