8800GTS 640 for Physix?

[HyperTension]

Whats your opinion of using my 8800GTS 640 for PhysiX? Currently using a 285 for primary card. The GTS is an A3 core, and I've got it BIOS overclocks to essentially Ultra speeds (stable for months now).

 

[Main Target]

do you have any other alternatives?

 

[trick0502]

what is so bad with a g80 for physx?

 

[InvisiBill]

HD5770 bottlenecked by 9800GT for PhysX
Quick GTX 480 vs GTS 250 phsyx test

Even a GTX480 will benefit from having a GTS250 dedicated to PhysX. I'm sure the GTX285 + 8800GTS is faster than just the GTX285. However, even with only a 5770 for graphics, there was still improvement by going from a GTX275 to a GTX285 for PhysX.

The 8800GTS will definitely help, but a faster PhysX card would give you even higher framerates.

 

[shevanel]

Does anyone know if the 240 would be a suitable physx gpu?

 

[MATRIXSHARK]

hmmmm......... I just happen to have a spare 9800gt sitting here doing nothing....

 

[Forsaken1]

GT 240 gddr5 works well.

 

[TIGR]

Your G80 8800GTS is just find for PhysX. There are cards that could boost PhysX performance a bit, sure, but few GPUs (provided that they support PhysX) are generally considered to be "below" PhysX.

Only thing I would note is that the G80 8800GTS is not particularly efficient. Something newer could give you significantly better performance per watt of power consumption. That may not matter to you, just something to note.