Is a physics card really necessary?

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KPC84

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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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Nevakonaza said:
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.
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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
 
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.
 
XanderCage said:
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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for the price of the physics card you could upgrade your computer
 
ok thanks for all the help guys. For now I think I will skip the physics card. Here is my plan for when I need more power.... Upgrade to SLI 8800 GTX's from my single GTX now, upgrade to quadcore, then upgrade to 8 gigs 1200mhz ddr2 from my current 4 gigs of 800mhz ddr2. But i'm also assuming I wont need these upgrades for at least a year...

ps: i'm on vista 64 home premium
 
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