AMD/NVIDIA TOGETHER!

[DrPeirson]

hey guys/gals

I'm wondering if anyone has experience running the two brands together. I have a 560Ti superclocked and for my next build I'm thinking of the "ASUS HD 7970 Matrix Platinum"

my question is this, can you run the 560 along side the 7970 to handle the PhysX? Either way its between the 680 or the 7970, the 7970 out performs the 680 in almost all cases. Although I don't think it can run the PhysX side of the games so having a 7970 and a 560 together would solve both issues and boost performace.. right?

 

[DrPeirson]

Yaaaar, the conclusion is that its not really worth the heat and power, I think I can live without the PhysX for that monster 7970

 

[DrPeirson]

What happened to those dedicated physX cards? or did i imagine them lol

The ageia cards? Nvidia bought them and PhysX.. I'm not sure if they are still supported by recent games/software anymore =( Plus its probably hard as hell to find one.

I remember wanting one back in the glory days because of CellFactor.. I managed to get it running on my 8800GT but it was unplayable.. must..look..into...that..game......again..

 

[DrPeirson]

nVidia cut support for them a long time ago, plus they were really underpowered for the more modern stuff, they actually slowed down your game if you used it rather than just letting your main GPU handle it

In which case i'm glad I didn't fold and buy one. Its a good thing for Nvidia that they jumped at the opportunity before the above destroyed the reputation for "PhysX"

Might be switching to AMD soon though so I hope i'm not missing out too much!