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games i play consist of a variety of things guild wars, titan quest, fear, prey, oblivian my psu is 500w my motherbord im not sure ill have to check again, ive got 2 gig of ram, i have a albatron geforce graphics card. have a look on the physics on cell factor only physics like them can be made from this physics card without the physics i wudnt even look at buying cell factor
 
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z0mbi3 said:
Yeah but a physics card isn't a prerequisite for "a beast of a machine". Physics are fine in games without ppu's imho.

I admit I haven't witnessed the diffference first hand, but I haven't yet played a game and thought "damn these physics are terrible I should really go out and get a PPU".
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Exactly. A physics card isn't required to have a top end machine, and for the games that aren't supported it'll just sit there doing nothing. Apparently the fan is pretty loud as well.

Spend the money elseware. What exact PSU do you have? Qtec/stock or quality make?
 
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What do you want?
 
BaDBoY16 said:
its made by a aria, what do you recommend i buy instead of installing the physics card ?
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Anything! Your pc is pretty much fine as it is. Is there anything else you fancy doing?

If it has to be for the pc you could always add another HDD. I guess you could benefit from an x-fi, but then there's not much point if your using stock speakers.
 
Ive got 500 watt speakers 2.1 surround sound, maybe i should invest in some overclocking terchnology, is there any software out there i can buy ? or i might get the nividia geforce 7950 gx2 whats the rating on that ?
 
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BaDBoY16 said:
Ive got 500 watt speakers 2.1 surround sound, maybe i should invest in some overclocking terchnology, is there any software out there i can buy ?
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I never really concidered 2.1's surround sound. Feel free to flame me if I'm wrong.

If you think you have to invest in "overclocking terchnology" software , then you need to hit up google and read some guides. Overclocking isn't really done with software, its all done through your bios and you need to know what you're doing. Besides, the Turks might get upset.
 
BaDBoY16 said:
so whatd do you think i should do with the physx card ?
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Whatever you want, I haven't seen too many games yet that will take advantage but if the ones that do are ones you want to play and/or you will be getting more in the future then keep it as £20 is probably as low as you will get it for. If you probably won't use it and want to make a bit of quick cash then sell it off and use the money somewhere else.
 
PhysX is giving you something new that wasn’t previously possible. That’s the value of PhysX. Physics as a technology category is shaping up to be the next big thing in gaming and AGEIA PhysX is the only way for gamers to get an entirely new experience in which literally 1,000s of objects of different types can move, collide and interact. You have many choices of how to spend your money, but the results are largely incremental. With PhysX, you can change the game experience, you not only enjoy physics right away but will also have the foundation for new games and updates as they roll out from this point forward. Remember, there are over 60 developers planning to deliver as many as 100 PhysX-accelerated game titles from now through 2006 and into 2007. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a brand new technology category like this being supported to this extent by leading content providers like alienware, and dell.
 
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You've just butchered an Ageia interview, its clearly biased.

No one is saying these cards will burn and die. What's being said is that by the time they really are the must have hardware they'll be a lot cheaper than what they retail at now. That's the reason why it's been suggested that you should sell it now, its clearly better to have the cash (when concidering how much you paid for it).

BaDBoY16 said:
PhysX is giving you something new that wasn’t previously possible. That’s the value of PhysX. Physics as a technology category is shaping up to be the next big thing in gaming and AGEIA PhysX is the only way for gamers to get an entirely new experience in which literally 1,000s of objects of different types can move, collide and interact. You have many choices of how to spend your money, but the results are largely incremental. With PhysX, you can change the game experience, you not only enjoy physics right away but will also have the foundation for new games and updates as they roll out from this point forward. Remember, there are over 60 developers planning to deliver as many as 100 PhysX-accelerated game titles from now through 2006 and into 2007. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a brand new technology category like this being supported to this extent by leading content providers
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Agiea: Yes, PhysX is giving you something new that wasn’t previously possible. That’s the value of PhysX. Physics as a technology category is shaping up to be the next big thing in gaming and AGEIA PhysX is the only way for gamers to get an entirely new experience in which literally 1,000s of objects of different types can move, collide and interact. You have many choices of how to spend your $300, but the results are largely incremental. With PhysX, you can change the game experience and if you purchase today, you not only enjoy physics right away but will also have the foundation for new games and updates as they roll out from this point forward. Remember, there are over 60 developers planning to deliver as many as 100 PhysX-accelerated game titles from now through 2006 and into 2007. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a brand new technology category like this being supported to this extent by leading content providers.
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It does sound like badboy has been drawn up with hype/lack of knowledge with PC gear, ooo physics must be brilliant!

Sell the physics card, keep the money, or spent it on your PC if you need it. Do you have exact details of the machine?
 
albatron geforce 7900gt, 2gb of corsair ram, 250gb sata hardrive, 2.13ghz duel core conroe, 500w psu, sound blaster extreme, 2.1 surround sound
 
“And the fact it's crap, a waste of money and a poorly developed piece of kit.“
Apart from the lack of game support what’s crap about it and what’s poorly developed? How can something that’s giving people up to 60% more performance be poorly developed and crap?

Let me guess you judging it by the first game that came out for it and the first set of drivers? Remember the Rad9700 was rubbish when it first came out but turned into perhaps the best card of its generation. Never judge hardware by its first set of drivers or by 1 game only.

There’s a big difference between something having limited use and something being crap. PPU’s fall in the limited use category not crap category. If you have a game that supports the PPU its very usefull.
 
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