Are you excited about Direct X 10?

Zardon · Feb 5, 2007, 07:12 PM

Vote and discuss !

Golbeze · Feb 5, 2007, 07:17 PM

I sorta am, I'm getting Home Premium, although it'll be a long while before I get a new graphics card. At the least I'll have to wait for a mid-range DirectX 10 card to be released that I can afford at some point.

**temeteus82** · Feb 5, 2007, 07:17 PM

Voted for "I guess, but I can't afford a new video card right now" must add that I can't afford DX10 video card ... And there aren't many DX10 games out so might update when there are more games supporting DX10...

Asmoday · Feb 5, 2007, 07:23 PM

Not really, im gaming on a console right now !

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 5, 2007, 07:47 PM

Not at all.

I'm more interested in getting OpenGL to work in Vista so people can play their Quake / Doom engine games.

DX 9 is plenty good enough for me. Lord of the Ring Battle for Middle Earth II and Rise of the Witch King look INCREDIBLE with things just the way they are. So does Far Cry - still.

Sandok · Feb 5, 2007, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Asmoday

Not really, im gaming on a console right now !

Amen!

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 5, 2007, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandok

Amen!

My Playstation 2 (original) keeps rockin' in the free world.

Tekken 5, baby!

But I need my PC for first person shooters. I cannot play 'em on a console. I've tried.

Lelisevis · Feb 5, 2007, 08:47 PM

Im looking forward to seeing what DX10 can bring to the table. I've never been one for survival horror type games (can you believe I only managed about 10 minutes of the first resident evil and haven't played one since) however I am looking forward to trying Alan Wake, that game looks a little bit special.

Zelig · Feb 5, 2007, 09:05 PM

"I guess, but I can't afford a new video card right now"

However, I doubt I'll be getting another video card for another couple years at least.

mkk · Feb 5, 2007, 09:13 PM

Next year maybe.

zexx11 · Feb 5, 2007, 09:23 PM

I`m going to wait awhile before I upgrade to Vista and its just to get DirectX 10.

mike2h · Feb 5, 2007, 10:10 PM

not really an option for me. i will wait till vista has a lot more support driver & prog wise & there r dx10 titles that i would actually play.
since i have a 7950gx2 the graphics card comes into it to(as i really cant justify another upgrade until next yr).
am hoping there is a LOT more support for 64bit vista than there was for 64xp, would really like to go that path when i do eventually move to vista.

IamLakota · Feb 5, 2007, 10:31 PM

Oh I got the "CARD" but,,,,I wont be upgrading to Vista for at least a year
not until all the bugs are out and more importantly not until Nvidia gets their drivers "fixed" for the 8800.

Lelisevis · Feb 5, 2007, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by IamLakota

Oh I got the "CARD" but,,,,I wont be upgrading to Vista for at least a year
not until all the bugs are out and more importantly not until Nvidia gets their drivers "fixed" for the 8800.

You have the same card as me, can you explain fixed? I honestly think people are getting sucked in by the negativity. Using the latest set of drivers im currently playing X3-Reunion, Battle for middle-earth2, Prey (needs latest patch but works with it), Doom3, Neverwinter nights2, UT2004.

Ive also seen reputable sites posting benchmarks for WOW:Burning crusade that show Vista actually exceeding XP by upto 5fps.

All i'll say is get the OEM vista and give it a try. Yes it takes a little getting used to and no it's not XP (at the moment) but give it a chance.

CDsDontBurn · Feb 6, 2007, 12:57 AM

we'll all eventually have to migrate to Vista. That is unless there are some XP specific programs that never get updated and will not work w/Vista even 10yrs. later.....kinda like why people still use win98se

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imna upgrade my rig later this year, but i'm not going go to vista probably for a little while later. That is unless i come across a good deal on the new OS

Lelisevis · Feb 6, 2007, 01:02 AM

Good deals are available my friend, pick your components, build your system and go buy an OEM copy. It set me back £70 or so for home premium and i'll probably get 7 years out of it. £10 a year I think I can stretch to that. Add another card for SLi in a years time and i'll be quite happy for 2 to 3 years.

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 6, 2007, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by CDsDontBurn

we'll all eventually have to migrate to Vista. That is unless there are some XP specific programs that never get updated and will not work w/Vista even 10yrs. later.....kinda like why people still use win98se

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That was me. I totally hung on to Windows 98 SE - I loved the "Exit to DOS" option. Plus, all my games ran fine - even the old DOS ones - didn't need DOSBOX, but do in XP.

OmegaRED · Feb 6, 2007, 07:24 AM

Somehow I doubt 35% of the people that voted actually have a Geforce 8800.

mike2h · Feb 6, 2007, 09:18 AM

lol, better get our hipwaders out bullshit is getting pretty deep

Sonata · Feb 6, 2007, 11:01 AM

I will be getting a directx 10 video card when ATI release one, as long as it is good!

OS Win XP x64, Asrock 775Dual VSTA, Core 2 Duo E6300, 2x1024 OCZ CL4, Sapphire X1950 Pro PCIe, WD 320GB, WD Raptor 36GB, Pioneer DVDRW, Sonata II, Viewsonic VP191b V2

RoyBatty · Feb 6, 2007, 11:29 AM

I'm not excited about DX10 at all.
I'm staying with XP until there is no other way. Maybe in one or two years when the first Vista SP and some DX10 games will be released. Then MAYBE I will install Vista. vLite tuned installation of course

LeanWolf · Feb 6, 2007, 01:17 PM

none of the options seem to work for me, I'm not really excited, but I don't have a console and I will be getting a whole new rig soon... Maybe I should be?

j2t · Feb 6, 2007, 01:29 PM

Yeah, I'm just not all that excited about DX10 at this point, like others have said DX9 is just fine for me add to that the fact that I just don't have the cash to drop down on a DX10 card right now and I am perfectly happy with XP and DX9

~~DudeBoyz~~ · Feb 6, 2007, 01:32 PM

What does DX 10 really offer besides a unified shader architecture? Any new effects? Other types of acceleration?

ET3D · Feb 6, 2007, 04:13 PM

As a programmer, I'm pretty excited. I'm waiting for the mid-range and low-end DX10 cards to appear. Then I'll probably get one and play with DX10. From a gaming POV, I hardly game these days (just a little City of Heroes), so I'm not all that excited.

Zardon · Feb 6, 2007, 04:22 PM

what kind of programming do you do ET3D?

Judas · Feb 6, 2007, 05:21 PM

yes, but not with a 8800

Lelisevis · Feb 6, 2007, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Judas

yes, but not with a 8800

Meaning what exactly? Semi coherent sentences make debate much simpler.

niceguyrichy · Feb 6, 2007, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Lelisevis

Meaning what exactly? Semi coherent sentences make debate much more simple.

I'm guessing he's excited by DX10, but the ATi fanboy in him is showing through

I would be excited, but I can't afford a rebuild anytime soon, so I voted for the second option.

The_Neon_Cowboy · Feb 6, 2007, 06:15 PM

DX10 would be porpular on XP , LOL ! Haveing upgrades forced on you no one likes being forced to do somehing. So I guess DX10 will be off to a slow start....

Feb 5, 2007, 07:12 PM	#1
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Asmoday Demonic Join Date: May 2002 Location: In the cold, dark north... Posts: 5,198 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	Not really, im gaming on a console right now ! __________________ How You can help Hardwareheaven by using Digg

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Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	"I guess, but I can't afford a new video card right now" However, I doubt I'll be getting another video card for another couple years at least. __________________ --

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mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	not really an option for me. i will wait till vista has a lot more support driver & prog wise & there r dx10 titles that i would actually play. since i have a 7950gx2 the graphics card comes into it to(as i really cant justify another upgrade until next yr). am hoping there is a LOT more support for 64bit vista than there was for 64xp, would really like to go that path when i do eventually move to vista. __________________

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IamLakota HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Viriginia Posts: 552 Rep Power: 0	Oh I got the "CARD" but,,,,I wont be upgrading to Vista for at least a year not until all the bugs are out and more importantly not until Nvidia gets their drivers "fixed" for the 8800. __________________ Harley Davidson: If You Have To Ask You Wouldn't Understand!!! System Specs: Mobo:Asus P6T Deluxe V2,intel i7 920,2x BFG GTX 250 oc in SLI,Corsair 6gigs tri channel pc12800CL8 2xWD Velociraptor's 2x74gig WD Raptor , X-Fi Fatal1ty Titainium,HANNS-G HG281HD 1080p 28" monitor,Coolermaster HAF/922,PC-PWR&Cooling Sliencer 750,CoolerMaster V8 HSF

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Golbeze HardwareHeaven Addict Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 276 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I sorta am, I'm getting Home Premium, although it'll be a long while before I get a new graphics card. At the least I'll have to wait for a mid-range DirectX 10 card to be released that I can afford at some point.

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~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	Not at all. I'm more interested in getting OpenGL to work in Vista so people can play their Quake / Doom engine games. DX 9 is plenty good enough for me. Lord of the Ring Battle for Middle Earth II and Rise of the Witch King look INCREDIBLE with things just the way they are. So does Far Cry - still.

Feb 5, 2007, 08:47 PM	#8
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Im looking forward to seeing what DX10 can bring to the table. I've never been one for survival horror type games (can you believe I only managed about 10 minutes of the first resident evil and haven't played one since) however I am looking forward to trying Alan Wake, that game looks a little bit special.

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mkk Cthulhu/Dagon 2012 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Gefle, Sweden Posts: 4,383 Rep Power: 120 System Specs	Next year maybe.

Feb 5, 2007, 09:23 PM	#11
zexx11 HardwareHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lynchburg Va. Posts: 75 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	I`m going to wait awhile before I upgrade to Vista and its just to get DirectX 10.

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CDsDontBurn 127.0.0.1 Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,458 Rep Power: 202 System Specs	we'll all eventually have to migrate to Vista. That is unless there are some XP specific programs that never get updated and will not work w/Vista even 10yrs. later.....kinda like why people still use win98se . imna upgrade my rig later this year, but i'm not going go to vista probably for a little while later. That is unless i come across a good deal on the new OS __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Feb 6, 2007, 01:02 AM	#16
Lelisevis Howlin at the moon Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,663 Rep Power: 0	Good deals are available my friend, pick your components, build your system and go buy an OEM copy. It set me back £70 or so for home premium and i'll probably get 7 years out of it. £10 a year I think I can stretch to that. Add another card for SLi in a years time and i'll be quite happy for 2 to 3 years.

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,625 Rep Power: 171 System Specs	Somehow I doubt 35% of the people that voted actually have a Geforce 8800. __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

Feb 6, 2007, 09:18 AM	#19
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	lol, better get our hipwaders out bullshit is getting pretty deep __________________

Feb 6, 2007, 11:01 AM	#20
Sonata DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hot as hell in summer Posts: 284 Rep Power: 0	I will be getting a directx 10 video card when ATI release one, as long as it is good! OS Win XP x64, Asrock 775Dual VSTA, Core 2 Duo E6300, 2x1024 OCZ CL4, Sapphire X1950 Pro PCIe, WD 320GB, WD Raptor 36GB, Pioneer DVDRW, Sonata II, Viewsonic VP191b V2

Feb 6, 2007, 11:29 AM	#21
RoyBatty HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 1,930 Rep Power: 115 System Specs	I'm not excited about DX10 at all. I'm staying with XP until there is no other way. Maybe in one or two years when the first Vista SP and some DX10 games will be released. Then MAYBE I will install Vista. vLite tuned installation of course

Feb 6, 2007, 01:17 PM	#22
LeanWolf alpha male Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Skyrim Posts: 5,702 Rep Power: 80 System Specs	none of the options seem to work for me, I'm not really excited, but I don't have a console and I will be getting a whole new rig soon... Maybe I should be? __________________

Feb 6, 2007, 01:29 PM	#23
j2t DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: May 2004 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 184 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, I'm just not all that excited about DX10 at this point, like others have said DX9 is just fine for me add to that the fact that I just don't have the cash to drop down on a DX10 card right now and I am perfectly happy with XP and DX9

Feb 6, 2007, 01:32 PM	#24
~~DudeBoyz~~ banned Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 1,677 Rep Power: 0	What does DX 10 really offer besides a unified shader architecture? Any new effects? Other types of acceleration?

Feb 6, 2007, 04:13 PM	#25
ET3D Hopeless Dreamer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Dreamland, near the pool of infinite graphics cards Posts: 3,055 Rep Power: 103 System Specs	As a programmer, I'm pretty excited. I'm waiting for the mid-range and low-end DX10 cards to appear. Then I'll probably get one and play with DX10. From a gaming POV, I hardly game these days (just a little City of Heroes), so I'm not all that excited.

Feb 6, 2007, 04:22 PM	Thread Starter #26
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 177	what kind of programming do you do ET3D?

Feb 6, 2007, 06:15 PM	#30
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	DX10 would be porpular on XP , LOL ! Haveing upgrades forced on you no one likes being forced to do somehing. So I guess DX10 will be off to a slow start.... __________________