Dump youre DX 9 hardware while the dumpings good!!!!!!!......

HawgsHead · Oct 30, 2006, 09:51 PM

For what it's worth I was e-mailing with a friend I have made at Maximum PC Mag.those guys have samples of nVidia's new DX10 cards and he told me there gonna be un-beatable!He says there gonna leave the 7950 in the dust.And thats 1 single card,not 2.And this guy is 1 of the edtitors.Not some mail runner.As for me,I have blown my $$$ for the next 6 months or so.....Oh well.

**temeteus82** · Oct 30, 2006, 09:52 PM

I'll dump mine if you send mee DX10 hardware for free

HawgsHead · Oct 30, 2006, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by temeteus82

I'll dump mine if you send mee DX10 hardware for free

Ha!...Read the edited comment.

Judas · Oct 30, 2006, 10:27 PM

Reason i didn't jump for the x1950 thus yet

**temeteus82** · Oct 30, 2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by HawgsHead

Ha!...Read the edited comment.

Well I did my uprgade last year and next is due in 2008

Geminiwave · Oct 30, 2006, 10:57 PM

my computer broke. I had no choice. I think I bought a nice system though. I got a 7600GT just so I wouldnt spend much money but I'd get a good deal. Its a really nice card.

Lowfat · Oct 31, 2006, 12:32 AM

That is why I am using a 6200TC right now

Geminiwave · Oct 31, 2006, 01:18 AM

EWWWWWWW! are you serious?! You cant play JACK on a 6200TC

Lowfat · Oct 31, 2006, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Geminiwave

EWWWWWWW! are you serious?! You cant play JACK on a 6200TC

sure you can.. i can even play oblivion... it just looks aweful

I just needed something so i could have a working computer till 8800GTS are available.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Oct 31, 2006, 04:19 AM

all this for vista? when a good 95% won't be upgradeing untill 6 mouths to a year +?
and you don't get DX10 in XP, so it pointless to worry at this point, as games will still be compatable with DX9, so a hand full of games is not a reason to buy $500 hardware.
and i'm a crazy upgrade'in freak....

Geminiwave · Oct 31, 2006, 04:33 AM

yea I just dont see a reason. I got something cheap now cause I didn't have alot of cash and I wasn't sure what was on the horizon but I played it safe. I didn't just ignore my gaming needs. I bought something that would perform substantially better than my old card...just not to an extreme level.

Lowfat · Oct 31, 2006, 04:59 AM

its not that its DX10 compatible that i care about. It is a performance freak. Single cards are doing more than a 7950GX2. Seems pretty good to me.

BlueMak · Oct 31, 2006, 11:53 AM

How much better? 10%? 20%?

~~hackerx~~ · Oct 31, 2006, 02:12 PM

11k points in 3dmark 06 on a single card(as per the inquirer)is much more than any card can attain today.
But people who have a decent card today such,shouldn't jump the gun just yet.The G80 will be extremely over-priced at initial launch.(come on $800 for a single card which has features which most of us wouldn't even use)
Wait a few months and maybe the price will drop to a relatively acceptable $649.
I'll get the die-shrink version when it comes out.(Ai's or nvidias depending on whose better)

Matth · Oct 31, 2006, 04:33 PM

One thing with DX10 cards - will the hardware also be able to run under a DX9 driver for XP - maybe not an issue to start with, as the first DX10 hardware prices are likely to be meteoric, but if they hit the mainstream and value segments... It seems inevitable that before XP is dead, there will probably be the same low, midrange and top end set of DX10 hardware as there is for DX9 now.

One thing seems to be the unified shaders - I guess a DX9 driver could dedicate some to pixel and some to vertex, or the driver could distribute them adaptively.

dipstick · Oct 31, 2006, 06:55 PM

I'm probably gonna do the smart thing for once and wait for both sides to release cards before doing anything. I'm quite happy with my sys for now

Geminiwave · Oct 31, 2006, 07:32 PM

dx 9 cards run dx8 or 7. why shouldnt dx10 run dx9?

Lowfat · Oct 31, 2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Geminiwave

dx 9 cards run dx8 or 7. why shouldnt dx10 run dx9?

DX10 is supposedly quite different than the rest of them. With the addition of the unified shader, it is supposedly a performance hit in DX9 apps.

Judas · Nov 1, 2006, 12:23 AM

We'll see.

Rasta Monsta · Nov 1, 2006, 12:36 AM

benji

H3X4D3C1M4L · Nov 2, 2006, 02:50 AM

Power consupmtion is also gonna hit record highs, as these cards push minimum PSU specs to the 1KW range

Lowfat · Nov 2, 2006, 03:34 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Power consupmtion is also gonna hit record highs, as these cards push minimum PSU specs to the 1KW range

actually SLI only needs a 700W PSU actually

Randomletters · Nov 2, 2006, 03:49 AM

Yeap glad im switching to console gaming pretty soon, Tired of upgrading components so i could upgrade another component just so the game will stop stuttering @ medium settings, Just cant afford it.

Geminiwave · Nov 2, 2006, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Rasta Monsta

benji

Rasta. stop it.

Warhammer · Nov 2, 2006, 02:00 PM

One quick question wonder why Xp will not support DX10 is it because it just cant or MS using it to make us all upgrade to vista. Very good marketing strategy if thats what is happening.

BlueMak · Nov 2, 2006, 02:06 PM

Well, if it is just a trick, then perhaps there will be a dx10 version coming out for the XP later on officialy or not...
At least I hope so.

HawgsHead · Nov 2, 2006, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Warhammer

One quick question wonder why Xp will not support DX10 is it because it just cant or MS using it to make us all upgrade to vista. Very good marketing strategy if thats what is happening.

.Follow the $$$$ bro.ALWAYS follow the $$$$$$!!!!!

Geminiwave · Nov 2, 2006, 06:12 PM

hawgshead hit the nail on the head. its all about the money.

Neshi · Nov 2, 2006, 07:35 PM

it's a shame really...

mike2h · Nov 2, 2006, 07:48 PM

im with neon. dx10/vista wont really matter for gaming for quite awhile.i think my 7950x2 will be just fine for the next 2 years(next major upgrade).

Oct 30, 2006, 09:51 PM	#1
HawgsHead Rest In Peace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Danville Virginia.The United States of America"In the God of Abraham,Isaac and Jacob We Trust" Posts: 2,012 Rep Power: 0	Dump youre DX 9 hardware while the dumpings good!!!!!!!...... For what it's worth I was e-mailing with a friend I have made at Maximum PC Mag.those guys have samples of nVidia's new DX10 cards and he told me there gonna be un-beatable!He says there gonna leave the 7950 in the dust.And thats 1 single card,not 2.And this guy is 1 of the edtitors.Not some mail runner.As for me,I have blown my $$$ for the next 6 months or so.....Oh well. __________________ Rig specs to the left in the boxes....X-Box 360 w/Hitachi 42" HDTV....If Darwins theory of evolution is true then why are monkeys still monkeys?It takes much more faith to believe in Darwin's theory over the Genesis account of creation.

Oct 30, 2006, 10:57 PM	#6
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	my computer broke. I had no choice. I think I bought a nice system though. I got a 7600GT just so I wouldnt spend much money but I'd get a good deal. Its a really nice card. __________________

Oct 31, 2006, 01:18 AM	#8
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	EWWWWWWW! are you serious?! You cant play JACK on a 6200TC __________________

Oct 31, 2006, 04:19 AM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	all this for vista? when a good 95% won't be upgradeing untill 6 mouths to a year +? and you don't get DX10 in XP, so it pointless to worry at this point, as games will still be compatable with DX9, so a hand full of games is not a reason to buy $500 hardware. and i'm a crazy upgrade'in freak.... __________________

Oct 31, 2006, 04:33 AM	#11
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	yea I just dont see a reason. I got something cheap now cause I didn't have alot of cash and I wasn't sure what was on the horizon but I played it safe. I didn't just ignore my gaming needs. I bought something that would perform substantially better than my old card...just not to an extreme level. __________________

Oct 31, 2006, 12:32 AM	#7
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	That is why I am using a 6200TC right now

Oct 31, 2006, 04:59 AM	#12
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	its not that its DX10 compatible that i care about. It is a performance freak. Single cards are doing more than a 7950GX2. Seems pretty good to me.

Oct 31, 2006, 11:53 AM	#13
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	How much better? 10%? 20%? __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Oct 31, 2006, 02:12 PM	#14
~~hackerx~~ Banned Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 494 Rep Power: 0	11k points in 3dmark 06 on a single card(as per the inquirer)is much more than any card can attain today. But people who have a decent card today such,shouldn't jump the gun just yet.The G80 will be extremely over-priced at initial launch.(come on $800 for a single card which has features which most of us wouldn't even use) Wait a few months and maybe the price will drop to a relatively acceptable $649. I'll get the die-shrink version when it comes out.(Ai's or nvidias depending on whose better)

Oct 31, 2006, 04:33 PM	#15
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	One thing with DX10 cards - will the hardware also be able to run under a DX9 driver for XP - maybe not an issue to start with, as the first DX10 hardware prices are likely to be meteoric, but if they hit the mainstream and value segments... It seems inevitable that before XP is dead, there will probably be the same low, midrange and top end set of DX10 hardware as there is for DX9 now. One thing seems to be the unified shaders - I guess a DX9 driver could dedicate some to pixel and some to vertex, or the driver could distribute them adaptively. __________________ Mary had a little lamb, Her father shot it dead Now Mary takes her lamb to school, Between two crusts of bread

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dipstick HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: USA Posts: 3,609 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I'm probably gonna do the smart thing for once and wait for both sides to release cards before doing anything. I'm quite happy with my sys for now

Oct 31, 2006, 07:32 PM	#17
Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	dx 9 cards run dx8 or 7. why shouldnt dx10 run dx9? __________________

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H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Power consupmtion is also gonna hit record highs, as these cards push minimum PSU specs to the 1KW range

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Warhammer DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 56 Rep Power: 0	One quick question wonder why Xp will not support DX10 is it because it just cant or MS using it to make us all upgrade to vista. Very good marketing strategy if thats what is happening.

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BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,465 Rep Power: 349 System Specs	Well, if it is just a trick, then perhaps there will be a dx10 version coming out for the XP later on officialy or not... At least I hope so. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

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Geminiwave I Have lovely Breasts Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: In the closet... Posts: 5,395 Rep Power: 64	hawgshead hit the nail on the head. its all about the money. __________________

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	im with neon. dx10/vista wont really matter for gaming for quite awhile.i think my 7950x2 will be just fine for the next 2 years(next major upgrade). __________________