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In cooperation withToday I am going to be looking at a technology offering from Aegia / BFG. I am going to be looking at the BFG PhysX Card powered by the AGEIA PhysX processor.So what exactly is a PhysX processor? Well, to put it in layman’s terms...
Well constructed, Quiet fan, Simplicity to install (both the drivers and the card), Definitely adds more realism to some games graphics.
Still fairly new so not much software around that makes use of it but the list is growing, Not exactly cheap @ £100 vat for the oem version...
What can I say? Well the first thing I will say is that there is a whole lot more to PhysX than frame rate, in some cases with PhysX installed the fps of a game might drop very slightly BUT what you get is more detail, more so than you might get by upg...
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expertreviews.co.uk Updated: 2011-07-30 15:02:04
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Having a physics engine in a computer game generally means that each level will include cardboard boxes that bounce unrealistically when they hit the ground, or a CRT that wobbles unconvincingly when you bump into a table. This is because calculatin...
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Can you improve your gaming graphics with this simple add-on?...
Performance, performance, performance...
Cost, lack of compatible games...
If you simply must have the ultimate when it comes to in-game realism, this is for you...
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The acceleration of game physics, and I use the terms acceleration and physics broadly, is a hot topic for gamers and developers alike. Hardware acceleration of various physics APIs has been demonstrated or promised, Microsoft is undoubtedly ponderin...
The premise of physics acceleration by dedicated hardware (and we mean something other than the CPU in this case) is a solid one. While theres always a downside to adding a discrete piece of hardware to a PC to do something better -- cost, noise, hea...
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The first question one needs to ask is simple: "Is the card worth it?". The simple response is "Yes". While you would have been hard pressed to say so a year ago, a lot has changed since then. The first thing you will notice is the price. It has droppe...
Price/Performance is worth it if you have a highend gaming PC, Incredible effects, Large number of games coming out with PhysX support, Great driver support, Support through OEMs is growing steadily, Well build card, Quiet fan, Dell offering PhysX in note...
Only two manufacturers for retail...
The first question one needs to ask is simple: "Is the card worth it?". The simple response is "Yes". While you would have been hard pressed to say so a year ago, a lot has changed since then. The first thing you will notice is the price. It has droppe...
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It was March 2005 when Guru3D.com heard that there might be a new contender in the graphics cards arena. The rumors surrounding the company Ageia hinted that they were to be responsible for the second 3dfx like graphics revolution for PC games by...
Difficult! I have very mixed feelings as I feel sorry for the ones who spent 300 bucks on this card as currently its just not worth it. Its not that the card cant bring another dimension of that gaming experience onto your screen, but the games sim...
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tomshardware.com Updated: 2011-07-30 15:02:16
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Thanks to a Toms Forumz member, we discovered that the Cell Factor demo runs either with or without the formerly "required" PhysX accelerator card. Our tests reveal astonishing performance differences.
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xbitlabs.com Updated: 2011-07-30 15:02:20
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Besides color, shape and smell each object in this world has a dozen of physics characteristics such as weight, density, elasticity and others that affect their behavior when these objects interact with other objects or people. The rubber ball jumps of...
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IVE HAD THE CHANCE to spend a few days playing with a PhysX card from Ageia, and there is much to tell, though not much one can do with the hardware just yet. I did find some interesting ways to test the PhysX card, and the results may enlighten us ab...
yet, but nothing Ive seen so far convinces me this chip offers the sort of major leap in physics performance that Ageia claims for it. I remain hopeful, though, and well be watching new PhysX-enabled games as they become available to see whether any...
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topreviewshop.com Updated: 2011-07-30 15:02:32
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The Ageia PhysX PPU (Physics Processing Unit) is a new expansion chipset designed to give PC gamers a more realistic and immersive experience. The PPUs capacity for complex calculations means few limits to what developers can do in a physics-based gam...
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Of course, a lot has happened since that initial announcement. Ageia bought a software physics solution called Novodex and made it their own. They grew the company to over a hundred developers, working on dramatically improving their software solution...
Impressive hardware specs, good future potential, long list of future supported titles...
Takes up a PCI slot you may not have, extremely limited game support, unimpressive results in current games.
Buying one of these right now is gambling that its going to take off, and theres no reason to do that—just wait to see if it does, and make your purchase decision then...
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Without question, one of the hottest topics throughout the industry this year has been the advent of the discrete physics processor or "PPU" (Physics Processing Unit). Developed by a new startup company called Ageia, this new physics processor gives game...
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As the primary retail distributor of AGEIA PhysX processors, BFG Technologies will be selling cards in Best Buy, CompUSA and other brick and mortar as well as e-tailers. The packaging that you’ll be finding is pretty unique. In the shape of...
At its current state, the BFG AGEIA PhysX PPU card is a mixed bag. On one hand, the card’s additions to Ghost Recon and the couple other titles that are in retail that support PhysX, are less than spectacular. The changes in realism and vis...
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