PHYSICS:

[bbcake009]

I am planning to buy this card EVGA GTS 250 1GB 256-bit DDR3 for Physics and I currently have a 470gtx superclocked... Does anybody know if the EVGA can keep up with a 470gtx? I also have a E8400 C2d 3.6ghz... t.y. in advance....

Another question:

I am not really a gamer but do worry about power bills... If I'm not gaming and the EVGA still plug in my p.c. how much power it will consume???

 

[JezEngland]

I used a 250 for PhysX. I've found Mafia 2, with the option to turn OFF APEX PhysX runs slower with it ON with either a 250 or 480 dedicated to PhysX. The PhysX GPU isn't fully loaded in Mafia 2's benchmark.

The card doesn't slow the game, it's the PhysX, that's wat i see

 

[oneseraph]

I used a 250 for PhysX. I've found Mafia 2, with the option to turn OFF APEX PhysX runs slower with it ON with either a 250 or 480 dedicated to PhysX. The PhysX GPU isn't fully loaded in Mafia 2's benchmark.

The card doesn't slow the game, it's the PhysX, that's wat i see

That is good to know Jerome. I am thinking about using a cheap Nvidia card for dedicated physx. Do you happen to know where the diminishing point of return is? That is to say, the sweet spot for price/performance.

 

[JezEngland]

Good. I don't know. This link is my 9800GT & GTX 480 test results for APEX PhysX in Mafia 2: http://forum.overclock3d.net/index....800-gt-in-a-pcie-10x16-x4/page__gopid__387190

those results show the 9800GT is highly loaded leaving a little room for extra performance wich I thinkk we'll need

 

[oneseraph]

Good. I don't know. This link is my 9800GT & GTX 480 test results for APEX PhysX in Mafia 2: http://forum.overclock3d.net/index....800-gt-in-a-pcie-10x16-x4/page__gopid__387190

those results show the 9800GT is highly loaded leaving a little room for extra performance wich I thinkk we'll need

Thanks, I will definitely be looking for a second hand 400 series card