Author Topic: can i do this on a processor solved (Read 1004 times)

carl · « **on:** March 03, 2009, 07:14:30 PM »

hello
i know AIT doesn't support PhysX, but i heard intel based CPU's can do physics calculations. is this possible. could i use say an intel core 2 duo or core 2 quad as a CPU and physics processing unit. or is physics calculations only in graphics cards. i really want a solution where i can get ANY physics calculations with ATI cards. thanks for the help.

Racr · « **Reply #1 on:** March 03, 2009, 08:41:29 PM »

Uhh....... *eye twitches*

Taipan™ · « **Reply #2 on:** March 04, 2009, 01:19:38 AM »

ummmm currently ALL physics calculations are done by the CPU

PhysX is a way for a graphics card to take that little extra load off the CPU so it can go and do other things. It takes the physics calculations off the CPU. This was all hype with Nvidia but didnt really give much performance increase to what everyone was expecting.

In the future ATI might adopt the same technology, but considering the power of todays CPU's it wouldnt really make that much of a difference since physics calculations is becoming easy work for the big dual/quad cores of today.

BFM_Hydra · « **Reply #3 on:** March 04, 2009, 05:15:26 AM »

A+ Taipan!

You'll never here me say that again.

Donor · « **Reply #4 on:** March 04, 2009, 08:16:40 AM »

Quote from: BFM_Hydra on March 04, 2009, 05:15:26 AM

A+ Taipan!

You'll never here me say that again.

carl · « **Reply #5 on:** March 04, 2009, 03:20:03 PM »

oh my the answer i was looking for!!!!! i was hoping for that because i now can build an ATI machine with cards that look a hole lot cooler. i will probably run everything hot but hey i could use a space heater.

MrMxyzptlk · « **Reply #6 on:** March 04, 2009, 04:47:50 PM »

Taipan stole my answer!

(YOU SNAKE!

)

Non-PhysX, but related note: The BOINC projects can now use the Nvidia CUDA GPU interface to run in/on your GPUs now, too! (FYI: Being heavily "floating point math" they run ~10x faster than on my CPU!!!)

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