Asus 128mb PhysX Card Review/Preview
Conclusion
Published: 12th July 2006 | Source: Specialtech | Price: |
Well the simple answer would have to be: Yes. with all the extra particle effects and pixels flying around the screen FPS is bound to be affected. But then with the amazingly fast increase in power of graphics cards and the approach of DX10 I cannot see this being a particular problem.
More than likely if you've shelled out the extra £200 for the PhysX card then your system will be able to handle gaming. I played Cell Factor at 1600 x 1200 and G.R.A.W. at 1920 x 1200 and the FPS was certainly fine - on a single 7900GTX.
Those of your with top-spec Crossfire and/or top-spec SLI will have NO worries running the games that I have mentioned at ultra high res.
Conclusion
Is it worth buying a PhysX just for G.R.A.W.? No I can honestly say it is not quite worth it. Is it worth buying a PhysX for G.R.A.W. and Cell factor?...yes.
If the games that are due to come out using PhysX are as good as Cell Factor is with it's interactivity and physics effects then I have to say that it WILL be worth buying a PhysX card. I have great faith in Epic Games to produce the "killer app" in Unreal Tournament 2007 and if this turns out to really utilise PhysX then this card will be a must buy for gamers.
This card is currently on sale at Specialtech for £179.85 inc VAT
If the future has more physics of the kind that Cell Factor shows us then PhysX is a very nice piece of hardware indeed.
I am going to give PhysX 8/10 with current games
And an innovation award with hope for the future.
Pro's
+ Awesome interactivity with environments
+ Amazing physics effects
+ Very real object manipulation
+ Fun
+ UT2K7 supports PhysX
Con's
- No "killer app" as of yet
- G.R.A.W. slightly disappointing
- A bit of a waiting game for AAA titles.
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w00t, been waiting for this, lemme have a read 
sweet reveiw
those physics look muchos tasty
can i ask a favour though?
would you mind checking if the card has the following ram chips on it?
and how many it has.
"Samsung K4J52324QC-BC20 16 Mbit x 32 GDDR3 500 MHz FBGA 136 M54P"
cheers.
those physics look muchos tasty
can i ask a favour though?
would you mind checking if the card has the following ram chips on it?
and how many it has.
"Samsung K4J52324QC-BC20 16 Mbit x 32 GDDR3 500 MHz FBGA 136 M54P"
cheers.
May I ask why? Pretty sure it has those chips on it but why?
nice review...didnt realise they were that expensive tho!
best review I've seen for ages.
well done
well done
because it may infact have 256mb of memory and not 128mb
please check?:eyes: hehe
cheers J.
please check?:eyes: hehe
cheers J.
probably because it is 256mb but Aegis had some UK exclusive agreement on the chipset so they had to advertise it as 128mb to avoid being sued.
or so I'm told
or so I'm told
thats why kemp
OK
Lemme switch off and yank it out then
Lemme switch off and yank it out then
Yeah thats what i heard from somewhere too 
indeed it is ,and thx in advance for checking
,and thx in advance for checkingThere's 4 of the buggers on ther.
Info and nakedness on page 2
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?type=3&id=75&page=2&desc=asus_128mb_physx_card_review_preview
Info and nakedness on page 2
http://www.overclock3d.net/reviews.php?type=3&id=75&page=2&desc=asus_128mb_physx_card_review_preview
shame on ocuk though,they claim on their forums that they had the only 256mb ones because of a deal with asus,thats bad.
nice to see the addition about the ram chips on the reveiw-again a great reveiw matt
so it looks like all the asus physx cards are 256mb
now a 256mb physx card,graw and all those other extras is pretty good for the price now
cheers.
So....4 x 32mb = 256??
How does that work?
Their single sided DIMMs
How does that work?
Their single sided DIMMs
bloody nice review mate. Still doesnt seem like it deserves me money just yet. Im waiting for ATI's physix solution .
my mistake...oh well maybe they might have the only 256mb ones
are you sure though because the pics of ocuk ones has four and looks the same:eh:
are you sure though because the pics of ocuk ones has four and looks the same:eh:
so does this mean that the card we are giving away is possibly a 256 rather than a 128 then?
ill check out the review when I get home, looks intense mate!
ill check out the review when I get home, looks intense mate!
That was a very well done review Matt. I am going to hold off purchasing one until Unreal Tournament 2007 comes out because if that game utilizes the physX card fully then I will definately go out and buy one Lets hope new games continue to come out with support for them. I can just imagine how sweet games are going to look with DirectX10, PhysX capability and a sweet graphics card.
Lets hope new games continue to come out with support for them. I can just imagine how sweet games are going to look with DirectX10, PhysX capability and a sweet graphics card.w00tage, awesome review Kemp I just wanted to ask a couple of questions if I may:
1)Do you believe that the PhysX card will add another level to future game immersion?
2)Did you find the game physics realistic enough; was it just as easy to throw a large object, as a small object?
3)Does the debris stay around where it fell after an explosion (like it should), or does it fade away like most 'console' games do?
I just wanted to ask a couple of questions if I may:1)Do you believe that the PhysX card will add another level to future game immersion?
2)Did you find the game physics realistic enough; was it just as easy to throw a large object, as a small object?
3)Does the debris stay around where it fell after an explosion (like it should), or does it fade away like most 'console' games do?
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2)Did you find the game physics realistic enough; was it just as easy to throw a large object, as a small object?
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3)Does the debris stay around where it fell after an explosion (like it should), or does it fade away like most 'console' games do?
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Excellent mate...thank you. 
Soz I must have missed where you stated in the review, my bad
Soz I must have missed where you stated in the review, my badJust got done reading the review and damn Kemp! That is a wicked little addition. If I still had a gaming computer you can bet the bank I'd have a PhysX card in it.
Absolutely killer review too mate, very well put together. A+
Absolutely killer review too mate, very well put together. A+
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