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is Physx a big factor?
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blurry mess? never noticed it with my GeForce 3 - think there was something wrong - the only time nVidia has been a blurry mess is attempting to render directx 9 shaders with the GeForce FX (5) series...
EDIT: Tho I have to admit the GeForce 3 didn't have as nice filtering quality in farcry as the cards that came after it - but your talking the next generation of cards.
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Mafia 2
Now I have gone nVidia, phsyx is the mutts nutz.Seriously it's nice to have the option there, if you want it or not.
As raven said it is only good too have in my eyes because i have a gtx 460 now lol
it can't so that's why there's the gpu_physics command
Physx has been out for years and has not added anything to gameplay and little to graphics(no new effects since it was released), sure get it if you like waving flags or lots of rubbish flying around. Its very overrated. If you like nice graphics focus on getting a DX11 card and ignore Physx.
Yeah it's gpu_particle_physics command and it works on ATI as well as Nvidia cards and there is no indication that it runs better with an Nvidia card.
There is no game where phsx significantly improves it, or where the lack of physx prevents you from enjoying properly if you like the game.
There are some good reasons to choose between ATI & NVidia cards (or more accurately between specific models) and physx is not one of them.
The whole hardware physics thing needs just one great killer app, which only runs with it, a mario 64, if you will. I don't see that happening and I'm not sure if it's necessary.
The very best physics based games, where the physics are a core gameplay component, need no hardware acceleration at all. I mean a game like World of Goo which is great game where physics are actually a key part of the experience.
There are some good reasons to choose between ATI & NVidia cards (or more accurately between specific models) and physx is not one of them.
The whole hardware physics thing needs just one great killer app, which only runs with it, a mario 64, if you will. I don't see that happening and I'm not sure if it's necessary.
The very best physics based games, where the physics are a core gameplay component, need no hardware acceleration at all. I mean a game like World of Goo which is great game where physics are actually a key part of the experience.
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Particle physics only which is minor.
this thread only highlights one thing- personal preference
When buying a gpu, some folk on here will be bothered about how much power it consumes or how much heat it outputs whereas myself for example, couldn't care less about those things- thats why I bought a beefy psu so those are non-issues for me.
The only reason I game on the pc is to get THE best gaming experience possible- higher fps and high res textures are what i expect whatever brand of gpu I buy but at the moment its is features like physx and 3d vision which make it worthwile spending £360 on a graphics card to play a game I could play a nerfed version of on the consoles.
So in my personal opinion, physx is worth it
When buying a gpu, some folk on here will be bothered about how much power it consumes or how much heat it outputs whereas myself for example, couldn't care less about those things- thats why I bought a beefy psu so those are non-issues for me.
The only reason I game on the pc is to get THE best gaming experience possible- higher fps and high res textures are what i expect whatever brand of gpu I buy but at the moment its is features like physx and 3d vision which make it worthwile spending £360 on a graphics card to play a game I could play a nerfed version of on the consoles.
So in my personal opinion, physx is worth it
Just had a good hour at Batman, and gotta say, Physx is cool in it, wafting smoke et al.
Turned on high physx, and getting up to 40+% usage on the old 8800GT so far.
Not a deal breaker, but very nice to have it, all the same.
Bring on Mafia 2!
Turned on high physx, and getting up to 40+% usage on the old 8800GT so far.
Not a deal breaker, but very nice to have it, all the same.
Bring on Mafia 2!
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'Leaves added' lol
There's just a couple of very minor eye-candy added with PhysX, nothing interesting at all.