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− | For recent games install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software]. For older games ( | + | For recent games install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx_system_software.html NVIDIA PhysX System Software]. For older games (~2008 and earlier) install the [http://www.nvidia.com/object/physx-9.13.0604-legacy-driver.html NVIDIA PhysX Legacy System Software]. |
If you are using an Nvidia graphics card some PhysX versions are already included. | If you are using an Nvidia graphics card some PhysX versions are already included. |
Revision as of 00:08, 3 August 2016
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 (~2008 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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Games prefer private own libraries to system ones
- Deleting or (re)moving said dlls from game folder are always still options
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