- December 23, 2009
- Written by Mark
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EXPreview.com has post pictures and detailed information about the EVGA GTX 275 Co-op PhysX card. This new card from EVGA is the first of it’s kind, it has the G200 (GTX 275) for the main graphics renderer and an G92 (GTS 250) for PhysX calculations both connected by an NF200 chip all on a single PC board. EXPreview has some nice pictures showing what the card looks like under the hood, without the heat sink and fan and then goes into detail about the capabilities of the card and each chip including total memory, bandwidth etc. Check it out here( translated with google translate)
Be sure to check out the official EVGA page for the GTX 275 Co-op PhysX for more information about it.
From EXPreview.com:
The figure is the EVGA GTX275 CO-OP PhysX product, it is a GTX275 graphics card with a difference is the graphics card also welded a GTS250-chip processor as a physical acceleration.We can see that this graphics card than the GTX275 the design of products to be more complex.In addition to more a GTS250-chip, we can also see that NVIDIA NF200 chip, which is the hub connecting the two GPU, the bridge chip is not cheap, with the NVIDIA needs to buy 20 U.S. dollars.
We can imagine that the two graphics processors, coupled with NV200 bridge chip, and then count development costs. EVGA GTX275 CO-OP PhysX EVGA GTX275 CO-OP PhysX products sold GTX275 expensive than the more common, EVGA official quoted at 349.99 U.S. dollars, equivalent to 2390 yuan, while the general GTX275 just to sell 1699 yuan.
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- October 21, 2009
- Written by Mark
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With the recent announcement of the EVGA and Nvidia Halloween launch event on October 30th that promises to “Take PhysX to the next level” with a new PhysX themed video card that is not based on the new Fermi architecture, people are wondering what it could be. Rumors and speculation are popping up all over the internet about the new card being a dedicated PhysX card. On the EVGA website’s launch event page it states that the new card is “a rocking new graphics card designed by NVIDIA and EVGA to take PhysX to the next level”. It sounds a lot like it might be a dedicated PhysX card or PPU( Physics Processing Unit). This would make a lot of sense as the AGEIA PPU has pretty much fallen off the radar with cheaper Nvidia series 8 and above cards being able to perform the same function at half the price, also Nvidia has stated that AGEIA PPU support would cease with future Windows 7 drivers.
With more and more games supporting PhysX and a lot of people being confused about how to run a dedicated PhysX card, so it would make a lot of sense for Nvidia or EVGA to release a new PPU.
The marketing for such a card could also fall into place with the recently released P55 Chipset that features “PhysX ready motherboards” in case you missed out on this HardwareCanucks has an excellent article on the P55 chipset and the “PhysX Ready” certification from Nvidia that motherboards with enough PCI-E slots can have.
From HardwareCanucks:
Nvidia has implemented a new “PhysX Ready” certification code for certain motherboards that come properly equipped and ready to install a dedicated PhysX slot. I know many of you have been wondering what the use of that PCI-E x4 slot is on most of the P55 boards we have been seeing to date and now you know why: this is a dedicated slot needed for Nvidia’s PhysX certification. You can run any card above a 9600 GT (they recommend using at least a 9800GT) in this slot for additional physics processing power.
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- October 21, 2009
- Written by Mark
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Members of the Nvidia CLUB SLI got an interesting email last night. On October 30th EVGA and Nvidia are going to be holding a video card launch event, though not based on the new Fermi architecture the newsletter inviting people along with the EVGA website where you can also sign up for the event(limited to 300 people) claims that the new card will “Bring PhysX to the next level”
From the EVGA website:
EVGA and NVIDIA would like to invite you to a new graphics card launch at the NVIDIA campus in Santa Clara, CA. No it’s not based on the new Fermi architecture… we are still finalizing those details, so stay tuned. It’s a rocking new graphics card designed by NVIDIA and EVGA to take PhysX to the next level.
Since the launch is on October 30th, we thought what would be more fun than a Halloween Party?
That’s right, folks…. Not only will you be able to feast your eyes on a new graphics card, but you’ll have a chance to win great prizes in our raffle contest, hobnob with fellow gamers, and try your luck playing Batman: Arkham Asylum on the latest products from EVGA, including a sweet 4–way rig designed for the uber gamer.
The party starts at 7:00 p.m., with food and drinks (non–alcoholic) provided. For those in the festive mood, come dressed up as your favorite Batman character for a chance to win even more prizes. The party is limited to the first 300 participants that RSVP through the online form below. There is no age limit, but those under 16 have to be accompanied by an adult.
Here is what the email that CLUB SLI members received:
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