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From what I recall it should ideally be a G92 or later chip.
Anyway to the OP, the easiest way to check if you got PhysX enabled is to run GPU-Z I think, and see if the PhysX box got checked.
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8600gt 512mb DDR2 for Physx? Worth it?
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Anyway to the OP, the easiest way to check if you got PhysX enabled is to run GPU-Z I think, and see if the PhysX box got checked.
I can't remember how, but I got it working with my HD6950 and a 8600GTS 256MB card with a Q6600 cpu at 3.2GHz.
Results were underwhelming!
3DMark vantage does work with GPU physx and I have tried Batman AA but the performance was less than with just 6950.
So I obviously put the 8600gts back in the cupboard.
Results were underwhelming!
3DMark vantage does work with GPU physx and I have tried Batman AA but the performance was less than with just 6950.
So I obviously put the 8600gts back in the cupboard.
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Cheers guys, My main aim is just to get it working, I know this would be crap on the card now but I want to get it all running for science.
I do have the boxes ticked in gpu-z, on both my 3870 and 8600gt interestingly enough. however when running benchmarks I can see no gpu utilisation, while the cpu is flat out. so something isn't right. Fluidmark also shows that the CPU is doing the Work.
All I can think of is there is an issue with drivers etc so Ill strip them all out and start over again the next time I have a few hours for another play.
PysX is supported on the 8600gt btw, I think it is actually the lowest card it will work on according to Nvideas site at any rate. Looking around a 550ti seems to be one of the cheapest new cards to get it working on, but it's still 100ish, maybe some old tech will match that at a lower cost.
I do have the boxes ticked in gpu-z, on both my 3870 and 8600gt interestingly enough. however when running benchmarks I can see no gpu utilisation, while the cpu is flat out. so something isn't right. Fluidmark also shows that the CPU is doing the Work.
All I can think of is there is an issue with drivers etc so Ill strip them all out and start over again the next time I have a few hours for another play.
PysX is supported on the 8600gt btw, I think it is actually the lowest card it will work on according to Nvideas site at any rate. Looking around a 550ti seems to be one of the cheapest new cards to get it working on, but it's still 100ish, maybe some old tech will match that at a lower cost.