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| | (Post a comment) » NVIDIA releases beta PhysX driverEager to try out GPU-based PhysX acceleration? If so, you'll be glad to hear that NVIDIA has posted beta PhysX drivers for the GeForce GTX and 9800 GTX GPUs. This beta ForceWare 177.39 release is intended to expose the public to the technology, eventually PhysX supported will be rolled out for NVIDIA's entire GeForce 8/9 family of GPUs.
Vista Release Highlights:
Beta release for Windows Vista.
Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX GPUs.
Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX Technology for GPU PhysX hardware acceleration on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs. GeForce v177.39 driver package includes NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.06.12. The Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack can be downloaded here.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9, DirectX 10, and OpenGL, including 3-way SLI Technology with GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280 and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs.
Supports CUDA™ Technology.
Supports HybridPower, a Hybrid SLI Technology.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
XP Release Highlights:
Beta release for Windows XP.
Adds support for GeForce 9800 GTX GPUs.
Adds support for NVIDIA PhysX Technology for GPU PhysX hardware acceleration on GeForce 9800 GTX, GeForce GTX 280, and GeForce GTX 260 GPUs. The GeForce v177.39 driver package includes NVIDIA PhysX System Software v8.06.12. The Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Mod Pack can be downloaded here.
Supports single GPU and NVIDIA SLI™ technology on DirectX 9 and OpenGL.
Supports CUDA™ Technology.
Supports GPU overclocking and temperature monitoring by installing NVIDIA System Tools software.
Please read the release notes for more information on product support, features, and known compatibility issues.
Note: 3-way SLI technology and Hybrid SLI technology are only supported on Windows Vista.
Driver Download Links:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_177.39_beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_177.39_beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_177.39_beta.html
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp64_177.39_beta.html
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