Is a physics card really necessary?

KPC84 · 07-25-2007, 04:23 PM

Title says it all. Is a physics card really necessary with a dual core processor and a geforce 8800 gtx? Becides, if I eventualy run in SLI mode I'm not sure I will have the space on my mobo for it anyways...haha, so I suppose it's a simple question, is a physics card necessary?

PS: not sure what topic this was supposed to go under, so MOD's feel free to move, thanks.

Ben · 07-25-2007, 04:27 PM

In my opinion, no. There's only a few games that support the card, and from what I've seen, it doesn't make a huge difference in gameplay. I just don't see it being worth it.

The_Beast · 07-25-2007, 07:13 PM

no they are pretty worthless

kof2000 · 07-25-2007, 07:47 PM

I was going to get one but then looking at the mobo. if i were to get a sound card or a wifi card there' no room for it lol i'll probably get it when they release the pci express edition.

Nevakonaza · 07-25-2007, 08:36 PM

i would actualy buy one because i think soon more games will require one like cellfactor revolution does already.

i hear you can only play 2 maps on Cellfactor without PPu so it is needed.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-25-2007, 08:55 PM

It's worthless. I have one and there are only a select few games that support it, but you can barely notice the difference with and without one. So I would say no, dont get it.

hNic · 07-25-2007, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nevakonaza

i would actualy buy one because i think soon more games will require one like cellfactor revolution does already.

i hear you can only play 2 maps on Cellfactor without PPu so it is needed.

personally i would say the creation of the 8800 vid card and SLi have trumped the need for a physics card

and 1 game doesn't justify the need (to the millions that don't play that game) to buy one

XanderCage · 07-25-2007, 09:45 PM

It depends on your build also, i mean with your build i doubt there's a need for one. But for a lesser build with a less potent CPU / GPU I'm sure that it would help alot on games like JTF and other PPu compatible games.

The_Beast · 07-25-2007, 11:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XanderCage

It depends on your build also, i mean with your build i doubt there's a need for one. But for a lesser build with a less potent CPU / GPU I'm sure that it would help alot on games like JTF and other PPu compatible games.

for the price of the physics card you could upgrade your computer

kof2000 · 07-25-2007, 11:57 PM

if you must have all the goodies and you're not on a budget then go ahead and get one.

07-25-2007, 04:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
KPC84 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Hampshire Age: 24 Posts: 249	Is a physics card really necessary? Title says it all. Is a physics card really necessary with a dual core processor and a geforce 8800 gtx? Becides, if I eventualy run in SLI mode I'm not sure I will have the space on my mobo for it anyways...haha, so I suppose it's a simple question, is a physics card necessary? PS: not sure what topic this was supposed to go under, so MOD's feel free to move, thanks. __________________ KPC84

07-25-2007, 04:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ben VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Decatur, Georgia Posts: 3,108	In my opinion, no. There's only a few games that support the card, and from what I've seen, it doesn't make a huge difference in gameplay. I just don't see it being worth it. __________________ Winner of Photo Tournaments: Architecture, Reflection, Hope/Joy, Macro Shot, Movement, and Music Mobo: [Intel D945GNT] CPU: [Intel Pentium D 2.8GHz] RAM: [Corsair 1GB DDR2] GPU: [XFX Geforce 8500GT] HDD: [Maxtor 100GB - Western Digital 250GB] PSU: [Rosewill 450w] Did you know that if you say gullible really slowly it sounds like Goat Cheese?

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kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	I was going to get one but then looking at the mobo. if i were to get a sound card or a wifi card there' no room for it lol i'll probably get it when they release the pci express edition. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

07-25-2007, 08:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Midlands,Uk Age: 20 Posts: 8,509	i would actualy buy one because i think soon more games will require one like cellfactor revolution does already. i hear you can only play 2 maps on Cellfactor without PPu so it is needed. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO -Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) V1.9 Bios Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 4GB OCZ PC2-6400C5 Vista Gold Series @ TBA Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb with Glaciator cooler Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Sony 20X DVD±RW DL & DVD-RAM SATA Icute Jet Turbine case blk (Modded) Windows Vista Ultimate 64bit SP1\|Kaspersky IS 2009

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,389	It's worthless. I have one and there are only a select few games that support it, but you can barely notice the difference with and without one. So I would say no, dont get it. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 960 (6-6-6-18) 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605

07-25-2007, 09:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
XanderCage Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 220	It depends on your build also, i mean with your build i doubt there's a need for one. But for a lesser build with a less potent CPU / GPU I'm sure that it would help alot on games like JTF and other PPu compatible games.

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