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PhysX is NVIDIA's realtime physics engine and SDK for creating realistic collision/physical effects for use in simulations or games.

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Two Different nVidia Cards, One as Graphics, One as Physics - Possible?

Soon I will have a brand new Geforce GTX 285 to replace my current 8800GT. Will it be possible to move my 8800GT to another PCIX slot, put the GTX 285 into the primary slot and use the nVidia software to make the 8800GT do physics? I have enough…
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Will it be useful to keep my old video card in my computer?

I currently have a GeForce GTS 250 in my computer, I am replacing it with a GTX 770 (it's a big upgrade). Is there any reason to keep the GTS 250 in my computer in the second PCI Express 16x slot? I was thinking to use it as a dedicated PhysX card…
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Triple SLI or Dual SLI + PHYSX?

I've currently got dual GTX-280s in my system which supports triple SLI. Am I better off getting a 3rd GTX-280 and going triple SLI, or using that 3rd video card as a PHYSX processor instead? If i decide to go the Physx route, does it matter how…
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Using PhysX on a Radeon GPU?

Is it possible to get PhysX to run on a Radeon GPU? I've seen various posts on forums claiming someone has found a way, but I was unable to locate any actual guides or software downloads to do it. Note: I don't mean running a GeForce and Radeon GPU…
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Physx processor: CPU vs GPU

By default nVidia settings sets the GPU as the physics processor. In cases where the CPU is powerful enough, is it better to set CPU as the physx processor? In my case my i7 3770k is mostly unused (at least not all cores) during gaming, but my GTX…
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Can't have GTX 660 installed next to GT 240 for PhysX

I have a GeForce GTX 660 installed as my main card, and a friend of mine gave me their old GT 240 to use as a dedicated PhysX card (for games like Batman and Black Flag) to pick up some of the extra slack and, ideally, improve overall gaming…
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Nvidia GPU for PhysX (main GPU is ATI)

Possible Duplicate: PhysX with ATI + NVidia cards in same computer my main video card is ATI 6850, but I also want hardware PhysX (Borderlands 2 look much better with it enables, just that the CPUs of my PC are not fast enough). Since the…
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PhysX with ATI + NVidia cards in same computer

I've researched this a bit, however all the information is from previous years and I'm not sure if it applies now. Basically, I have an ATI 4770 and a NVidia NVS 290 and am wondering if it is possible to run PhysX on the NVidia card while having the…
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Are physics processing units still not worth it?

Physics processing units used to cost about as much as a middle range GPU (when I last checked, two years ago), and did little to alleviate the CPU of processing responsibilities. Has this changed? Are PPUs still more or less worthless?
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Can I attach two secondary monitors to a dedicated PhysX card?

I'm planning on building a computer using a dedicated NVidia card for PhysX acceleration. I will have a big central monitor connected to the main graphic card and two side monitors I will not use for gaming, but only for desktop applications. What…
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Using Two Video Cards (GTX 980 and Quadro 2000) SLI/Physx, or other options?

I have not asked a question here before and so I hope I am in the right spot. I am having trouble getting my system to utilize both of my video cards (GTX 980 and Quadro 2000). I would like the GTX 980 to be my primary and the Quadro to act as a…
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Intel HD graphics + dedicated PhysX card

I have an Intel HD 530 and a NVidia 9800GTX+. The Intel chip is more powerful at graphics but the NVidia card will be better in physics tasks. I could only find setups with two NVidia cards. Also the NVidia control panel closes or doesn't open if no…
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Mafia II and Physx woes

I'm trying to play Mafia II on my PC. I have previously played it on this computer but it no longer works. If anyone knows a solution to any of the below issues then it may solve them all. Issues: Error on game startup - Physx SDK not initialized.…
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Geforce and Radeon together

I've had a GeForce 560 Ti for about a year. I've been using Physx features on it and it works fine. Recently I added a Radeon 6950, mainly for better OpenCL performance. I know I can't run SLI/Crossfire or anything to boost gaming performance, but…
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2 different nVidia GTX cards - display problems

I just got a Gigabyte G1 GTX 970 card, to replace my GTX 670's in SLI, however I wish to keep one 670 to use as a dedicated PhysX card however I've run into some problems. I have an ASUS P9x79 Pro motherboard, running Windows 10 Both cards are…
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