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ASUS AGEIA PhysX Accelerator 128MB Review |
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Written by Zombie
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
The Inquirer played around with the with ASUS AGEIA PhysX Accelerator 128MB video card. We had the privilege of playing with one of the first AGEIA PhysX cards. Back in March 2006, I was among the first people to ever see the demos and even the live hardware. I received a phone call just pre CeBIT time from a full-on PR manager telling me to fly to San Francisco to see something breathtaking. I decided to go there totally not expecting anything much. Imagine my surprise when I actually saw something cool, something that I think has the potential to change to face of gaming. I saw the hardware up and running and I am still convinced that this is going to change to face of computer gaming. It won't be fast and easy but it will happen.
 ASUS AGEIA PhysX Accelerator 128MB Review
Do we think it's cool? Yes, of course we do, but it will take some time for PhysX to get estblished. We suggest that Unreal Tournament 2007 is about to change to face of gaming with physics. You need strong title to influence the world and that’s exactly what the graphics industry learned through 3dfx and the original QuakeGL. We weren't able to run any meaningful benchmarks on the card. We'll be able to do so as more titles tip up. And, at $299 it is not a cheap piece of marchitecture. But if you have enough money to buy SLI you could spare some and spend it on a PhysX card.
You will be able to play a total of two games and these you will get with the card anyway So, at this time, it is more of a show-off feature than a real necessity. Cell Factor is cool but it's not in retail yet, it's just a cool looking demo. PhysX has a great future and by around Yule time we expect to see a nice selection of titles available on this hardware. Its time is coming but it might be a tadpole too early for $200-300 investments, just to play two games, well, a game and a demo, to be precise. But bear in mind you could be investing in a bit of gaming hardware history and that gives you a bit of a buzz.
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