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- Thread starter UberSwank
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well, I am gona say GTX260 purely because you can then keep one of those 8600GTS' and use it as a PhysX card. Now, yes, you essentially can do that with the 4870, but its a PITA to get the drivers installed properly for both. As far as drivers, anything that works in Vista should essentially work in Windows 7. That said, I can only say that drivers work for the GTX260, as that is what I have. If you do decide to go with the 4870, I would suggest the 1GB version.
Conclusion:
+1 for GTX260
Conclusion:
+1 for GTX260
Isn't the 8600 a bit slow for dedicated PhysX?
EDIT
Actually, if you look at the specs of an AGEIA PhysX card, the 8600GTS is much more powerful. It will be very sufficient for a dedicated PhysX card.
Isn't the 8600 a bit slow for dedicated PhysX?
@thread; Oh geez, not another one of these...
Yeah, sorry for making another post on this crap. I searched and read through probably 30 threads but couldn't find much information.
You'll also note that I'm asking about compatibility with Windows 7 as opposed to just saying which is better.
cannondale06
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actually no its not. there were some tests done that showed a gtx260 was just as strong doing both physx and graphics then using an 8600 as a dedicated physx card and gtx260 for graphics. the 9600gt 512mb is really lowest card to use as physx.EDIT
Actually, if you look at the specs of an AGEIA PhysX card, the 8600GTS is much more powerful. It will be very sufficient for a dedicated PhysX card.
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just out of curiosity what are the rest of your specs including monitor res?Yeah, sorry for making another post on this crap. I searched and read through probably 30 threads but couldn't find much information.
You'll also note that I'm asking about compatibility with Windows 7 as opposed to just saying which is better.