PhysX Game Impressions

by Maarten Goldstein, May 02, 2006 3:59pm PDT

Related Topics – Hardware (PC only), PhysX

PC Perspective has posted a new article, taking a video look at the AGEIA PhysX PPU as used by Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter and the CellFactor PPU. I hear the videos can be downloaded from a totally awesome site.

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By: Piotyr x Show Full Post

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The GRAW vids were ok, but they didn't really do much for me...

The CellFactor movie, on the other hand, was the fuckin' shit!

http://www.fileshack.com/file.x?fid=8733&v=1
If you don't absolutely gush over this video, go ahead and hand your gamer card in at the door

May 03, 2006 12:14am PDT

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The GRAW vids were ok, but they didn't really do much for me... The CellFactor movie, on the other han... : Piotyr
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- Too bad he didn't show the fluids, blood or the gravity grenade, though... : SlamDunk

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I watched those videos and I was not impressed at all. Atleast not $300 impressed. I can't wait till games actually use this stuff for more than just more particles. I don't see myself getting of these in the near future and will probably wait till a newer card comes out or some competition.

May 02, 2006 10:51pm PDT

I watched those videos and I was not impressed at all. Atleast not $300 impressed. I can't wait till game... : freshyk

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This product works as a $40 premium for the PhysX chipset on your motherboard or videocard. $250 for an add-in card ain't gonna happen. I don't see a killer app materializing either, until this is pervasive, which is a chicken/egg problem.

May 02, 2006 9:34pm PDT

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This product works as a $40 premium for the PhysX chipset on your motherboard or videocard. $250 for an ... : monofurioso
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- Particularly if the enhancements the PPU will provide in-game are what look like particle effects equival... : Disco Cat

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Does anyone know which awesome site? I can't seem to find it... :/

May 02, 2006 4:23pm PDT

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Does anyone know which awesome site? I can't seem to find it... :/ : FatBaby
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  Did you try clicking the links on the article which redirect to shackfiles? : Disco Cat
  - Since when was Shackfiles an awesome site? *Also takes cover* : FatBaby
- I think he meant IGN.*Takes Cover* : jonin

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Holy shit, that one gameplay video of CellFactor looks HELLA fun. Wow.

May 02, 2006 7:11pm PDT

Holy shit, that one gameplay video of CellFactor looks HELLA fun. Wow. : timaste

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3dnews.net

May 02, 2006 7:00pm PDT

3dnews.net : pgharavi

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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is one of the most anticipated titles for the PC in some time. Though it has been out on the Xbox 360 for a little while, the PC version is much more advanced in terms of gameplay and image quality as it was developed by a different team internally.

What are they smoking? Gameplay aside (as I have not played the full version), the image quality in the demo didn't do much for me compared to the 360 version. Granted it was locked at medium, but I was still pretty unimpressed.

Anyway, I'd be happy to buy a $250 PPU on top of a $300 GPU just to play modern PC games at a decent resolution.

Not.

I'm sure developers will find a way to scale physics effects, but I really don't see this PPU thing taking off. Maybe with the Alienware crowd.

May 02, 2006 4:26pm PDT

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Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter is one of the most anticipated titles for the PC in some time. Though i : Ratsofatsorat
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  The only way it's going to take off is if it starts being included with all mid to high level gaming vide... : Speedy8
  - It needs its killer app like GL Quake was for the 3Dfx. Then again, I don't see the difference between... : zen2k
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  Just a guess, but maybe it looks much better in the full version where you get high res textures. Wasn't ... : SilverSnake
  - Well, that's why I mentioned it was locked at medium, but even at high quality I doubt it looks much bett... : Ratsofatsorat

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Interesting thing that they don't mention any performance numbers (teh FPS with the PPU and without)... Maybe because it sux so much?
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1048916
:-P

May 02, 2006 5:37pm PDT

Interesting thing that they don't mention any performance numbers (teh FPS with the PPU and without)... M... : ghjkghjk

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fileplanet?

May 02, 2006 4:11pm PDT

fileplanet? : pebui

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