Originally posted by: Chocolate Pi
Originally posted by: mazeroth
I can't see how these things are going to make a big difference. Look at games right now, such as Oblivion, that have killer physics. You can play Oblivion totally maxed with a 2.2 to 2.4ghz Athlon 64. Now, use a dual core Athlon, use one of the cores only for physics, and I don't see why you'd ever need to purchase an add-on card to handle the physics side.
I can't stop laughing either; this guy is totally off his rocker!
Have you PLAYED Oblivion? Killer physics? Oblivion does have good physics, but compare it to what AGEIA is promising and it utterly pales in comparison. Seen the Cell Factor HD video?
The "extra CPU core" argument is an utter pile of trash too; why not throw out the GPU now that we can assign that extra CPU core to run graphics instead? It's not like we can put AI or animation on it, no way, it's just going to sit there forever doing nothing. Who needs a sound card, we can emulate all this stuff in software on our numerous slow CPUs! Specialized hardware is for the weak! *rolls eyes*