Anyone here run AMD card with a NVIDIA card for PhysX

[Artista]

I have seen the article and such but in real world experience anyone run a AMD Radeon main video card with a Nvidia secondary card for PhysX?

Seems that a Radeon HD 6950 2 Gb with a 550Ti would be a awesome combo if you had the driver to support it in Windows 7.

Speaking of that I was looking for the latest/last drivers/hacked drivers that allowed that but was having issues fining them?

If you do run a AMD/nvidia video card combo what OS, and what driver(s) do you use?

Thanks

 

[notty22]

Read this thread by GenL he has a patchmod that gets things going.
The latest version is still supported, if you go to the last page in the thread, he is still answering comments.
http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/17706-hybrid-physx-mod-v1-03-v1-04ff.html

 

[Dark Shroud]

Let me just say that unless you play one of the few games that supports GPU PhysX it isn't even worth your time to mess with this thanks to Nvidia.

 

[melek-taus]

Using the same drivers from this website under Windows 7 64 Ultimate.

http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/1...3-v1-04ff.html

Install this and you cant go wrong.

Check my sig.

And PHYSX is worth it.

 

[railven]

Using the same drivers from this website under Windows 7 64 Ultimate.

http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/1...3-v1-04ff.html

Install this and you cant go wrong.

Check my sig.

And PHYSX is worth it.

I run a Radeon 5870 2GB with hacked drivers and a GTX 460 as my secondary cards.

If the games support PhysX you get extra eye candy, but at least in my adventures there aren't many games that do support it. I was hoping Crysis 2 would have some nVidia sponsored goodies, but it didn't

In the end your mile may vary. The extra heat shouldn't be an issue, well depending on your rig. The card is usually always idle unless you throw it some PhysX crumbs. Oh, they also do CUDA stuff too like the water and bokeh fiilters in JC2.

 

[badb0y]

Its not worth it, if you want PhysX you should buy an nVidia card, much better experience that way.

 

[darckhart]

used to run 5850CF + GTX260 using the physxmod mentioned above. worked without a hitch. whether or not it adds anything to your perceived gaming experience is something you'll have to find out for yourself. if you were intending on buying an nv card if you don't already have one, for this express purpose, then i would say unless you get 9600gt or better for really dirt cheap, don't bother wasting the money.

 

[Artista]

I actually own a 8800GT right now so I can use that for physX if it doesn't slow things down to much. I cant imagine what things will be like when I finish my upgrade and my new build.

What I need is someone to donate a GTX590 to charity. (Did I mention my middle name was charity?:biggrin

I just looked at some games I have and only one is nvidia optimized. (Badlands)

 

[toyota]

what games do you even play that use hardware physx?

 

[nanaki333]

somebody did a post on here awhile back about physx and gpu utilization. even a 9600GT only gets about 50% usage when enabled for just physx on an AMD card based system.

 

[Ancalagon44]

I think if you want to bother with this, you dont need a powerful card. More like a GT430, not a 550. Your 550 would get bored and die.

But really, which PhysX games do you want to play?

 

[railven]

I agree from my personal experience that this is not worth investing money in an nVidia card. The library of games that uses PhysX or CUDA effects is limited and chances are high you'd probably not even notice the effects.

However, if you have a capable MB and spare nVidia card post 8 series, I say go for it. Always fun to tinker and just having the option (whether you appreciate it or not) is a perk.

 

[Unheard]

This is my plan as well. I just need to upgrade my MOBO to something w/ 2 pci-e slots.

Unreal Tournament 3 would be the game that I would play the most that has Physx enabled.

 

[toyota]

This is my plan as well. I just need to upgrade my MOBO to something w/ 2 pci-e slots.

Unreal Tournament 3 would be the game that I would play the most that has Physx enabled.

UT3 does not have hardware physx. there is an optional mod pack that simply adds some physx effects to a couple of the standard maps. its basically no more than a tech demo.

 

[Artista]

I play badlands and that is optimized for NVIDIA also two others (cannot remember off the top of my head which one) but aside from those I guess none.

It is just nice to tinker sometime or to have something different but in the real world I guess it doesnt matter all that much.

I have played all the classics, unreal I, II, FEAR I, II, Tom Clanceys games, Quake I, II, III, etc. Doom, I II, III, etc.

 

[toyota]

what is badlands? so in other words you do not play any games that use hardware physx.

 

[Artista]

what is badlands? so in other words you do not play any games that use hardware physx.

Borderlands, not badlands. Oops. I have the dvd sitting right here.

Also Ghost recon and rogue spear

 

[toyota]

Borderlands, not badlands. Oops. I have the dvd sitting right here.

Also Ghost recon and rogue spear

Borderlands does not use hardware physx. the hardware physx in Ghost Recon are laughable and actually look less realistic than with hardware physx off. I have never heard of Rogue Spear and my crappy internet keeps going out so I cant look it up.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

I run GTX470 SLI and got to replay some "PhysX" games I had previously run through on a Radeon 5850.

Thus far my experience with PhysX has been completely underwhelming. Its neat but totally not worth going out of the way for at all considering the only "PhysX" games that were actually good games that I can think of are Mirror's Edge and Batman AA, but neither game really stands out with PhysX and certainly aren't really any more enjoyable.

Maybe there's some other title that has recently come out but I can't think of any games where the game itself is actually good, and PhysX makes it an order of magnitude more enjoyable.

 

[Soundmanred]

Yup, Fisics is a waste of time and resources with minimal improvements.
Once you're actually playing the game instead of looking for "cool fisics effects", you won't notice any difference.
It's definitely not worth the extra cost and heat produced/power consumed.
I'd rather sell off the extra card and get something else.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

Altough there aint many out there myself who use to be a skeptic of physx have to admit that physx has come a bit in the last few years and Mafia it looks good. Its a great example what can be done with it. But it wouldve been better if it was open to Amd and Nvidia. Their efforts trying to disable each other leads to the end user having driver issues in the end even without trying to make use of it.

 

[Dark Shroud]

But it wouldve been better if it was open to Amd and Nvidia. Their efforts trying to disable each other leads to the end user having driver issues in the end even without trying to make use of it.

AMD isn't blocking anything. Both Havok & Bullet can run on AMD cards via OpenCL. Nvidia wants Cuda & PhysX and only lets them run on their own hardware. Nvidia then blocks hardware PhysX from running on their own cards if an AMD card is detected in the system. I believe that includes IGPs that haven't been disabled as well.

I don't mind Nvidia's software running only on their own products. But the last part is unacceptable.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

AMD isn't blocking anything. Both Havok & Bullet can run on AMD cards via OpenCL. Nvidia wants Cuda & PhysX and only lets them run on their own hardware. Nvidia then blocks hardware PhysX from running on their own cards if an AMD card is detected in the system. I believe that includes IGPs that haven't been disabled as well.

I don't mind Nvidia's software running only on their own products. But the last part is unacceptable.

I know Amd isn't blocking anything why would they its not their product their protecting its nvidia.