T tylerc New Member Apr 10, 2006 #1 If we have all these powerful processors and the video cards can't handle the stress of Anti-aliasing, why can't software be made to use the processor to anti-alias? Is there such a program released?
If we have all these powerful processors and the video cards can't handle the stress of Anti-aliasing, why can't software be made to use the processor to anti-alias? Is there such a program released?
Geoff VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #2 Not sure what you mean, any of the new video cards can play games maxed out with maxed out AA. The processor does the physics, so there is alot of strain already on the cpu during games.
Not sure what you mean, any of the new video cards can play games maxed out with maxed out AA. The processor does the physics, so there is alot of strain already on the cpu during games.
T tylerc New Member Apr 10, 2006 #3 So you couldn't put the load of AA on the processor and expect it to do anything better? I guess it would be worse if the processor is busy.
So you couldn't put the load of AA on the processor and expect it to do anything better? I guess it would be worse if the processor is busy.
mrjack VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #4 [-0MEGA-] said: Not sure what you mean, any of the new video cards can play games maxed out with maxed out AA. The processor does the physics, so there is alot of strain already on the cpu during games. Click to expand... But that will change when PPU's can be seen more on the market.
[-0MEGA-] said: Not sure what you mean, any of the new video cards can play games maxed out with maxed out AA. The processor does the physics, so there is alot of strain already on the cpu during games. Click to expand... But that will change when PPU's can be seen more on the market.
Geoff VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #5 mrjack said: But that will change when PPU's can be seen more on the market. Click to expand... Very true. I've actually seen reviews of those in Maximum PC.
mrjack said: But that will change when PPU's can be seen more on the market. Click to expand... Very true. I've actually seen reviews of those in Maximum PC.
mrjack VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #6 Dell and Alienware should have 'em in certain rigs already, atleast Alienware has. Not too sure about Dell but I think they have 'em too.
Dell and Alienware should have 'em in certain rigs already, atleast Alienware has. Not too sure about Dell but I think they have 'em too.
T tylerc New Member Apr 10, 2006 #7 PPUs for notebooks I read about PPUs but can you get a PCMCIA PPU for a notebook computer?
Geoff VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #8 tylerc said: I read about PPUs but can you get a PCMCIA PPU for a notebook computer? Click to expand... i doubt it, since its more like a video card or processor than a network card.
tylerc said: I read about PPUs but can you get a PCMCIA PPU for a notebook computer? Click to expand... i doubt it, since its more like a video card or processor than a network card.
Geoff VIP Member Apr 10, 2006 #10 Ku-sama said: whats a PPU? Click to expand... Physics Processor Unit
Ku-sama banned Apr 10, 2006 #11 oh, so a completly seperate PCI card that handles Physics loads to ease your processor?
