Steam requesting PhysX

[ash_scotland88]

Just upgraded my card from an 8600GT to an HD5670.
Uninstalled all drivers before doing the swap-over and loading up Bulletstorm through Steam, I get the error message that;
hardware accelorated physx has been requested, but the drivers were out of date. Please visit *nvidia site*


Any idea how to sort this?

 

[ash_scotland88]

Even if I am using a different brand of graphics card?
I thought physx was nvidia only?

 

[ash_scotland88]

I was asking incase I unstalled the drivers incorrectly, or it was a steam setting I didn't realise about.
Installed now and about to start up to check.

 

[ash_scotland88]

keep your nvidia card in the system for physx! and make your primary gpu the ati. It will help a lot with fame rates and a better gameplay.

Looked into it a while ago but the card falls below the general consesus for minimum spec - 8600GT.
The fan is also noisey so unless it can safely be used with it unplugged I am in no rush to put it back into the system.
Aaaand finally, I know the "imaginary" second monitor would somehow annoy me, don't know how but I can just imagine myself accidently dragging stuff onto it, moving me mouse and generally being really confused.

New card has enabled me to change settings to high and enable 2x anti-alliasing. With only Batman AA render video dropping below 30fps but averaging 50fps (max 60) - but screen resolution has been lowered to 1650x1050 from when I had the 8600GT.
Bulletstorm also appears to be playing smoother with the above settings, but resolution left at 1920x1200.

Nice increase for something that cost me nothing (was unused so gifted to me) and for a casual gamer currently does the job very well to my eyes.