AGEIA PhysX Card

[Guest]

Hi guys.
I need some advise on the AGEIA PhysX Card. Should i buy it. Is it any use. They have got pretty cheap now asus is 130$. Would you recommend buying it. if yes what company ASUS or BFG..

 

[zenmaster]

The $130 would be better spent building a fire to make smores.

 

[Redline24]

No, don't buy it. Hardly any games implement it.

Buy yourself a better graphics card, processor, memory, etc.
You'll see much better performance from the latter.

 

[Guest]

I already have

Intel E6600
Intel DP35DM MB
3Gb dual Channel Memory
Nvidia 8800GTS 640MB
Seagate 320GB
SB X-Fi Xtremegamer

So i was thinking if it's any use in games like GRAW or Graw 2

 

[Heyyou27]

I'd say you're best off waiting for UT3 to decide whether the AGEIA PhysX card would be worth owning. I have one(I got it real cheap!) and it's completely useless at the moment.

 

[paq7512]

I believe Medal of Honor: Airborne takes advantage of it. Not 100 percent sure though.

 

[Heyyou27]

I believe Medal of Honor: Airborne takes advantage of it. Not 100 percent sure though.

The only part of the AGEIA PhysX engine Medal of Honor: Airborne takes advantage of is the rigid body system, but they have PhysX hardware disabled so the game doesn't take advantage of the card, even though it technically could; instead the game uses 100% of a dual core CPU with an environment in which NOTHING is interactive.

 

[leadbottom]

Airborne does take advantage of the physics card. Why do you think it installs the drivers.

I have one of those cards. Not all games take advantage of it, but those that do will benefit greatly..... easing things up on your processor and your video card.

F.E.A.R takes advantage of it. A lot more stuff ( particles ) fly around and linger in the air when my machine had the card vs it not being in there. It gets so "dusty" it's almost too hard to see. Really cool. The game also plays smoother.

I'd buy one if I were you. Everthing might not take advantage of it but it's good to have................ and the manufacturer already has an updated version waiting in the wings with a pci-e interface. that should tell you something.

 

[Heyyou27]

Airborne does take advantage of the physics card. Why do you think it installs the drivers.

I have one of those cards. Not all games take advantage of it, but those that do will benefit greatly..... easing things up on your processor and your video card.

F.E.A.R takes advantage of it. A lot more stuff ( particles ) fly around and linger in the air when my machine had the card vs it not being in there. It gets so "dusty" it's almost too hard to see. Really cool. The game also plays smoother.

I'd buy one if I were you. Everthing might not take advantage of it but it's good to have................ and the manufacturer already has an updated version waiting in the wings with a pci-e interface. that should tell you something.

F.E.A.R. uses Havok, so the AGEIA PhysX card doesn't do **** for it. Also, RoboBlitz requires the PhysX drivers to run, but as stated by it's developer, hardware support is disabled. http://www.roboblitz.com/HTML_SITE/support/support.shtml
I own the PhysX card too, and I know that so far it's done nothing to improve my gaming experience.

 

[leadbottom]

You either have a crappy setup, or you're too stupid to tell the difference !

 

[Heyyou27]

You either have a crappy setup, or you're too stupid to tell the difference !

http://ageia.com/physx/titles.html

 

[mrnapalm32]

You either have a crappy setup, or you're too stupid to tell the difference !

Or you're just an idiot. And in fact, if he had a crappy setup, he would notice the difference more.

And the physX system is just an API that happens to be able to interface with a hardware device. Just because a game has the Ageia PhysX engine doesn't mean it automatically uses the card.

 

[mrmez]

When it comes to things like this i ALWAYS give the same advice.

Spend that money on coke and hookers.

 

[mrnapalm32]

When it comes to things like this i ALWAYS give the same advice.

Spend that money on coke and hookers.

Its not THAT expensive...

 

[leadbottom]

http://ageia.com/physx/titles.html

Below is a partial listing of current and upcoming AGEIA PhysX-accelerated titles available for PC ....... ( partial )

And if you can't see the difference in a game, with the card and without the card, too bad for you.

Hookers.................. hmmmmmmm................ ? lol

 

[techgeek]

Leadbottom, hope these types of posts aren't what we can expect from you in the future. Mind supplying just one link that says that F.E.A.R. supports Ageia. Not to mention, if F.E.A.R. actually did support Ageia, you expect me to believe that link to supported titles wouldn't list one of the best FPS's???? Being uninformed is one thing, spreading unsupported FUD is completely another. We have enough posters here that do that, try and differentiate yourself some other way.

Just to let you know that particle system:

F.E.A.R takes advantage of it. A lot more stuff ( particles ) fly around and linger in the air when my machine had the card vs it not being in there. It gets so "dusty" it's almost too hard to see. Really cool. The game also plays smoother.

The debris and dust works for the rest of us who don't have an PPU, and yes it gets to the point where we have to let the dust settle before we can see. Do not justify your purchase by fooling yourself that the PPU helped in F.E.A.R.. Next you'll tell us that BOB (that paper clip in Office) has better, more realistic animations because of your PPU. :lol:

I Google it, and couldn't find one instance where it said that F.E.A.R. support Ageia. When I did a search on the whatisfear website (search word ageia) it came back in Sierra's support site with the name Switchball, a title that happens to be on that list.

 

[Heyyou27]

Below is a partial listing of current and upcoming AGEIA PhysX-accelerated titles available for PC ....... ( partial )

And if you can't see the difference in a game, with the card and without the card, too bad for you.

Hookers.................. hmmmmmmm................ ? lol

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http://www.sierra.com/en/home/games/game_info.prod-L2NvbnRlbnQvc2llcnJhL2VuL3Byb2R1Y3RzL2ZfZV9hX3JfX3JlZ3VsYXJfZWRpdGlvbg==.platform-ps3.html
http://www.havok.com/content/blogcategory/44/84/

 

[leadbottom]

Leadbottom, hope these types of posts aren't what we can expect from you in the future. Mind supplying just one link that says that F.E.A.R. supports Ageia. Not to mention, if F.E.A.R. actually did support Ageia, you expect me to believe that link to supported titles wouldn't list one of the best FPS's???? Being uninformed is one thing, spreading unsupported FUD is completely another. We have enough posters here that do that, try and differentiate yourself some other way.

Just to let you know that particle system:

F.E.A.R takes advantage of it. A lot more stuff ( particles ) fly around and linger in the air when my machine had the card vs it not being in there. It gets so "dusty" it's almost too hard to see. Really cool. The game also plays smoother.

The debris and dust works for the rest of us who don't have an PPU, and yes it gets to the point where we have to let the dust settle before we can see. Do not justify your purchase by fooling yourself that the PPU helped in F.E.A.R.. Next you'll tell us that BOB (that paper clip in Office) has better, more realistic animations because of your PPU. :lol:

I can tell the difference in my machine with the hardware I'm running how the games react or don't react with the card installed or not installed. I played FEAR about 8 times, beginning to end before I bought the card. I see more particles flying around with it installed, and they take longer to settle. If you don't or can't see the difference , I can't help it. It also plays smoother. It's my opinion that the card alleviates some of the stress off of the processor and off of the graphics card. Sorry you disagree with me. I'm not going to go looking around the web for anything. I don't have to. I don't have to have specific scientific fact from some world renowned electronics geek to know what I see and feel when I use my machine.

 

[runswindows95]

Better off spending the money elsewhere.

 

[teh_boxzor]

i agree spending it on the coke, not so much the hookers as the "vag" is easily available to anyone for free.

 

[randomizer]

Buy it if you want, otherwise don't buy it.

 

[Hatman]

Im alwyas keeping the lookout for quite a cheap one, but depending on how much difference it makes in UT3 Ill get it no matter what.

I think it will make quite a bit of difference personally.

 

[San Pedro]

One more vote on coke and hookers, just make sure it isn't cheap crappy coke that is mostly baking soday :X

 

[spuddyt]

don't get it, unless you have the urge to play that free game they made which only runs with it (cell factor or something)

 

[JohnMidnight]

I can tell the difference in my machine with the hardware I'm running how the games react or don't react with the card installed or not installed. I played FEAR about 8 times, beginning to end before I bought the card. I see more particles flying around with it installed, and they take longer to settle. If you don't or can't see the difference , I can't help it. It also plays smoother. It's my opinion that the card alleviates some of the stress off of the processor and off of the graphics card. Sorry you disagree with me. I'm not going to go looking around the web for anything. I don't have to. I don't have to have specific scientific fact from some world renowned electronics geek to know what I see and feel when I use my machine.

Thats quite interesting, whats your hardware? and also did you recently update your drivers by chance? Also when you stuck the card in, were you actually looking at things now? Rather than before just playing them through and ignoring things like a majority of people (myself included) do when we play games?
What was the FPS range with and without the card?

Thats about it. Have fun

In regards to the topic as a whole No I don't think its really worth it, not with the improvements to Video Cards, and CPUs, I don't think the PPU will stay strong for long. Though what I'd like to see is if theirs a difference with someone with a PPU, and without it running MOH Airborne which supposedly uses the card (I own the game and in my Add and Remvoe folder are those drivers for the card, but I do NOT have the card {I also cannot remove them, or play the game without them 😵})