Ageia Takes PC Game Physics to New Level

By Digital Trends Staff March 22, 2006

Ageia Technologies, today at the 2006 Game Developers Conference, unveiled what they are calling the first physics processing unit (PPU) designed to power pervasive real-time physics in PC gaming. The new Ageia PhysX Accelerator will initially appear in computers from manufacturers such as Alienware and Dell, add-in boards from Asus and BFG and in-game support from more than 60 software developers and publishers.

The Ageia PhysX processor, said the company, has been specifically designed to accelerate dynamic physical motion and interaction in games which are optimized for the hardware-accelerated physics provided by the PPU. In an example Ageia cited,

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Save $320 on this Lenovo gaming PC with an RTX 3060

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The eighth-generation Lenovo Legion Tower 5i gaming PC, which is equipped with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card, is on sale from Lenovo with a 20% discount that brings its price down to $1,280 from $1,600 originally. That's $320 in savings on an already relatively affordable gaming desktop, but you'll need to act quickly if you want it. That's because gaming PC deals like this one usually don't last for a long time. With the possibility that the bargain ends as soon as today, you're going to have to complete the purchase immediately.

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Best Buy just knocked $350 off this HP gaming PC with an RTX 3060 Ti

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You can’t be entirely up for the challenges of the best PC games without a great gaming setup, and today Best Buy is offering some savings if you’re in the process of putting one together. The HP Omen 40L gaming desktop is seeing a substantial discount, with a well-spec’d build coming in at just $1,000. It’s a savings of $350 off its regular price of $1,350, and free shipping is included. Also included is a free one-month membership to Xbox Game Puss Ultimate, which will give you access to hundreds of PC games.

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