SLi + Physx + i7 CPU?

[Darren S]

Chaps - what's the consensus regarding the Physx settings within the nVidia control panel when using SLi?

It appears that you can set the Physx primarily to either nVidia card in the SLi setup. Or, leave it solely in the possession of the CPU to handle.

Are there any pros/cons of a particular method? Rarely do games stress even an average i7 these days - so I'm thinking it might be better leaving Physx to the CPU? Or is using the nVidia hardware a much better option for calculations?

Cheers,
D.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Leave it to auto select mate, in SLi it will automatically dedicate one card to physx still. If you leave it to CPU your performance will suffer greatly. They can't handle the amount of data required for real-time physics

 

[Darren S]

Leave it to auto select mate, in SLi it will automatically dedicate one card to physx still. If you leave it to CPU your performance will suffer greatly. They can't handle the amount of data required for real-time physics

Cool. Will do.

I might do a few benchies to see the difference overall as well.

Cheers,
D.

 

[Munson]

I thought you had ATI cards?

Anyway yeah leave it on auto.

 

[Darren S]

I thought you had ATI cards?

Anyway yeah leave it on auto.

I did m8. But I acquired two GTX460's for the grand total of £140 - so for now, I'm back in the nVidia camp.

D.

 

[Munson]

Sweet.