Desperate for physx

Digitally · May 25, 2014

Hi guys, i recently bought a new PC, didnt realize that AMD (MSI r9 290) not support physx :/
I want to know what can be done about that.
I tried enable it in Borderland 2 on medium but fps really drop on big fight scene

its really not the same without physx.

Someone Somewhere · May 25, 2014

PhysX is an Nvidia technology, and does not work on non-Nvidia cards.

I believe you can get a low-end Nvidia card and mess with drivers to use it for PhysX, but Nvidia don't like you doing this.

Digitally · May 25, 2014

I understood it only work with old games since and requirement for CUDA ...or something like that.

swifty_morgan · May 25, 2014

check out your private message......................

Digitally · May 25, 2014

Thanks man but this method not really relevant anymore. As someone mention there "this doesnt work anymore, it only works older games that didnt require cuda to run physx. now all games use cuda to run physx because of this reason.as a matter of fact you cant even enable physx in newer games with this setup. I used to do the same thing.In borderlands 2 it requires cuda to run physx but in the settings in one of the folders you can manually run physx from their but it doesnt even use the nvidia card it uses the cpu and it laggy as all hell. thats why i upgraded from a hd6950 to a gtx760"

swifty_morgan · May 25, 2014

you miss the part where you also needed to install a 520 to run it?

Plusthinking Iq · May 25, 2014

dont bother with physx in borderlands, it barely make a difference in looks but crash the fps.

FunSurfer · May 25, 2014

Plusthinking Iq :

No it looks real good in Borderlands 2 especially if you are a Siren using phase-lock - the effect is like a black hole pulling all the physx particles into it.

Digitally · May 25, 2014

make such a big difference to me. without it it's like watching a SCI-FI movie without the special effects

FunSurfer · May 25, 2014

...So why not sell the 290 and get a 780? They cost the same.

Digitally · May 25, 2014

to who? also the HBAO+ seems to be a problem for AMD . im so annoyed right now

. hope the mantle will pay off (Grrrrrr)

FunSurfer · May 25, 2014

Well it IS a problem if you want physx AND Mantle...

Digitally · May 25, 2014

I meant that at least AMD have the Mantle so i hope that my investment in AMD will pay off
because im not gonna enjoy physx, HBAO+ and TXAA

Rationale · May 25, 2014

Plusthinking Iq :

Very untrue. I only have a GTX 660 and it doesn't hurt the fps as badly as ultra view distance, and PhysX looks amazing in Borderlands 2. If it ruins your framerate on a 780, you should make sure you have it set in your drivers to run on your GPU instead of your CPU, otherwise you're only getting the inefficient, scaled back AMD version.

Rationale · May 25, 2014

Digitally :

TXAA isn't that good, imo. It has as much blur as FXAA with the performance hit of 4xSSAA. Not really worth it... Maybe Nvidia and developers will improve upon it eventually, but for now I leave it disabled, even when I can run it.

HBAO+ and PhysX are some of the best AO and physics implementations I've ever seen though.

It's usually one of the reasons I encourage people to get Nvidia cards. I've heard it's possible to get a weaker Nvidia card (like a GTX 650, for example) and use it alongside an AMD card as a PhysX calculator with unofficial drivers. Not sure if that still works though, and it might be more trouble than it's worth.

17seconds · May 26, 2014

Digitally :

And this is what every "What video card should I get?" thread should mention. It's fine to get an AMD card, if you think it's less expensive or a better deal or whatever, but go into it realizing there are tradeoffs involved. Actually that's not all you're missing out on by going AMD, but yes, there is Mantle.

swifty_morgan · May 26, 2014

what were those new attributes the amd cards have now...........................???????????? kind of a trade off. know what you want or will need or will want/need in the future.

Rationale · May 26, 2014

17seconds :

I usually do mention it, but people think it doesn't matter. Until I link a video of a Borderlands 2 or Metro LL PhysX demo. Then they're shocked that AMD would lose out on such a large effect.

wolfbm09 · May 31, 2014

As to the OP I buy only AMD cards and play Borderlands 2 quite frequently on Steam if I remember correctly I had to download some kind of patch after doing minimal searching.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1369540/nvidia-physx-system-software-on-amd

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