09-23-2009, 08:27 AM
(This post was last modified: 09-23-2009, 08:35 AM by Concillian.)
I don't play any PhysX games, so I don't have much of an opinion.
I'll point out that it's been an option for nVidia for a couple years now and so far there has been 1 or 2 games worth playing that have proper implementation with incorporation of PhysX from the ground up. It seems one of those "wait 6-12 more months" things where you wait and they're still saying "wait 6-12 more months". IMO, as long as it remains proprietary, there will not be a large selection of games where PhysX is more than an afterthought (like UT III, which is 100% afterthought support)
I like Anandtech's articles and I think they do a good job of evaluating it honestly with a big chunk of this ATi vs. nVidia article dedicated to PhysX here:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539&p=7
PhysX is a very subjective thing, though, so there's no "right" answer.
There is a decent market for used video cards though. IMO there's no harm in picking up a card, using it for 6 months and then selling and buying "the other guys" card. Used market depreciation is usually better or about the same as new card prices fall, so you really don't lose much in buying one, then deciding to switch later.
I'll point out that it's been an option for nVidia for a couple years now and so far there has been 1 or 2 games worth playing that have proper implementation with incorporation of PhysX from the ground up. It seems one of those "wait 6-12 more months" things where you wait and they're still saying "wait 6-12 more months". IMO, as long as it remains proprietary, there will not be a large selection of games where PhysX is more than an afterthought (like UT III, which is 100% afterthought support)
I like Anandtech's articles and I think they do a good job of evaluating it honestly with a big chunk of this ATi vs. nVidia article dedicated to PhysX here:
http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3539&p=7
PhysX is a very subjective thing, though, so there's no "right" answer.
There is a decent market for used video cards though. IMO there's no harm in picking up a card, using it for 6 months and then selling and buying "the other guys" card. Used market depreciation is usually better or about the same as new card prices fall, so you really don't lose much in buying one, then deciding to switch later.
Conc / Concillian -- Vintage player of many games. Deadly leader of the All Pally Team (or was it Death leader?)
Terenas WoW player... while we waited for Diablo III.
And it came... and it went... and I played Hearthstone longer than Diablo III.
Terenas WoW player... while we waited for Diablo III.
And it came... and it went... and I played Hearthstone longer than Diablo III.