Graphic Cards nVidia too joins the PhysX club with there triple PCIe slot GPU/PhysX Platform..

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We have heard that MVIDIA will also come out with their triple PCI Express GPU + Physics platform, similar to what ATi demoed in Computex. The platform will offer 2 x16 PCIE and 1 x8 PCIE capability, running off 2 NVIDIA MCPs. The x8 PCIE can be used to run an NVIDIA Graphics Card to process physics calculations. Will that start to make Aegia Physics PPU cards less attractive with both GPU Companies offering their alternatives further down the road?

Source: VR-Zone : Technology Beats - NVIDIA to offer triple PCIE Slot GPU/Physics Platform as well
 
Would be better if they get the Physics processor on to the graphics card itself. ..:ohyeah: But its asking too much at the present moment..:)
 
^^That my friend is exactly what i think and hope will happen. Aegia will hopefully license their technology and a Physx engine or chip will be incorporated onto the graphics card itself. Advantage for them is that theyre gonna make a hell of a lot more money by selling/licensing chips that go into millions of chips rather than selling a few thousand discrete PPU's.
 
but a physics chip integrated on a Video card will always share the availble bandwidth with the graphic processing chips, this is sure to have an impact on the overall performance, wheras a standalone physics chip gets all the physics calculations and processes them without stressing the GPU, AFAIK.

So the physics card is still very much in the race of being a standard gaming PC component, IMO @ least.
 
^^The Physx card right now uses the PCI bus so its not much of a bandwidth hog anyway. The PCIE 16X bus isnt satured yet and theres plenty of bandwidth available. However it will probably share the RAM. The Physics card is in the race, but until we see more games and an actual INCREASE in frame rate rather than the decrease we're seeing now, it will still not be widely adopted.
 
But ATI n nV claims, the additional card will dedicated for only physX calculations. I doubt that it shares its bandwidth for graphics Processing.
 
These guys are nuts. Imagine the kind of power supply you would need to handle 3 gfx cards. It is insane. These gpu manufacturers don't seem to understand that people want to use their PCs without having to dump dry ice in them (yes I know there are some nutcase OCers but that doesn't count).

I am guessing that anything less than 600W is impossible.
 
i totally agree wit kingkrool ...
in their quests for market control they are moving away from the main aim

they are costing the end user more and more ... makin one small upgrade require a whole bunch of other upgrades...

ideally wat they should have done would be to have the physics card/chip or watever as an addon to any current system .be it pci/pcie ...everone has atleast one slot free...
that way current xyz gfx card +ppu =good performance... rather than

new gfx card+new psu + new board (for the extra slots) +in some cases ram and wat not ... = only $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and lots more $$$$$$$$
 
^^ Yup and people will keep buying ;)

Markets are booming, real estate rates are insane, gold/silver is crazy, oil is freakin' high so why can't computer h/w go up too :D ?
 
shado_chazzer_killer said:
But ATI n nV claims, the additional card will dedicated for only physX calculations. I doubt that it shares its bandwidth for graphics Processing.
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Its dedicated only for Physx so wheres the question of sharing bandwidth for graphics when it dosent do any graphics. What we were talking about was a situation in which a PPU was integrated onto an existing graphics card instead of its own discrete card.

I gotta agree with Kingkrool, the power requirements are going insane. Thermaltake has just announced 1200W PSU's :O
 
I think its about time the card makers start giving out the external power supply with the card. Or get the power requirements down. I am not against all these extra hardware though.

There are periods when there is flood of new technologies or new ideas in personal computing business. It happens. The customers will in the end decide which idea lives and which dies.

Physics processor will only become popular when its somehow becomes integral part of system and that too inexpensive part of system.

At this moment its simply a marketing thing that these companies have to do to show their technological capabilities and to show that they can do it. As simple as that.
 
Markets are booming, real estate rates are insane, gold/silver is crazy, oil is freakin' high so why can't computer h/w go up too
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My suggestions
1. The market dropped to 9000 today at one point.
2. Live in your computer cabinet, cos you won't be able to afford it after a triple SLI setup - trust me, at some point only the most hardcore gamers will go for it, and even then....
3. Give your gf/wife a ring made not of gold but of capacitors.
4. Invent a gfx card powered car.
 
The cost issue is highly personal. I really dont disregard anything only because its expensive. What we think is ridiculous idea now may become mainstream in matter of year or two.

Leave expenses aside. The thing that really matters is " Are we getting something innovative and new from the money we spend"

Its not too much as of now with setup like this. But over 100 games comming in a year or two which are supposed to be benifited from physics processor things might change.

Well things going out of budget has never stopped enthusiast. thats the market these people target, small market of willing spenders. and mind you this small market is in few millions. thats why these companies can roll out things like these.

What may sound waste of money for some people might be acceptable damages for someone else.

One cant afford it, wont buy it. The one who want and can will buy it.
 
Funky_no2 said:
Well things going out of budget has never stopped enthusiast. thats the market these people target, small market of willing spenders. and mind you this small market is in few millions. thats why these companies can roll out things like these.
What may sound waste of money for some people might be acceptable damages for someone else.
One cant afford it, wont buy it. The one who want and can will buy it.
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just for those select few .... then y is there even a market... cant things be done in a private delaling...
y even have a product on the market whic nobody can afford...???:huh:

:no: :no: :no: :no:
 
who says nobody can afford.

Even market of few lac is profitable specially tihng like this which actiually dont need any hardware devlopement cost. They are gona make use of exsisting GPU hardware for physics.

If you and i can afford it or not does not decide the market. If there are enough people ( which there are ) the companies will continue to bring out high end products.

Not even 10% of the sales are contributed by high end cards like x1900xt and 7900GTX. But they still make those dont they?

Any privatre deal???? that dont even make any sense to me :S
 
We compromise a bit for now, thats all.

Its upto individual to draw the line of expenses ;)

I cannot justify even crossfire or SLI system ( high end CF and SLI ) for myself. I better spend that money on better monitor or building a decend 2nd rig.

And i wont be terribly disappointed not to see million particles flying around or lifelike movemnt of liquid or cloths or hairs or grass ;)

I can live without it.
 
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