If this ever becomes a reality, DX API's won't really matter any more.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Polygons-Voxels-Graphics-Rendering-GPU,10250.html

What are you going to be using these speakers for?

Subway I suggest you actually keep up with today's headsets.

There ARE headsets that actually have up to 5 different speakers in each ear phone. Even though they may use USB and some use regular computer audio connectors, there ARE true surround sound headsets.

I would suggest looking at Sennheiser as well. They made every thing from consumer level headphones and headsets to professional grade music recording equipment.

I got the email the other day about the "stolen 5970 black edition" that was "missing." It seemed to me that it was a marketing ploy to generate interest. However, it is possible that it really was stolen and put on Ebay.. and that XFX themselves have driven the bid up to 1 million dollars so nobody can buy it. I tend to think that it's marketing.. but you never know.hartsickdiscipl

It's marketing, it even said in the e-mail something about Gamertainment according to people of the Extreme Overclocking Forums. If it was stolen all they would have to do is contact EBay. EBay would remove the listing and ban the user for selling stolen merchandise.

And I quote

This is an XFX Gamertainment Campaign. Please refer here for more information.

You do know it's all marketing being done by XFX, they e-mailed their customer's saying that it was stolen. I suggest not even looking at the auction and giving in to to their marketing ploy.

Nothing there.

aka PhysX using ATI primary GPU + Nvidia secondary GPU for PhysX.

Latest GeForce driver: 197.45 (April 13, 2010) - Works with v1.03 -Download
Latest PhysX SS: 9.10.0222 (February 22, 2010) - Works with v1.03 -Download
Download the modHERE at NGOHQ

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NVIDIA GeForce driver 19x.xx Hybrid PhysX mod [x86/x64] v1.03

DESCRIPTION:

This mod will enable hardware PhysX support for NVIDIA GPU, when non-NVIDIA GPU is used as a primary display device.

- Intended only for WDDM 1.1 OS (Windows 7) and NT5 WDM OS (Windows XP/2003).
- Only for multi-vendor multi-GPU configurations.

VERSION HISTORY:

1.01 - 02/10/2009:

- Initial release

1.02 - 29/11/2009:

- Added support for fixing new checks in 195.xx drivers
- Added support for XP/2003 drivers
- Both x86 and x64 are supported by a single mod now

1.03 - 21/04/2010:

- Added support for fixing a timebomb, introduced in 196.75 and 197.xx drivers (gravity reverse + overall slowdown after a few seconds of PhysX processing)
- Mod will now attempt to patch PhysX System Software files (helps to eliminate desktop extension requirement on Windows 7)
- Mod will now disable "nvsvc" service autostart (helps to fix problems with fake displays)
- Improved patching process (no more need to reboot in Safe Mode or terminate any process)
- Improved patching logic (mod will no more try to patch non-existent files)
- Improved accuracy of some patterns to avoid unnecessary patching

Recommended Update Steps (Windows 7):

1. Create one fake display assigned to NVIDIA GPU and do not extend it. Or make sure it is created already and not extended.
2. Install the needed GeForce driver package. Update PhysX System Software package if needed.
3. Use the mod to patch all needed files and registry values automatically.
4. Open NVIDIA Control Panel and enable PhysX hardware acceleration.
5. Do not run any PhysX application and reboot your system.

Recommended Fresh Installation Steps (Windows 7):

1. Install the needed GeForce driver package. Update PhysX System Software package if needed.
2. Use the mod to patch all needed files and registry values automatically.
3. Create one fake display assigned to NVIDIA GPU and do not extend it.
4. Open NVIDIA Control Panel and enable PhysX hardware acceleration.
5. Do not run any PhysX application and reboot your system.

Regular Installation Steps (Windows XP/2003):

1. Install the needed GeForce driver package. Reboot your system if asked.
2. Use the mod to patch all needed files and registry values automatically.
3. Assign one fake display to NVIDIA GPU and extend it. Or make sure it is created and extended already.
4. Open NVIDIA Control Panel and enable PhysX hardware acceleration.

NOTES:

1. If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files.
2. It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once.
3. If you still have problems with fake displays and desktop extension, try to delete a fake display and create it again.
4. After reboot you may find "*.tmp" files in system directories left after patching. You can safely delete or leave them.
5. To let the mod correctly patch all needed files on x64 versions of Windows XP/2003, install KB942589 hotfix first.

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Thanks to all beta testers! Special thanks to ghost_zero5!

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FAQ

Q: So how do I enable GPU-PhysX acceleration on my Radeon?

A: You don't. Hardware PhysX acceleration is and will be only supported through CUDA, which is and will be exclusive to NVIDIA GPUs. You need to have NVIDIA GPU along with your primary GPU for this.

Q: Which NVIDIA GPUs support hardware PhysX acceleration?
A: GeForce 8 series and later (with a minimum of 32 cores and a minimum of 256MB dedicated graphics memory).

Q: Is there a large drawback if I have a secondary GeForce connected to low-speed PCIe-slot (8x/4x/1x instead of 16x)?
A: It may affect benchmarks, but it doesn't affect actual games much. Even 4x and 1x modes should be just fine, seethis article.

Q: What exactly affects PhysX performance? GPU/Memory/Shader clocks or dedicated memory?
A: Shaders/Cores amount on your GPU, more cores = better performance. Thus, Shader clock is the most important of the three. As for dedicated memory, 256 MB should be enough for everything we currently have among PhysX apps/games.

Q: How stable should my hybrid GPU configuration perform?
A: The very possibility of running several heterogeneous GPUs is provided through WDDM 1.1 of Windows 7. There may be a software bugs and a hardware errors (on overclocked systems, for example), BSODs etc. But if your system can handle 2 GPUs, there should be no serious problems.

* I got my first series of BSODs this year on XP (x86 SP3) shortly after installing NVIDIA GPU in the secondary slot. Only a slight drop (80 MHz for CPU and 25 MHz for RAM) in overclocking really helped me. No problems on Windows 7 x64 though.

Q: Can I use multi-GPU technologies of another vendor along with Hybrid PhysX? ATI CrossFire, for instance?
A: There should be no problems with this, but your system should be able to handle that number of GPUs.

Q: Do I need anything else except for setting up a fake displays to make it work? Any additional hardware or connectors?
A: You shouldn't need anything else, it was tested on Windows XP x86 and Windows 7 x64 - fake displays do they work in both cases. But in Windows XP you should always keep the fake display extended for GPU-PhysX to work.

* Tested with 197.45 driver.

Q: Some particular app/game seems to refuse to use hardware PhysX, although everything else is working fine.
A: First make sure it does support hardware PhysX acceleration. Open a folder of that app/game, search for "physx*" dll-files and try deleting (or renaming) them, so only installed PhysX System Software will be used. It could be "PhysXDevice.dll", "PhysXLoader.dll", "PhysXCore.dll" etc. For example, to enable GPU-PhysX in Mirror's Edge you must delete/rename PhysXDevice.dll and PhysXCore.dll from Binaries dir.

Q: I think my FluidMark scores are strange...
A: FluidMark's o3Marks are almost unreliable for benchmarks. You should only use it to check if you have GPU-PhysX correctly enabled or disabled.

Q: What about Fermi support?
A: It may work the same way it works for older GPU series, but it was not tested by anyone yet.

Q: Is there a Vista support?
A: Of course there is. But first go ask Microsoft for a magic service pack which updates WDDM 1.0 to WDDM 1.1.

Q: Is there a virus/trojan/malware inside? My security software thinks so.
A: Your security software can make mistakes and thus is unreliable, just like any other security software. There are no such thing here.

Q: What about Hybrid mod for Ageia PPUs? Is there any progress or updates?
A: No, the first and the last release is located here. There are not much people interested in this right now, and almost no testers. Also, PPUs are too slow for many current games already.

Q: Should I really get a second GPU only to have some games running with additional gfx and physics effects?
A: No, you shouldn't. Unless you really want to. Eventually you may/will be disappointed - by effects quality or by their performance cost. Also, it is unknown how long can we keep the latest drivers modded this way.

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Here are two videos that I uploaded a short while ago of myself running PhysX on my rig.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF1QZsAwAOk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ucnR6TVbpo

pendrives and also storage cards can be defragmented.amirzaim

NEVER defragment flash memory like USB stick, SD cards, MS Pro Duo card or any other type of flash memory. INCLUDING Solid State Disks.

This will make them die FASTER.

Yes it will be compatible practically any motherboard you get.

You may want to read some reviews on the product from other users though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16820227478

You could save yourself another $20 by picking up this Phenom II X4 955.

You WILL need DDR3 RAM for AM3 platform. If you don't have any...

2GBx2 of Corsair DDR3-1333 is going to cost you $75. So with that, your going to have to change your motherboard.

This ASUS 760G LE doesn't have a lot of features, but it's the cheapest and only mobo, with the CPU and 4GB of RAM, that will fit in your budget.

This puts you at $425, not including shipping and handling.