| Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! | |
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JasonX Guest
Posts : 172 Points : 5949 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 34 Location : QLD
| Subject: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 12:59 pm | |
| Alright guy's. What you need to do is put your spare card in the free Pci-E slot WITHOUT a SLi bridge. Now boot up your PC and install the latest Nvidia driver's. Ok, now go into your Nvidia Control Panel and enable PhysX. Now reboot your PC and enable the spare card as your PhysX accelerator. You should now have a FPS gain anywhere between 3-17 FPS depending on system config. I myself use this and NanoSnipe can support my claim as he has gained around 10 FPS also. Give it a go guy's it's well worth the effort. PM me if you have any troubles I'd be happy to assist. Good luck. |
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NanoSnipeFTW Senior FTW Member
Posts : 750 Points : 6450 Join date : 2008-10-01 Age : 35 Location : Brisbane, Land Down Under
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:04 pm | |
| LIES ITS ALL LIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! haha jks, Yeah this worked pretty well actually. I grabbed the 8800GTS off the cupboard and set it up and now the 8800GT can do one job while the GTS does the physics for it, runs like a fuckn charm lol. |
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ifweavfnya Guest
Posts : 710 Points : 6405 Join date : 2009-01-03 Location : Where you least expect it
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:52 pm | |
| Does this work in wars which doesnt have any advanced physics? |
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bob Senior FTW Member
Posts : 1052 Points : 6893 Join date : 2008-10-02 Location : M Town Massive
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 1:56 pm | |
| Correct if Im wrong, but I think this is just for 8 series cards and above? Ive got a spare 7 series, someone tell me it will work |
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JasonX Guest
Posts : 172 Points : 5949 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 34 Location : QLD
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:14 pm | |
| Not to sure there bob. Give it a lash anyway though. At least we'll no then hey. I got a 7950GT here some where I might try some time. |
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JasonX Guest
Posts : 172 Points : 5949 Join date : 2008-12-02 Age : 34 Location : QLD
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 2:16 pm | |
| - ClerkWithKnife wrote:
- Does this work in wars which doesnt have any advanced physics?
Yes it does. That's what me and Nano have been using with the purely AWESOME FPS and stability gains. |
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ifweavfnya Guest
Posts : 710 Points : 6405 Join date : 2009-01-03 Location : Where you least expect it
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:50 pm | |
| You need an 8 series GPU with at least 256mb of memory to use PhysX. |
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DaemonFTW Moderator
Posts : 1143 Points : 6783 Join date : 2008-10-07 Age : 38 Location : Two Headed Tasmania
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:33 am | |
| i have 2 8800GTS's (640mb) and get no discernible difference in fps if i sli or set one in physx but a good increase over a plain single card.
mind you, however it does improve the frames in GTA4 (in physX mode??) which does not support sli vs only running a single 8800GTS |
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NanoSnipeFTW Senior FTW Member
Posts : 750 Points : 6450 Join date : 2008-10-01 Age : 35 Location : Brisbane, Land Down Under
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:27 am | |
| Hey Daemon, I was on GTA IV last night testing it out, after you download the new patch for it when you sign in, it runs really smoothly with the second physix card. So I can play it on the settings which I couldn't before. |
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DaemonFTW Moderator
Posts : 1143 Points : 6783 Join date : 2008-10-07 Age : 38 Location : Two Headed Tasmania
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:33 am | |
| nice, might have to give it a crack over the next few days. |
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Guest Guest
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:46 am | |
| If happen to a 9800 gtx + and i wanted to put a 7300 gt would that work and would if work ass well if a put a ati 3850 with my 9800 gtx+ |
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ifweavfnya Guest
Posts : 710 Points : 6405 Join date : 2009-01-03 Location : Where you least expect it
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:48 am | |
| - ClerkWithKnife wrote:
- You need an 8 series nvidia GPU with at least 256mb of memory to use PhysX.
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Shinanigans Guest
Posts : 281 Points : 6001 Join date : 2009-03-29
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:26 am | |
| - JasonX wrote:
- ClerkWithKnife wrote:
- Does this work in wars which doesnt have any advanced physics?
Yes it does. That's what me and Nano have been using with the purely AWESOME FPS and stability gains. FYI; It's completely impossible for Crysis, which does not support PhysX, to obtain performance increase by using a PhysX accelerator. |
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Sgtkiller Guest
Posts : 1609 Points : 7405 Join date : 2008-10-01 Age : 42 Location : Melbourne, Australia
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sun Apr 26, 2009 3:58 am | |
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DaPony Guest
Posts : 247 Points : 6039 Join date : 2008-11-23 Location : Look through your window!!!
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:13 am | |
| does it need be a nvidia motherboard to work>? |
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Shinanigans Guest
Posts : 281 Points : 6001 Join date : 2009-03-29
| Subject: Re: Got a spare GPU and two Pci-E slots. Here's how to gain up to 17 FPS!! Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:19 am | |
| Nah, you only need an nVidia chipset for SLI (or a capable X58 motherboard which supports both CF and SLI). You could even run an ATi video card for graphics and an nVidia card for PhysX on an ATi or nVidia chipset. It's only when you're trying to Crossfire or SLI that the chipset matters. |
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