Nvidia Physx Performance + new drivers

[Sethos]

Yeah exactly, but I've had this Ultra since launch.

But usually it doesn't bother me if some new hardware gets released a few weeks later, I upgrade once a year ( Varies though ) and most top-of-the-line hardware is able to last that long. It's going to be a bitch when they start releasing hardware performing 100-200% better than the previous generation, then we'll have some sad faces around the world when new hardware is being tested and shipped to the stores :laugh:

[CrashG]

Yeah exactly, but I've had this Ultra since launch.

But usually it doesn't bother me if some new hardware gets released a few weeks later, I upgrade once a year ( Varies though ) and most top-of-the-line hardware is able to last that long. It's going to be a bitch when they start releasing hardware performing 100-200% better than the previous generation, then we'll have some sad faces around the world when new hardware is being tested and shipped to the stores :laugh:

What'd you pay for that, around $650 USD? I know they were pricey when they first came out (as all new cards are), Demand+Supply=Price Gouging.

[Sethos]

And knowing the right people ;) I got mine for a lot less.

[CrashG]

And knowing the right people ;) I got mine for a lot less.

Ah.. well, that certainly helps [wishes I had people like that]. :laugh: The best I can hope for is chconline's leftovers if I don't get outbid. :p

[Sethos]

Haha :laugh:

It's so great to know the right people. One of the head guys at Lexmark Denmark is a friend of my mother, so that means free printers and Ink Cartridges. A personal friend of mine working for nVidia ( He won't tell me any specifics, I'm sure he's just some salesguy :p ) he can provide me with older cards for 30-40$ and top of the line card for almost half the price. Not to mention friends working for Nintendo, Philips ...

I consider myself lucky.

[CrashG]

Haha :laugh:

It's so great to know the right people. One of the head guys at Lexmark Denmark is a friend of my mother, so that means free printers and Ink Cartridges. A personal friend of mine working for nVidia ( He won't tell me any specifics, I'm sure he's just some salesguy :p ) he can provide me with older cards for 30-40$ and top of the line card for almost half the price. Not to mention friends working for Nintendo, Philips ...

I consider myself lucky.

Yeah man, you got the hook-up, that's for sure. The best I can do is get lumber/building materials for contractor prices, and bribe my crew with some (free to them) beer and a meal on the grill. I might get a new deck in a weekend. :laugh:

[+Mystic MVC]

Well guys my results are partially in. I ran the MKZ demo and had around 30 FPS min, 50 FPS average, 95 FPS max. I was installing programs in the background as well so I might come back and give a try with nothing else open and after I overclock a little.

The Kulu demo was fun but I got stuck in the room with the little pods. I tried jumping up that broken slab of concrete but couldn't.

That is about all I had time to run today because I am still copying files from the old computer over and it is taking forever!

[+Majesticmerc MVC]

Well guys my results are partially in. I ran the MKZ demo and had around 30 FPS min, 50 FPS average, 95 FPS max. I was installing programs in the background as well so I might come back and give a try with nothing else open and after I overclock a little.

The Kulu demo was fun but I got stuck in the room with the little pods. I tried jumping up that broken slab of concrete but couldn't.

That is about all I had time to run today because I am still copying files from the old computer over and it is taking forever!

If you go to the lockers next to the door in the little room, there's a weapon in there. Then the computer kills the blob for you and the game finishes :p

[Ci7]

No? Then tell me why my results just shot up under XP ;) ?

Could also be because I used some older drivers under Vista? But my FPS did increase across the board under XP.

i you got more crap running in vista :p

[ViperAFK]

Yeah, Vista is definitely draining power!

Here's my results at 1280x1024 with an 8800 Ultra;

I'm switching back to XP tomorrow!

You are switching to xp because of some random benchmark? There could have been many other factors that effected that score besides vista itself.

[Sethos]

You are switching to xp because of some random benchmark?

No, tons of other reasons, this was just the last straw.

[Lauguu]

No, tons of other reasons, this was just the last straw.

You change back now?!

I just changed to Vista :p