Difference between revisions of "Glossary:PhysX"
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# Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software]. | # Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software]. | ||
# Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software]. | # Install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software]. | ||
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{{--}} Nvidia only allows a secondary Nvidia card to be used for PhysX if the primary card is also an Nvidia card. | {{--}} Nvidia only allows a secondary Nvidia card to be used for PhysX if the primary card is also an Nvidia card. | ||
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* Windows 7 or Windows XP/Windows 2003 (Windows Vista will not work) | * Windows 7 or Windows XP/Windows 2003 (Windows Vista will not work) | ||
* AMD/ATI GPU used for your primary display | * AMD/ATI GPU used for your primary display | ||
* NVIDIA GPU that can support Hardware PhysX (series 8 and newer, with a minimum of 32 cores and 25 6 MB of video memory) | * NVIDIA GPU that can support Hardware PhysX (series 8 and newer, with a minimum of 32 cores and 25 6 MB of video memory) | ||
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# If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files. | # If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files. | ||
# It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once. | # It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once. | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 28 July 2016
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Key points
- Used by many games for physics effects.
- Hardware processing and some physics effects are restricted to Nvidia graphics cards.
Latest version
For recent games install the NVIDIA PhysX System Software. For older games (2007 and earlier) install the NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software.
If you are using an Nvidia graphics card some PhysX versions are already included.
PhysX v2.5.2 compatibility
- The NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software does not include v2.5.2; this is known to affect Infernal and The Void but there may be other affected games.
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Secondary PhysX card with an AMD/ATI video card
- Nvidia only allows a secondary Nvidia card to be used for PhysX if the primary card is also an Nvidia card.
Requirements
- Windows 7 or Windows XP/Windows 2003 (Windows Vista will not work)
- AMD/ATI GPU used for your primary display
- NVIDIA GPU that can support Hardware PhysX (series 8 and newer, with a minimum of 32 cores and 25 6 MB of video memory)
Installation steps
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Notes
- If you update PhysX System Software after using the mod, you should use it again to patch the updated PhysX files.
- It is safe to use the mod several times - all needed files will be patched only once.
- If you still have problems with fake displays and desktop extension, try to delete a fake display and create it again.
- To let the mod correctly patch all needed files on x64 versions of Windows XP/Windows 2003, install KB942589 hotfix first.
Issues fixed
"The program cannot start because PhysXLoader.dll is missing from your computer" error at launch
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