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It states that the PPU will require a 4pin molex connector
Geez, I;ve got a antec noehe 550, so that means I will need to get another psu??
My dfi mobo requires at least an 8-pin moles for power, and now I've got no molex connectors left...

i don't know about anyone else, but i never thought phsyx would make my system faster, just make things look better.....

Blah blah blah blah blah. Like I said before, as long as you can hide behind the safety of your keyboard and screen you will call people idiots just like the big bad ass E thug you are.

we are talking about the oblong 4 pin connector's arent we?

Pascal while being very easy is one of the best languages to learn memory constructs like links lists, stacks, circle link lists, and the alike. I love C++ but the Dean, being the best at C++, gets that job.

Good to hear from you again as well.

Although not really into this GPU/PPU debate, I tend to agree: Sooner or later, either as separate parts or as a GPU's intrinsec functionality, dedicated physics processing will become a pervasive factor, in my opinion. Gaming aside (a big piece of the whole cake, though), high-end workstations will take full advantage of that capability, whether turning special-effects more especial, whether by providing more realistic simulations, like molecular dynamics, weather modeling, and all sorts of physics tasks actually done by powerful workstations. This, of course, only makes sense if the overall processing/storage/interconnect also scale up, performance wise. After all, it's about Physics processing, not just more "eye-candy".


Cheers!

Microsoft promises an API for PPU's in DX10 so good games should arrive for the PPU in 6 months.

Wish I had time for some game programming.

weird it ran slower, interview at E3 was rated like 3/10 "Bad" n when i watched it, was pretty horrible.

The game was released then the agea PPU was incorperated into it, the games at fault NOT the chip, have a look on the agea site its flawless

The main problem of the PPU is that it is using accurate floating point calculations whilst software based physics takes a lot of shortcuts. It is like comparing integer based maths with floating point based maths.

It is slow and does add to the games entertainment value. Ageia must make the PPU run at least as fast as current software based shortcuts used in games.

However, if in the future the PPU offloads CPU cycles and lets the CPU and GPU do more interesting things I am all for it.

For now, now way.

However Ageia is using the tests as advertising and saying, hey we got a PPU, come to use for specs.

I am sure when big companies and consumers think of PPUs the Ageia name will pop up.

Id say we need to wait until REAL GAMES who are built with the Physix api are programmed, since Im preety sure Aegia tried his best for current game developers to "patch" their engine to "work" with Aegia's PPU.
Its like triying to play doom II with your Conroe.
I doubt it will work correctly

I guess Spud would offer you a SDK for free...

I understand your point, though.


Cheers!

In a way MS will but I think they'll also use DX10 to force us to buy Vista.
On a off note, PhyX cards could make for an interesting upgrade path for low in systems. The % increase in the slower system test showed a bigger gain.

Actually Doom II will work fine with the Conroe on Windows XP. :?