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Title: Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: skidzilla on March 21, 2006, 08:20:34 AM

http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTAwNSwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA

Interesting. An implementation of the Havok physics engine in SM3.0.
Definitely more convenient than buying a dedicated PPU. (http://www.ageia.com/) :)

Title: Re:Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Brodieman on March 21, 2006, 09:10:32 AM

Well this sound great! If maybe at this current stage in my computers evolution as little expensive.... due to the fact it would probably only be PCI-E based...

But with QUAD SLI systems in development :) finally realistic physics :D cool....

quick must rob a bank.... I need that uber computer with Dell 30" HD widescreen TFT :D and 4 7900GTs

Title: Re:Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Sweenster on March 21, 2006, 11:23:44 AM

finally a reasonable use for SLI other than pumping graphics a bit more

Title: Re:Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Serious on March 21, 2006, 12:26:25 PM

I dont seem to care how they do it providing it works! :wink:

Title: Re:Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Clock'd 0Ne on March 21, 2006, 12:43:12 PM

Quote from: Sweenster

finally a reasonable use for SLI other than pumping graphics a bit more

Indeed, seems like an ideal solution and not the money pit that SLI is in its current form.

Title: Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Poison_UK on March 21, 2006, 13:05:45 PM

To be honest how Graphics are currently I think its great but I want real physics more than anything. In the likes of HL2 & COD2 the physics where good but still no where near real....

Title: Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: redneck on March 23, 2006, 10:26:49 AM

sli is great for rendering. as it requires mucho beef in the processor and gpu department

plus i like to play hl2 while rendering out a video in max....

Title: Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: Cypher on March 23, 2006, 18:47:49 PM

Quote from: Poison_UK

To be honest how Graphics are currently I think its great but I want real physics more than anything. In the likes of HL2 & COD2 the physics where good but still no where near real....

Well this is the best physics engine we have atm... for comercial games anyway.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havok_(software)
http://www.havok.com/

Title: Using your GPU as a PPU
Post by: redneck on March 23, 2006, 19:04:43 PM

what the f**k about oblivion LOL


i mean that is THE best physics engine ever made. the entire internet is going mad for it. apart from here...