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    PhysX acceleration coming to G92 gpus

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by royk50, Jun 21, 2008.

  1. Tom1222

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    Which .inf file are you guys using with the 177.39 drivers? Can I play and give them a try? :)
     
    Tom1222, Jun 24, 2008
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  2. Johnksss

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    using the 175.35 off of nvidia's site and just added the strings for my card in the original inf.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 24, 2008
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  3. rancid

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    I lost a LITTLE bit of performance with these drivers and there are SOME texture issues in Conan, but overall I like them and sticking with them.
     
    rancid, Jun 24, 2008
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  4. rafaelsmith

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    I did not notice any difference between the 177.39 and the 177.26 drivers and I also noticed texture issues in Age of Conan with the 177.39 so I am back to the 177.26 drivers which so far have worked the best for me.
     
    rafaelsmith, Jun 24, 2008
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  5. Johnksss

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    hold on guys.... just go into your ntune control panel and set it to quality, then run AOC. and let me know what happens. i dont have age of conan yet, so i cant run any test on it just yet.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 24, 2008
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    iaTa, Jun 26, 2008
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  7. Johnksss

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    going to try it right now. downloading the files as we speak.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 26, 2008
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  8. iaTa

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    Someone on lv2g has already stated that PhysX still doesn't work with these.

    To be honest I think it's update PhysX drivers that we need.
     
    iaTa, Jun 26, 2008
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  9. Johnksss

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    yep, i posted that a while back. didn't think it was going to be an inf manipulation, but we could hope for it...right?.. :D

    in other news....

    the new crontrol panel is off the hook!! it works like it's suppose to and it has the shader slider. wooohoooo!!
     
    Johnksss, Jun 26, 2008
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  10. iaTa

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    Shader slider?
     
    iaTa, Jun 26, 2008
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  11. Johnksss

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    yeah. ntune was missing the shader slider for a while now, but now it's back
     
    Johnksss, Jun 26, 2008
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  12. hehehemann

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    John,

    any chance you can post an .inf file to get the 177.41 drivers to work on our system?

    Vista64
    P-6860FX
     
    hehehemann, Jun 26, 2008
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  13. Johnksss

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    i can try.... or try to find one made already
     
    Johnksss, Jun 26, 2008
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  14. iaTa

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    Just for you hehehemann...

    177.41 modded infs:

    Vista x86: http://rapidshare.com/files/125155708/nv_disp.inf
    Vista x64: http://www.mediafire.com/?cpx0df7iaz5
    XP x86: http://www.mediafire.com/?4toyaud1ags
    XP x64: http://www.mediafire.com/?j1comkanvjy

    Going to try Vista x64 now...

    EDIT: I couldn't get the Vista x64 modded inf to work so going to try this version instead, it has the full setup files and modded inf already incorporated:

    http://www.mediafire.com/?nte4v9cmzid

    EDIT: That driver worked but PhysX still not enabled as predicted.
     
    iaTa, Jun 26, 2008
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  15. rancid

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    John: What slider clock are you using? My 8800GTS seems to oc about the same as yours.

    Thx man.
     
    rancid, Jun 26, 2008
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  16. Divine_Madcat

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    Hmm.. so, what shader should we try for our cards? I have always used the old nTune, so never worried about sliders. And the last card (desktop) i have OCed was a 7800GT, so a separate shader clock was never an issue.
     
    Divine_Madcat, Jun 27, 2008
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  17. Johnksss

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    so your running the the high 10k's to low 11k's then?

    shader is something like 2x core plus about 100 (this is in no way set in stone! :) )
     
    Johnksss, Jun 27, 2008
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  18. iaTa

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    I just tried the UT3 PhysX maps obviously without hardware PhysX enabled and the frame rate was terrible. PhysX effects didn't look that good either. Just looks like they've been put there for the sake of it - exploding wall / bricks for example.

    I hope devs start using it in imaginative ways now that it's mainstream.
     
    iaTa, Jun 28, 2008
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  19. Johnksss

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    you sure about that? remember, it's for enabled cards...
    http://www.planetphysx.com/weblog/archives/physx_enabled_games/
     
    Johnksss, Jun 28, 2008
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  20. iaTa

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    Well there were a shedload of bricks when you blew up a wall and the frame rate was awful so I'm guessing those are the PhysX 'effects' just running very slowly due to not having dedicated hardware.
     
    iaTa, Jun 28, 2008
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  21. Johnksss

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    this is another reason why i said they may need an on/off switch...because older cards will have a hard time of it (some games) if physx is enabled on them. because that's about what will happen if your card cant keep up. (speculation of course)
     
    Johnksss, Jun 28, 2008
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  22. Johnksss

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    well friends...it does enable under windows xp. wooohoooo!
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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  23. royk50

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    nice as it is
    i will not install xp for that ;)
     
    royk50, Jun 29, 2008
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  24. Johnksss

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    my system is a dual boot.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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  25. royk50

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    actually i thought you have all flavors xp 32/64 vista 32/64
     
    royk50, Jun 29, 2008
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  26. KidProdigy

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    mm someone on laptop2go forums said that the PhysX would not actually help laptop cards but rather be only beneficial to those with desktop cards? I think he said it's because enabling PhysX lets your GPU do some calculations or something leaving your CPU to idle which would push desktop users to want to get another card to use in SLI so you can have one that calculates and another that does the normal GPU stuff, but for laptop cards it'll just put more strain on the card and create too much heat.

    True or false?
     
    KidProdigy, Jun 29, 2008
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  27. Johnksss

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    no 64 bit xp .. lol

    dont know till we can test the theory, but would seem like a valid assumption though.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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  28. iaTa

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    ..
    What installs under XP - PhysX?
     
    iaTa, Jun 29, 2008
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  29. Johnksss

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    physx. and with drivers as low as 175.xx
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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    Really?! You are the first person that I know of to get PhysX working on G92M.

    So in the PhysX control panel the 'GeForce PhysX' option is selectable?
     
    iaTa, Jun 29, 2008
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  31. Johnksss

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    trying to be the first person to get it working under vista 32 bit. where it really counts most.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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  32. iaTa

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    How did you get it working under XP x64 - did you do anything special?

    Have you tested performance?
     
    iaTa, Jun 29, 2008
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  33. Johnksss

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    nope, just installed it and it worked. and that would be xp 32 bit

    edit: can't tell if it working or not under xp, but seems to only be sort of working. trying to run cell factor demo and it says,"physx's hardware not detected..blah blah blah"
     
    Johnksss, Jun 29, 2008
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    iaTa, Jun 29, 2008
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  35. GoHack

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    I've got 177.39 installed on my P-6831FX, as well as the NVIDIA PhysX System Software, Version: 8.06.12 WHQL, which you need to install also.

    Anyway on my system, when I go into the PhysX Properties Settings, I can't activate any one of the Hardware selctions, GeForce PhysX or the Aegia PhysX. They are both grayed out.

    So while the Nvidia video driver works, the PhysX portion doesn't seem to work on the 8800M GTS.

    .
     
    GoHack, Jun 29, 2008
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  36. Johnksss

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    nope. vantage is only for vista and up.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 30, 2008
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  37. iaTa

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    That's a good point! I wonder what else you could test - UT3 maybe?
     
    iaTa, Jun 30, 2008
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  38. Johnksss

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    they have a demo laying around?
     
    Johnksss, Jun 30, 2008
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  39. iaTa

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    Just read that the UT3 PhysX mod pack is for the full version only. There must be something you can test - let me think.
     
    iaTa, Jun 30, 2008
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  40. Johnksss

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    well just let me know if you find something.
     
    Johnksss, Jun 30, 2008
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    iaTa, Jun 30, 2008
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    I found this onlaptopvideo2go
    NV PhysX Tweaker 1.0

    I downloaded it and it let me turn physx on or off, but it didn't make a difference in the physx control panel.
     
    mrsamsa, Jul 5, 2008
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