Physics!
Physics!
Rich Brown Former Senior Editorial Director - Home and Wellness
Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in Louisville, Kentucky. Before moving to Louisville in 2013, Rich ran CNET's desktop computer review section for 10 years in New York City. He has worked as a tech journalist since 1994, covering everything from 3D printing to Z-Wave smart locks.
Expertise Smart home, Windows PCs, cooking (sometimes), woodworking tools (getting there...)
We first heard about upcoming PhysX PCI card and its so-called PPU (Physics Processing Unit) on the heels of Computex, the Taiwanese tech show, earlier this year. We recently got our hands on a press kit from the company stateside, and we're anxious to see the product in action when it's released this fall.
The idea is that you add the PhysX card to your PC (a software version will also allegedly make its way into the PlayStation 3 and the XBox 360), and it cranks up the the complexity of physics calculations in supporting games. This capability, if you believe the tech demos, gives you all kinds of enhanced object behaviors, like correctly modeled car crashes, believable flowing water, etc. The suggested starting price of $250 to $300 seems a little steep, but I've never paid $600 for a graphics card.
The idea is that you add the PhysX card to your PC (a software version will also allegedly make its way into the PlayStation 3 and the XBox 360), and it cranks up the the complexity of physics calculations in supporting games. This capability, if you believe the tech demos, gives you all kinds of enhanced object behaviors, like correctly modeled car crashes, believable flowing water, etc. The suggested starting price of $250 to $300 seems a little steep, but I've never paid $600 for a graphics card.
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