How much is PhysX worth to you?

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Hello all,

I've been a fan of AMD for sometime (mind you a sane one so no fanboi craziness). My systems have always been AMD CPU/GPU....

Well my Intel 3570K in on the way here and it has me considering other changes.

I game a lot.

I was looking at a higher end card to replace my XFX 7770 it will go in my GFs machine.

I am eyeing the 7950 vs 660ti.

I am just wondering your guys thought over all of PhysX as a system.

I watched some review of Borderlands 2 and the effect of PhysX on the game as was quite impressed.

I've never really had any problems with my AMD cards or XFX for that matter but PhysX is a Nvidia only thing so I am wondering if it is worth it.

Thoughts and comments are welcome.

Thanks
 
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This might be worth a look:

http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited

GTX660 Ti delivering far more stable/consistent framerates. Not that there's anything 'faulty' about the 7950 performance - that kind of inconsistent framerate delivery has been standard for years, and it's probably why we think 30fps is only borderline-smooth when a consistent, stable 30fps is actually absolutely fine. nVidia appear to have finally cracked it, probably via a driver-based solution (since the GTX660 Ti used to have fluctuating performance too).

As for PhysX, it certainly does look awesome on BL2. I have a Radeon so couldn't try it for myself, but I'll hold off on the 3rd and 4th DLCs until I grab a next-gen GeForce.
 
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Not enough of a selling point for me. I'm sticking with my radeon 6950 for now. Maybe when the next gen of GPUs comes along I'll switch over to nvidia again since they finally support 3 monitors without SLI.

But will come down to $/performance ratio as always. Here's me hoping for 680 performance @$300 price point.
 
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The only real way to know if you'll like it or not is to try it, asking for other peoples opinions isn't going to get you anywhere and this thread just becomes a flame magnet.
 
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No, PhysX isn't implemented into enough games to be worth it IMO.
Plus the whole concept of PhysX is kind of tainted for me, they are taking out parts of the game that could have easily been relegated to the CPU and limiting it to people who have Geforce cards. Plus Nvidia's crackdown on over-volting and the fact the card will disable its CUDA if it detects a Radeon card in the same system, so you cant buy a Geforce card just to harness its CUDA.

Really dont like those kinds of tactics, would prefer Nvidia just tried to straight out try and beat AMD for price/performance, which I currently believe AMD has across most price points.
 
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Isn't that the exact reason for forums,to ask peoples opinions.
 
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For me its not worth it. I own one game that uses it, Metro 2033, and I haven't even installed it yet. I don't care how awesome it can make a game look if I don't play any of the games.

If you are a big fan of games that use it, then take a look at youtube videos and see if it might matter to you. I have no desire to play batman or BL2, so I'm in no hurry.
 
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But for something like this and 3D, somebody else's opinion is nowhere as good as seeing with your own eyes to decide for yourself and as some posts are starting to prove, opinions are made by things that have nothing to do with the actual visual effect.
 
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If you play a PhysX title, it may be worth it to you, though not all PhysX titles really show much PhysX (i.e. Metro 2033), but some do (i.e. Batman AA). If you don't own games that benefit from accelerated PhysX, then it is not worth anything.

The more consistent frame rate is, adaptive-vsync, and FXAA are bigger selling points and if you are going 3D, 3D Vision is also a big selling point. 3D Vision is why I am using Nvidia cards atm.
 
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Physx? i have a Nvidia gtx 590 rig and a 7970 ghz rig i played some phsyx games too see batman,bl2,metro 2033 the diffrence? The only game that i noticed a diffrence during actual GAMEPLAY was borderlands 2. but then i put phsyx on the cpu on the 7970ghz and it was virtually the same thing. i would not choose the 660ti over the 7950 just because of physx. The main thing that turns me off the 660 ti is the 192bit memory bus, its crippled. But your money your choice. have a good day
 
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Please explain how it was off topic.

The OP stated he wanted either a 660ti or 7950.

I stated a few reviews that demonstrate the 7950's dominance which I think is more important than a feature only used in a handful of games.

If you want to start threatening to "show me the door" for that then perhaps this isn't a site worth visiting.


 
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The title of the thread is about PhysX not which card, the OP already knows which cards. This thread is about a feature not a card and if you can't work that out then perhaps you should go elsewhere.
 
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I'm not sure it has demonstrated dominance: http://techreport.com/review/23981/radeon-hd-7950-vs-geforce-gtx-660-ti-revisited/11

And before you bring it up, that is with 12.11 drivers.
 
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