Graphics PhysX question GTX 460 and GTX 9800 combo

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  1. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    Quick question I'm going to be using a GTX 460 as my main card and a GTX 9800 as PhysX card. I can't see any probs with it.

    What do you guys think, worth while combination?

    Thanks in advance :thumb:
     
  2. .//TuNdRa

    .//TuNdRa Resident Bulldozer Guru

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    Considering that PhyX hasn't moved on any since it was last reviewed (or at least very little), the go-to PhyX card at the time was the GTS 250 (Aka; 9800GTX+), so it should be fine! Just plug it in and go, extra GPU horsepower doesn't really help with PhyX, just more shaders and a higher shader clock. So you could always fiddle with the frequencies in the thing if it's not fast enough.
     
  3. roosauce

    roosauce Looking for xmas projects??

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    It should work fine, presuming you have enough power connectors etc. The 9800 is possibly a bit light for physx, but I'd expect it to be beneficial overall ...
     
  4. bulldogjeff

    bulldogjeff The modding head is firmly back on.

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    That was pretty much my thinking, I just needed a second opinion.. I'm not a mad gamer. I just thinking about using it for the simple reason that I've got it.
     

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