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Specimen-OMO
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 Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 09:53:25
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Anyone with a 8000 series card or better can now use PhysXs on board.
New drivers here...
http://www.nvidia.com/content/forcewithin/us/download.asp
Also Warmonger is a free to download and it takes adbvantage of the technology.
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Edited by - Specimen-OMO on Aug 13 2008 09:55:05
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Petrified-OMO
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Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 10:56:55
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Can't reach the site from work, but if I read you right, this means that my 8800 will run PhysXs with these drivers? Or do I need a PhysX card?
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Specimen-OMO
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Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 11:19:08
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From the site link "Learn More":
GeForce Power Pack System Requirements
In order to enable GPU PhysX or CUDA acceleration, a GeForce 8-series or later GPU is required. Also required is a graphics driver which supports both PhysX and CUDA. GeForce v177.83 graphics driver supports PhysX and CUDA on the following desktop GPUs:
GeForce GTX 280
GeForce GTX 260
GeForce 9800 GX2
GeForce 9800 GTX+
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9800 GT
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9600 GSO
GeForce 9500 GT
GeForce 9500 GS
GeForce 9400 GT
GeForce 9300 GS
GeForce 9300 GE
GeForce 8800 Ultra
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 GTS 512
GeForce 8800 GTS
GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce 8800 GS
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8400 SE
GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8400
GeForce 8300 GS
GeForce 8300
GeForce 8200
GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a
GeForce 8100 / nForce 720a
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Nosehair-OMO
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Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 15:04:27
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huh?
physs
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Expired-OMO
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Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 15:07:18
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Well I dl'ed it but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with it.
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Nosehair-OMO
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Posted - Aug 13 2008 : 16:00:39
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So after reading a bit I still don't know what the %&$# this is. If I DL the latest beta driver from invidia and then this PhysX. I can not keep up with you guys.
LOL
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Bloody
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Posted - Aug 15 2008 : 07:17:39
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Nvidia bought out PhysX a few years ago and sell the tech as both standalone cards and as part of their high end GPUs.
When you read the Nvidia site it says that the PhysX supported cards are:
GeForce GTX 280 GPUs
GeForce GTX 260 GPUs
GeForce 9800 GTX GPUs
AGEIA PhysX Processor (All)
I DLed off of FilePlanet yesterday but did not install yet. I was about to, then went to Nvidia to double check what the site said about the GTX280 drivers for XP 64. Weird thing is it still says use 177.41.
Gonna make a system restore point and install and benchmark.
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medicated
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Posted - Aug 18 2008 : 19:28:22
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Zotac AMP Edition 9800 GTX 772/1930/2346
Noticed a big improvment in Unreal Tournament 3. Framerate was around 62 FPS all the time. Nice improvement in explosion detail, fragments from impacts better. Every setting of the game topped out.
Ill post about the included game when I install it.
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Bedpan-OMO
Too much coffee, Not a good thing.
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Posted - Aug 19 2008 : 05:43:01
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All installed without a hitch on my Vista 32. Warmonger has some interesting graphics. The demos are nothing special. I don't have UT3!
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Catheter-OMO
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Posted - Sep 01 2008 : 07:21:00
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I have the 8800GTS w/512MB. Is this new driver worth installing or should I stay with what I have?
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Nosehair-OMO
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Posted - Sep 01 2008 : 08:06:57
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I've asked about this thing myself Cathy. My 8800GT W/512MB runs at 700mhz already. Is this driver right for me ? It doesn't say so specifically on the web sites I've looked at.
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Posted - Sep 02 2008 : 01:29:34
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Its just the physx enabled driver. Dont sweat it. I havent thought about it once after doing it. Its Nvidia not ATI. Relax. If your game has the extensions it may improve the graphics. But its still the newest driver. Always good to use.
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New Nvidia PhysX driver and free Warmonger Game
