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ok, so i ran this this morning on my 9800GTX+, every was set to high and got average framerate of 35fps, but it would only let me set physx to low. is this down to my gfx card?
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Dark Void Physx Benchmark
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ah right, so there is no real point keeping my 9800GTX+ as a physx card when i get my HD5770 then
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A 9800GTX+ is more then sufficient for dedicated PhysX, in Batman AA (the one and only game were PhysX has made a difference) you don't really need anything more then a GT220 to get a more then smooth frame rate.
To be honest though is PhysX that big a deal? As a gamer I'm not sold on the benefits of physics in general let alone a closed standard like PhysX and it's certainly no where near the level of breakthrough that the first 3D accelerators brought to the PC all those years ago.
To be honest though is PhysX that big a deal? As a gamer I'm not sold on the benefits of physics in general let alone a closed standard like PhysX and it's certainly no where near the level of breakthrough that the first 3D accelerators brought to the PC all those years ago.
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not sure if physx is any good, but if its something i can have then it wont hurt, and if no games come out that need it, can then sell it on i guess for another HD5770 to xfire.
I am guessing that at the moment since your 9800gtx+ has to do both the graphics and physx that is why your score is low. AFter all that's why Nvidia brought out those hybrid cards and it seems to be now that you need a seperate card for physx as using your main card can't handle it.
Hence with your 5770 doing the graphics and your 9800gtx+ just your physx, you should be fine.
If physx doesn't become desirable or any benefit, then like you said, you can always sell it.
I noticed from the Fermi editors day that Dark Void was used as it has very heavy physx demand and was used to show off the physx power of Fermi. So I am guessing it is much more demanding than Batman and will be Nvidia's default benchmark to show off their cards against ATI.
Hence with your 5770 doing the graphics and your 9800gtx+ just your physx, you should be fine.
If physx doesn't become desirable or any benefit, then like you said, you can always sell it.
I noticed from the Fermi editors day that Dark Void was used as it has very heavy physx demand and was used to show off the physx power of Fermi. So I am guessing it is much more demanding than Batman and will be Nvidia's default benchmark to show off their cards against ATI.
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That's a pretty damn expensive setup just to get some physics stuff
Don't Nvidia think they're pricing themselves out of there own market?
Ah you was joking
Somebody set off the Rroff signal.
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So I can expect to incur the wrath of Rroff can I? I'm sure if Rroff has any objections to what I said he will make them in a clear and logical retort to my own opinions on this matter.
Only thing I'd disagree with is the last bit.
I do think hardware accelerated physics does have the potential to bring a breakthrough close to that of the first 3D Accelerators - unfortunatly tho I don't think we will see it or not for a very long time.
It has the potential to take the experience both visually and gameplay wise to a whole new level of interactivity but no developer is going to take that step currently as the requirements hardware and software wise to do so would risk cutting out the bigger slice of their audience.
At last seeing it as i have been.
I get this also I think it's down to it being the demo.
I get 54 min, 74 average with my rig, thats at 1920x1200 and max quality options set in CCC including 8xAA