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Old 05-26-2005, 03:08 PM   #6 (permalink)
Packetloss
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Originally Posted by Bonez
not likely to catch on.
Not that i like to agree with the boner, but i think he's right here...kinda...Offloaded physics have been something people have been asking for for a LONG time. I think its more likely to be added to motherboards than videocards. What it feels like, is the 1st gen 3D Acceleration cards. (You guys remember monster 3D, etc add-on cards, that you'd loop your video card to?)

Your first gen will be an add-on card, but in very short order (ie. ati/nvidia running new lines, or MB manufacturers doing same) you will see it on the card/board itself. (Think about modern AES chips and such going onto boards just to offload crypto/ssl load)
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