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3d forum advanced guest Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 9

Really awsome realtime liquid.
nice!!!

Imagine it'd be useful for simulating physics in a 3d animation scene
Instead of waiting ages

3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 53

Waiting ages?
maybe in max Wink

Nah
Reactor is pretty fast

3d forums visitor Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 14

Yeah it is
When you have the right world settings
Smile

But if you want a REALLY complex scene.. using the CPU will be slow anyway
Not talking about software limitations here.. just the vast hardware difference of PPU vs CPU
For that kind of calculation

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

Only in theory
PPU does very little right now

Depends on what you use it for

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

Show me one benchmark it does any good on
Heh
Besides their own Cell Factor
Nothing uses it efficiently right now
If at all even
ATI is aggressivly seeking their own GPU based solution.

You're talking about games
I said it could be used for 3d applications

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

I've only heard XSI announce it
But I don't believe it's implemented yet
If it has, there has been no testing of it yet

Only XSI 5 Advanced
No other apps so far
Ppu technology is in stage of infancy

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

Right now it needs the game more so
Game market*
So they need a few killer titles
Or it won't go past infacy
Especially if ATI or nVidia can counter it

I doubt it will die off
This isn't some premature gimmick like Virtual Reality in 95
It will either live on in some form or another
Either as part of Nvidia/ATI Gpu's.. or as a function in SLI-solutions
Or Ageia will conquer that market

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

I'm not talking about physics acceleration in general
I'm speaking of Ageia
And their sucess
They need to justify now a reason to own a $200 physics card

Oh ok
Time will tell
But I remember people said the same thing when the voodoo came Very Happy

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

Well
Lol
Where are they?
Wink

They?

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

3dfx
In the end

Gobbled up by Nvidia
Nvidia was one of the "babies" born out of the GPU generation
You are talking not just about Ageia specifically, but the concept and idea of a tertiary PPU
Whether it be in the form of Ageia... or Ageia bought up by Nvidia
Or ATI
did you see that documentary?

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

I haven't yet
I have the link bookmarked
Need more time first

Time? you need about 1 hour Smile

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

For the PPU though I'd prefer ATI or nVidia

To be exact 1 hour 13 minutes
They wouldn't have the same know-how that Meqon/Ageia has though..
The problem is that the PPU requires cooling
Both chips under one fan?
I would hope one of them just bought Ageia and assimilated it into a GPU :p
If they'd try it alone, without their experience, I know they'd just do it halfassed

3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34

Wait and see

Bill Liu	Posted: July 13, 2006 Post subject:
3d forum advanced guest Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Posts: 9 Back to top	Really awsome realtime liquid. nice!!!

Carl Cates	Posted: July 13, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Location: USA Back to top	Imagine it'd be useful for simulating physics in a 3d animation scene Instead of waiting ages

cord474	Posted: July 14, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 30 Nov 2005 Posts: 53 Back to top	Waiting ages? maybe in max

Theamxyz	Posted: July 14, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 12 Jan 2006 Posts: 60 Location: JI Back to top	Nah Reactor is pretty fast

Kris	Posted: July 14, 2006 Post subject:
3d forums visitor Joined: 08 Jun 2006 Posts: 14 Back to top	Yeah it is When you have the right world settings

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ZaSCoK	Posted: July 16, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34 Back to top	Only in theory PPU does very little right now

ZaSCoK	Posted: July 17, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34 Back to top	I've only heard XSI announce it But I don't believe it's implemented yet If it has, there has been no testing of it yet

Carl Cates	Posted: July 18, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Location: USA Back to top	I doubt it will die off This isn't some premature gimmick like Virtual Reality in 95 It will either live on in some form or another Either as part of Nvidia/ATI Gpu's.. or as a function in SLI-solutions Or Ageia will conquer that market

Carl Cates	Posted: July 19, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Location: USA Back to top	Oh ok Time will tell But I remember people said the same thing when the voodoo came

ZaSCoK	Posted: July 20, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34 Back to top	Well Lol Where are they?

Carl Cates	Posted: July 21, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums Enthusiast Joined: 21 Oct 2005 Posts: 56 Location: USA Back to top	Gobbled up by Nvidia Nvidia was one of the "babies" born out of the GPU generation You are talking not just about Ageia specifically, but the concept and idea of a tertiary PPU Whether it be in the form of Ageia... or Ageia bought up by Nvidia Or ATI did you see that documentary?

ZaSCoK	Posted: July 22, 2006 Post subject:
3D forums member Joined: 27 Jun 2006 Posts: 34 Back to top	For the PPU though I'd prefer ATI or nVidia

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