Possible in XP an W7, just not Vista.
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Nvidia disables PhysX when ATI card is present with an Nvidia card for windows 7.
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Possible in XP an W7, just not Vista.
Soldato
I m disappointed in NV yet again 
great products (some of them) but they don't care about anything but themselfs
great products (some of them) but they don't care about anything but themselfs
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well they just gave more reason for people to buy ATI cards, if they thought for one second this will force people to go Nvidia, think again.
Soldato
you can always hack the drivers but I shouldn't have said that or just make do without physics X
and stay with ATI that would screw Nvida up
or just make do without physics Xand stay with ATI that would screw Nvida up
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After a decade with Nv, I went ATI. Never thought I'd do it. But since the launch of the 48xx series, ATI have shown great cards at great prices.
I never thought ATI would recover from Nv's 88xx series cards.
I never thought ATI would recover from Nv's 88xx series cards.
Soldato
well, suprsie .... lol I didn't think they would ethoir
To think people get called fanboys for calling nVidia on such things too. I wonder if they will actually get fined for this? Microsoft's actions (including IE and WMP with windows) is something they got fined for, surely on that basis nVidia SHOULD get fined for this too?
Soldato
yeah.
but I think the EU are a bunch of (fill in blank and keep it to yourself) anyway
MS have been giving you IE and wmp for years anyway and thats how I like it, okay heres a throught why don't MS give you the choose if you want it they will install it while installing or something, just a idea.
but I think the EU are a bunch of (fill in blank and keep it to yourself) anyway
MS have been giving you IE and wmp for years anyway and thats how I like it, okay heres a throught why don't MS give you the choose if you want it they will install it while installing or something, just a idea.
Oh yeah, of course, I think the whole thing is a big scam to justify them fining companies extortionate amounts of monies. I don't care if IE or WMP is included, saying that I'll always just grab an international ISO and not have to put up with the missing IE and WMP.
I wouldn't mind if they included options on installation though, either way, I install firefox and what ever media player I like when I've installed windows.
so nvidia will not be getting any more money from this guy. not that this effects me in any shape or form, its just the fact that they seem to be a pretty childish, pathetic and damn greedy. there's just no need for this, along with previous stunts they have done.
but hey, i'm sure they all really need the money don't they?
but hey, i'm sure they all really need the money don't they?
Soldato
can't say I'm to worried, physx isn't exactly a must have feature now is it?
I doubt I'd get physx anytime soon but it's more the principle than anything else. I'm a fan of nV. I've owned mostly nV cards because I've found them usually faster and better supported in Linux. But, I look back at the one ATI card I had (9800 Pro) and realise just how good a card that was and how well it ran things even several years later.
I think my next card will probably now be ATI/AMD again because I don't like being dictated to by any company.
I think my next card will probably now be ATI/AMD again because I don't like being dictated to by any company.
That's the point, it's not about PhysX, it's about the principal of them thinking this is all right to behave like this.
Makes you wonder what else are they doing that no-one has found out about yet?
Soldato
I'm more annoyed by the way they've released the same card under many names (880gt, 9800gt 250 all the same card, wtf?), it's just confusing but I guess they're doing themselves no PR favours here. I can't say it will affect me at all, as none of my machines use 2 GFX cards...
Cant believe nvidia are doing this. I mean if this the way they are thinking then why didnt they make their whole nforce series motherboards incompatible with anything ati/amd?
But then again physX is not something worth having at the moment. But when/if it does become something worthwhile or necessary, Im sure someone will patch up the drivers to reactivate physX when used with an ATI card.
But then again physX is not something worth having at the moment. But when/if it does become something worthwhile or necessary, Im sure someone will patch up the drivers to reactivate physX when used with an ATI card.
Damn and l managed to get a Nvidia card from work for doing physX when Windows 7 are out. Hopefully we will see developers using OpenCL rather than physX in the furure so everybody can enjoy extra eye-candy.
Anyway the games that have so far released, using physX haven't shown anything special or new. Hopefully that will change soon.
Anyway the games that have so far released, using physX haven't shown anything special or new. Hopefully that will change soon.
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So, I have a crossfire capable board which could be SLI capable if Nvidia didn't put code in to stop it and if I upgrade to Windows 7, I can't use both an ATI card for rendering and Nvidia card for physics, because Nvidia have disabled it. Guess I won't need to spend any money on anything from Nvidia from now on then, it also takes away a reason to upgrade to Windows 7, so Microsoft may loose out on a sale too!
It's not a reason to not go with Windows 7, as much as I liked Vista and I think people who didn't know what they were talking about, or who weren't even remotely qualified to have the privilege of being able to have an opinion about anything ragged on it too much, I do think Windows 7 is a worthy upgrade, whilst it's Vista with more features and a nicer UI, for me it's more of a move from XP to Vista.
The way the UI works is just so much nicer. The whole snapping windows to the edges of the screen, the super bar, and the way I can pull maximised windows by clicking and dragging the window title box for it to resize to what it was before makes a massively smoother interface.
To think you have no reason to upgrade because of nVidia's actions says you've never used 7 so you don't really know any other reasons to upgrade to it.
