Should i get a nvidia gpu for physx?

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azurecrow

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My current build is
CPU: Intel Core i5-3570K Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz w/Coolermaster Hyper 212, 4 Copper Heat Pipes, Dual Cooler CPU fan
Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Pro3, X-Fire, Onboard Video, HDMI, SATA3, USB 3.0, GB LAN
Memory kit: 8gb Hyper X Kingston
Hard Drive: Crucial 256gb ssd + Seagate Barracuda 1tb 7200 rpm
Power Supply: Corsair 750w v2
Case: Apevia X-Dreamer-4 Silver and Blue, front USB 2.0 & 3.0, Temp. display, Hot swap HDD
Video Card: Sapphire Vapor X 7950 OC
I am wondering if i would benefit from a Nvidia gpu simply for physx? What would this improve on my gaming/usage overall and which card would be best Price to performance for my needs?
 
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The upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts game as well as the Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham Origins will all feature the latest APEX PhysX effects. For COD: Ghosts, among other things, it will allow smoke that reacts to gunshots and player movement.
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/gamescom-2013-call-of-duty-ghosts-to-be-enhanced-with-nvidia-txaa-and-nvidia
http://physxinfo.com/news/11741/call-of-duty-ghosts-will-be-enhanced-with-gpu-physx-effects/

If you want to experience these effects, you need to either ditch that 7950 or try to use the Hybrid PhysX hack, that has been enabled successfully for Borderlands 2.
http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/17706-hybrid-physx-mod-v1-03-v1-05ff.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZoIWTk9mK4...
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azurecrow

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Just wondering since in an earlier debat me of me buying a 7950 over a 660ti it was stated I would miss the physx but I have noticed it affecting me in games like Arkham city and the witcher 2 where I easily stay locked at 60fps
 
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PhysX can be nice, but it is simply an added effect. If you were buying a new video card, and wanted PhysX for a few games, then get an Nvidia card, but it is not worth buying a new card only for PhysX.

The Witcher 2 does not use PhysX, though the Batman games do.
 
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The upcoming Call of Duty: Ghosts game as well as the Witcher 3 and Batman: Arkham Origins will all feature the latest APEX PhysX effects. For COD: Ghosts, among other things, it will allow smoke that reacts to gunshots and player movement.
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/gamescom-2013-call-of-duty-ghosts-to-be-enhanced-with-nvidia-txaa-and-nvidia
http://physxinfo.com/news/11741/call-of-duty-ghosts-will-be-enhanced-with-gpu-physx-effects/

If you want to experience these effects, you need to either ditch that 7950 or try to use the Hybrid PhysX hack, that has been enabled successfully for Borderlands 2.
http://www.ngohq.com/graphic-cards/17706-hybrid-physx-mod-v1-03-v1-05ff.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZoIWTk9mK4
http://www.overclock.net/t/1307142/borderlands-2-with-hybrid-physx
 
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Unless you want to use older/hybrid drivers the only option to get PhysX will be to swap the HD7950 for either a GTX760 or GTX770, while it IS possible to get PhysX running with a hybrid rig, it's a pain, and you'll have to set it up for each game to get the best benefits.
 
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