Physx and folding. Nice.
[TPU] Albatron Releases PCI-E x1-supportive 9500 GT Accelerator
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| Albatron today introduced a new graphics card touting compatibility with single-lane PCI-Express interface. The Albatron GeForce 9500GT PCI-E 1X, as the name suggests, is an entry-level graphics accelerator which is compliant with most of the current generation standards. It is based on the NVIDIA GeForce 9500 GT, which gives it a fair chance to make it to HTPCs and multi-head display setups. Being based on PCI-E x1 bus, the card will fit into a PCI-Express slot of any length and generation. The GeForce 9500 GT provides 32 stream processors, and is CUDA-supportive. The card packs 256 MB of DDR2 memory clocked at 1400 MHz. The core and shader domains are clocked at 550 MHz and 1375 MHz respectively. The card uses a half height PCB, and comes with a low-profile bracket. DVI and composite connectors are provided on the card, while a header extends out a D-Sub connector. HDMI is supported by means of a dongle. The card relays audio to the HDMI connector from an SPDIF source. Albatron will price this card well within the US $100 mark.
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but is the average user stuck on pci going to want to hacksaw a card?
Originally Posted by Andr3az If its priced higher than PCIEx16 card, then no point buying that. Duckie or someone made a guide how to use PCIEx16 cards in PCIE x1 slots. |
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wut
Originally Posted by kylzer but is the average user stuck on pci going to want to hacksaw a card? |
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wat? You don't hacksaw a card lol
You just remove the back end of the x1 slot and place the x16 card there.
Link to the guide: http://www.overclock.net/overclock-n...e-adapter.html
In this thread he uses adapter, but you can do the same with the slot on your mobo.
Originally Posted by kylzer but is the average user stuck on pci going to want to hacksaw a card? |
You just remove the back end of the x1 slot and place the x16 card there.
Link to the guide: http://www.overclock.net/overclock-n...e-adapter.html
In this thread he uses adapter, but you can do the same with the slot on your mobo.
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Yup... the two reasons for using an adapter:
1) Other mobo components (i.e. capacitors) may block the x16 connector of the card
2) Voided warranty for sure
You can also saw down the x16 connector of the video to fit in a x1 slot as well.
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Good news is that some manufacturers like Gigabyte and Asus are moving towards x4 slots with open backs.
Originally Posted by Andr3az wat? You don't hacksaw a card lol You just remove the back end of the x1 slot and place the x16 card there. Link to the guide: http://www.overclock.net/overclock-n...e-adapter.html In this thread he uses adapter, but you can do the same with the slot on your mobo. |
1) Other mobo components (i.e. capacitors) may block the x16 connector of the card
2) Voided warranty for sure
You can also saw down the x16 connector of the video to fit in a x1 slot as well.
Good news is that some manufacturers like Gigabyte and Asus are moving towards x4 slots with open backs.
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PHysX is not THAT useless.. You might get few extra FPS running PhysX card ( with PhysX games tho ).
Originally Posted by nathris Close albatron, close. Add 100 to the numbers, subtract one from the letters and add an O and you have gold. Pure gold. Still, this would make a pretty nice PhysX card. (Too bad PhysX is useless) |
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Yea PhysX games... lets see..
Call of Duty 4/5... no.
CounterStrike: Source... no.
Team Fortress 2... no.
Left4Dead... no.
Fallout 3... no.
Crysis... no.
Burnout Paradise... no.
GTA4... no.
HAWX... no.
PhysX is a gimmick. Even in Mirror's Edge it doesn't really add anything to the gameplay.
Originally Posted by Andr3az PHysX is not THAT useless.. You might get few extra FPS running PhysX card ( with PhysX games tho ). |
Call of Duty 4/5... no.
CounterStrike: Source... no.
Team Fortress 2... no.
Left4Dead... no.
Fallout 3... no.
Crysis... no.
Burnout Paradise... no.
GTA4... no.
HAWX... no.
PhysX is a gimmick. Even in Mirror's Edge it doesn't really add anything to the gameplay.
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