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Thread: PhysX cards will be the first and the last of their kind (It's the Fud)

  1. 03-08-2008, 02:42 AM #1
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    PhysX cards will be the first and the last of their kind (It's the Fud)

    Cebit 08: But GeForce takes the role


    The physics card as a hardware device will die. Nvidia spokespersons were very precise about that as they said that the current PhysX cards will be the first and the last of their kind.

    Nvidia will implement PhysX instructions into CUDA and the GeForce GPU should take over the physics hardware role.

    If you have a PhysX card, you can definitely be sure that that it will be the last one to launch. Ageia becomes just another brand that Nvidia swallowed, and the list includes 3DFX, ULI, Mental Ray, Aureal and some other big names.
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  2. 03-08-2008, 03:12 AM #2
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    If Nvidia didn't buy Ageia, that company would have died alone anyway (or at the very least in the PC segment), or is that not obvious?
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    Quote Originally Posted by LuckyNV View Post
    If Nvidia didn't buy Ageia, that company would have died alone anyway (or at the very least in the PC segment), or is that not obvious?
    No they wouldn't have done. Their API is used in loads of games in consoles and still quite a number of pc games.
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    alot of my friends have those physics cards... do they really even help? i always thought the 150$ wasnt worth it...
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    Eastcoast, your link is to a water cooling thread on TechPowerUp.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GunterFalstaff View Post
    alot of my friends have those physics cards... do they really even help? i always thought the 150$ wasnt worth it...
    In a small number of games they add some interesting effects and in a few cases, extra fps.

    Not enough to warrant the cost involved.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MotF Bane View Post
    Eastcoast, your link is to a water cooling thread on TechPowerUp.
    Yes. Not that it says anything more than EC's post, but here's the correct link: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?op...=6157&Itemid=1
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    Quote Originally Posted by MotF Bane View Post
    Eastcoast, your link is to a water cooling thread on TechPowerUp.
    It's fixed, thanks!
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    Probably the most "John Madden" statement I have ever heard, this.

    meaning, pointing out the obvious.
    This post above was delayed 90 times by Nvidia. Cause that's their thing, thats what they do.
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