Physics with G80

[Nandro]

Looks like we get our own little physics layer with the G80
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=4444

Looks like NV and HavoK are super chummy now!

 

[nvidiaOCmaster]

Cant belive I just saw this thread.... good find here!

 

[Mv830]

Whens it dude to come out?

 

[Nandro]

November 8th, basicly its a copy of ATI's triple play. Identicle almost.

 

[Angry]

http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=9435

Good to know the older 6, and 7 series cards can do the samething ATi was/in planning on...no need to sell them off, keep'em and get another performance boost.

However I have a feeling it will take awhile for all of this CPU,GPU and physics to work in harmony. As there needs to be some sort of standerd with ATi,Physix and now nVidia all working on phyics processing off the CPU.

And I have another feeling all of this will only be avalible in Windows Vista....

 

[Mv830]

Hmm I am more of an ATi fan so I guess I will pass on this. Does this mean prices on the X1950XTX will drop?

 

[Nandro]

Both ATI and NV have apparently been working on it with Hacok so I would imagine its going to be a pretty standard thing as set by Havok since they dont make hardware, and meant to cut Agia out completely.

 

[Angry]

Sucks for Agia...and they were the ones to the line first.

 

[Mv830]

Can we expect price jobs or will prices on other cards stay the same?

 

[Nandro]

Caerds will most likely stay the same, seeing as agias cards didnt do both and were the same more or less.

 

[Mv830]

I am waiting for the slightest price drop in the X1950XTX then I will be very happy

 

[Nandro]

Not sure if they drop it will be even all that much since next gen cards are supposed to be in the $600 range.

 

[Mv830]

I guess I gotta just cross my fingers and wait