R9 390 + gtx 750 ti just for physx?

[Syrus Hussain]

Hi im pretty new to this and was planning to get a r9 390 this year and i was wondering if i can setup my gtx 750 ti just for pyhsx. Ive seen on forums people done this with only nvidia cards but i was wondering if you can do r9 390 with gtx 750 ti as dedicated physx.

Thanks in advanced

 

[Suztera]

You can't run an AMD card with a Nvidia card for physx with official drivers. You could try it but you have to use hybrid physx, the official Nvidia drivers will not allow you to use their cards as physx card with AMD cards.

Research it and see if it is worth it:
http://physxinfo.com/wiki/Hybrid_PhysX

 

[blazorthon]

It will almost certainly require using much older drivers that might not work well with current hardware and games, if at all. If you have your heart set on PhysX, then I'd recommend getting a Nvidia card like a GTX 970 or 980 instead of a 390. You can much more easily keep the 750 Ti for PhysX processing.

 

[Syrus Hussain]

Ah ok, to clarify you cant have an amd card and a nvidia card just for the pyhsx? If not i 'll just drop it and forget about physx. Does physx impact the gaming experience enough for me to buy a gtx 970 because i saw a Saphire nitro r9 390 for a lower price the 970 and i heard 390 performs a bit better in some games.

 

[Syrus Hussain]

It also seems like a lot of work to do and i probably wont even notice anyways. Thank you guys/gals for the quick responses

 

[blazorthon]

It depends on the person. If you never see it, then you'd never be disappointed in not having it... However, I can't guarantee that you wouldn't like it one you have it if you go for the 970 instead.

I don't go out of my way to get a Nvidia card for it, but if you already have the 750 Ti, then I'd go for the 970 unless you mostly play games that don't utilize PhysX. If you didn't already have the 750 Ti, then it would be a more difficult choice.

 

[Syrus Hussain]

Intresting ok i'll probably wont really need physx i rarely have the time to play on my pc anyways so i think the r9 390 would be fine for a few years.Thank you