PhysX configuation

[infocus]

I read that I could dedicate PhysX to my second PCI-E -8 slot on my mother board using any other size graphics card (i have a PNY GTX 260 on my PCI-E 12 slot).I'm pretty sure I read this on Nvidia's website.Doe's anyone know whats needed ,a program ,special drivers? Just how would this second card be configured for PhysX only ??? Thanks for any replies....

 

[mlee49]

Ok, so for starters lets link NVidia's site:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_new.html

Now that you've read everything on that site you should understand that you need a compatible Nvidia card over the 8000 series and appropriate drivers. So your 260 being your primary card at 16x you can use an 8600GT(example ) to assign Physx too. You will need the latest drivers that have the Physx package and in NVidia Control Panel you have the option to Set Physx to the appropriate card.

Just so you know, Physx is not on every game. Only some games are released with this ability and have it clearly listed on the package. A recent example was Mirror's Edge, more are listed on the link above.

 

[Asylum]

Good post mlee.
Yes its very simple to set up and it will boost your 3dmark scores and as mlee said, It will work for some games and more up coming games.