DirectX 10 cards now: Jump in or stay back?

The Mighty Wimp · Post by **The Mighty Wimp** » 03 Jun 2007, 04:43

Do you think that its worth getting a Directx 10 card now? Or do you find it better to wait?

Daemonius · Post by **Daemonius** » 03 Jun 2007, 05:44

Actually, I got the ASUS 8800GTX on the day it was released in Finland.

Apple · Post by **Apple** » 03 Jun 2007, 09:37

I'm waiting untill all the issues are worked out with the drivers etc. I also don't feel like getting vista just yet.. mainly the price of upgrading is holding me back, but the performance isn't great yet either so thats also stoping me.

T4NK|DRIV3R-US · Post by **T4NK|DRIV3R-US** » 03 Jun 2007, 09:45

I have 8800 gtx in sli mode in my dell 710 h2c.... Maybe I buy the 9x00 in novembre....seems to become better then every card before. Theres no direct x9 card with this perfomance i think. So get dx10 and vista :wink:

YouTube · Post by **ViciousXUSMC** » 03 Jun 2007, 12:56

Nothing wrong with the current cards besides a few drivers need to be cleaned up, but if you dont need it. Waiting will probably benifit you with a better card and better drivers.

If not then atleast you know you can get a better price!

eXis · Post by **eXis** » 03 Jun 2007, 21:23

I'll buy a new computer in the next days and I'm probably getting a 8800gts 640MB. But I also think about buying a 1950pro first and switching to a DX10 card a half a year later.

Dem Pyros · Post by **Dem Pyros** » 03 Jun 2007, 21:30

I think it's worth buying a DX10 card if you're upgrading just because they're some of the best on the market right now.

However, I think it's not worth it to upgrade JUST because you want DX10. DX10 still has a bunch of bugs and isn't in many games yet.

mitcharf · Post by **mitcharf** » 04 Jun 2007, 21:03

I bought a BFG 8800 GTX OC2. It was a big upgrade over my 7900 GT SLI setup, even just for Windows XP / DirectX 9. I'm able to run at 1920x1200 with higher AA and AF values than before. I haven't installed Vista yet, but I didn't upgrade for the DX10 capability anyway. I just wanted a fast card for DX9, and that's what I got. I've had very few driver issues, other than the flat panel scaling issue (for which they issued a workaround last month).

Samulies · Post by **Samulies** » 10 Jun 2007, 06:51

I would personally go with Ati HD2900xt, because Crysis is said to take full advantage of what it has to offer.

Violent Ken · Post by **Violent Ken** » 10 Jun 2007, 21:54

still waiting for crysis/quake wars

by then im sure you will all be able to help me make an educated decision :)

eXis · Post by **eXis** » 11 Jun 2007, 22:22

I bought a Gainward 8800GTS 640MB a few days ago and it's FAST. I run Stalker at maximum @ 1680x1050 and 16AF and 8AAQ.

Track · Post by **Track** » 12 Jun 2007, 07:28

Nothing wrong with the current cards besides a few drivers need to be cleaned up, but if you dont need it. Waiting will probably benifit you with a better card and better drivers.

If not then atleast you know you can get a better price!

The drivers are fine, stop living in the past. You can have SLi even in Vista with great performance.

Track · Post by **Track** » 12 Jun 2007, 07:29

I would personally go with Ati HD2900xt, because Crysis is said to take full advantage of what it has to offer.

Are u saying that Crysis wont "take full advantage" of the 8800s?

YouTube · Post by **ViciousXUSMC** » 12 Jun 2007, 11:36

I havnt heard SLI being fixed in vista.

Got some proof??

maybe some game benches to show the single card/sli setup comparisons?

How about Vista x64 wich is what I use??

tk421 · Post by **tk421** » 13 Jun 2007, 21:39

there is no option for not jumping headlong into DX10 ...

need to add a poll option for "DX10 sounds nice, but i have to pay rent / feed baby / etc ..."

Gabbo · Post by **Gabbo** » 14 Jun 2007, 18:03

[quote]I would personally go with Ati HD2900xt, because Crysis is said to take full advantage of what it has to offer.

Are u saying that Crysis wont "take full advantage" of the 8800s?

Yeah...

I wonder why all real-time demos of Crysis have been run on 8800GTX's.

Besides, DX10 is very specific on what features that the hardware support so both cards should do pretty much the same functions. Unlike DX9 where they left implementation up to the card makers.

If you are upgrading now, there is no reason not to get a DX10 card. Don't forget that they also happen to be the fastest DX9 cards as well. So even if you can't upgrade to Vista right away, you will still reap the benefits of the faster hardware.

Post by **Paradigm Shifter** » 15 Jun 2007, 20:58

Dang.

With the price drops of the 8800's, I'm really torn between a Â£322 GTX, and an XFX overclocked Ultra for Â£450. I've heard the cooler on the Ultra is far better than the 'standard' GTX, that's the only reason I'm entertaining that one. ;)

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 15 Jun 2007, 21:50

SLI is a waste of money to me right now, i'm waiting for Dual GPU cards, and intel's .45nm Procs that will also be x64 compatible. I've heard speculations that the 8800 is basically a dual gpu card and nvidia won't tell anyone that it's how it achieves it's performance b/c when they see that you can get 1 card with the same power as 2 sli cards people will convert. also I know PCI-E 2.0 is close to being finished, so I think the bus is supposed to be x32.. but even when it does come out no card will use it's potential.

which brings me to this thread.. when a G9 card comes out the 8800's will probably drop by 50% price wise... We're still in the middle of standard changes.. so I'm waiting patiently with my maxed out old gen hardware.

Although I haven't been paying attention to ATI the past year b/c I know they're working on that worthless Hybrid mobo since Amd bought them.

YouTube · Post by **ViciousXUSMC** » 19 Jun 2007, 04:55

Hmm Nvidia has announced big price cuts on the way to compete with ATI. When those go thru it may not be a bad idea to get a new card if your at anything less than a 7800GTX. If you have a 7800 or higher tho I think waiting it out may benifit you more because I have a feeling the next wave of major cards will be a big leap in performance and compatablity.

What is this x64 compatible you speak of btw?? meaning it runs faster in a x64 OS?? thats happy news to me since I recently converted to Vista x64 and would be a good payoff.

Ascii_Aficionado · Post by **Ascii_Aficionado** » 19 Jun 2007, 05:28

What is this x64 compatible you speak of btw?? meaning it runs faster in a x64 OS?? thats happy news to me since I recently converted to Vista x64 and would be a good payoff.

A x64 proc means it is a 64bit proc, which is meant for 64bit Operating Systems.*they were created ideally for server usage b/c they would run faster, but most hardware was plagued by a lack of x64 driver support, that isn't the case anymore... but now there is Vista x64 and I have yet to see anything geared towards x64 Vista* I have personally tried XP Pro x64 and Vista x64 but there's a huge lack of support.. and it's not hardware related anymore.. it's that developers simply don't care about XP Pro x64 or Vista x64 at this moment* Xp Pro x64 is basically worthless b/c of Vista x64.

You can't use a x64 OS without a x64 Proc and x64 drivers for all hardware.

Intel has yet to make a x64 proc, but the .45nm ones will be x64.
AMD has had them out for a very very long time.

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