PhysX for server

serveradmin

HI All,
We are using a core i5 2400 and i saw that we need to install physX to create a server.
My question is : If we don't have any nvidia on our server do we have to install it ?
If yes why ?

AurOn2

physX is a driver element for nvidia graphics things.
if you don't have an nvidia graphics card, you don't have physX
So hence you have to download it from the nvidia website.
... i think.

serveradmin

Yes , i know how to install it and where i can download it, i just want to know if i really need to install it on our server. Because we don't have any nvidia.

Regnareb

If it says it needs it, then yes you need it. It's not only for nvidia, it's for any computer running a piece of software using PhysX.

Regarding specifically the servers -I never had one-, if the official guide recommend it, just install it.

devicenull

AuroN2 wrote: »

physX is a driver element for nvidia graphics things.
if you don't have an nvidia graphics card, you don't have physX
So hence you have to download it from the nvidia website.
... i think.

PhysX is a physics engine. It's developed by NVidia, but it runs on your CPU (at least in NS2). You need this installed so your server can process physics.

serveradmin

ok, i understand but when i use physx performances are bad so i will not use it.

ZEROibis

I never installed it and the servers run fine.

Vitdom

ZEROibis wrote: »

I never installed it and the servers run fine.

Same here.

What is telling you that you need to install PhysX? The server shouldn't need installation and you should just be able to download it and run Server.exe, if I'm right.

serveradmin

the wiki page..