CmpFreak88 Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 Well, I was just browsing the net when I remembered my friend mentioning something he saw about a physics card. I did a quick Google and came up with a forum talking about what was going on. I haven't seen anything about it here, so I was wondering what you guys thought about it. http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1817922,00.asp http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2005Mar/...50310029514.htm http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=58713 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cold_snipe Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 yes, there was a post about this a while back, but with less info. I think this will be very useful in servers with intense server-side physics in the future. Altho that will be when dialup is ocmpletely eliminated, and fiber optics will be common, because that would be insane amounts of data going back and forth. I'll buy one when its requirements lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desktop-pro Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 (edited) There is a rumor that the Nintendo Revolution is going to have one. Edited November 30, 2005 by Desktop-pro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sYstEmATiC Posted November 30, 2005 Posted November 30, 2005 i think i read about this this past winter/spring.... i dont think it ever made it LOL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
akac Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 guys just to put some more info in on this asus and bfg seem to be to two main producers of the card and it seems that asus is holding out till feb 06 to release the card. ive read a few articles and it seems its comeing out on pci first and later on pci-e. here is a link to a lot more info about the card. http://personal.inet.fi/atk/kjh2348fs/ageia_physx.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
suchuwato Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 It'll probably end up that the physics chip is embedded on the card alongside the gpu on cards in two or three generations time, probably sharing 512-1gb or maybe having2 56 - 512 to itself Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flashstar Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 I've heard that it makes games much more realistic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ste Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 I heard that games have to support the function for it to be used. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flashstar Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Not necessarily. All games have physics, right? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Frankenstein Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 hey the physics or should i say PhysX chip already has game developers making games for it, it will take the strain of physics calculations off the cpu and do it on the physX card Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
akac Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 (edited) from cooltechzone(Insider Report) - We are all aware of AGEIA and its desire to bring a PhysX processor for physics processing in order to make games look and feel more realistic. We all want the characters to move and act realistically, and that Edited December 2, 2005 by akac Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Intense_ Posted December 2, 2005 Posted December 2, 2005 Not necessarily. All games have physics, right? 588841[/snapback] That doesn't mean they know to have it sent to the physics processor to have it processed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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