Posted July 13, 200915 yr This is the age old question i suppose, im gona get a new PC with my tax returnand have started looking at the fine print (sys build details) and have come across some forum talk that DirectX 11 will be out in late 09 or early 10. Early last month AMD publicly demonstrated the world’s first Microsoft DirectX® 11 graphics processor, and there's some forum talk that Vista service pack 2 will include DirectX 11...so im thinking maybe i should hold off for a while? Whats the consensus view here? considering that the current generation of vid cards wont be forward compatible....am i worrying about nothing? Some background http://www.amd.com/us-en/Corporate/VirtualPressRoom/0,,51_104_543_15104~131424,00.html http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/opagamahons.jpghttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmp
July 13, 200915 yr Upgrade now and then when DX11 comes out get a new video card. I just did a major upgrade and with a midlife upgrade of just the GPU I'll get another year out of her. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/SirChuc/smokejumper3.jpg http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmphttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/OperationCrownRibbon02.jpg Or as one of many thousands of Canadians have said, my guns are at the bottom of that lake. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. - On Gun Confiscation
July 13, 200915 yr hooray for tax returns will help me spend some on a i7 set up.. im not gonna upgrade my gpu *OC'd 8800gt 512* for a fair while. will wait n see how well second gen Dx11 cards do. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
July 13, 200915 yr Haven't even used DX10 yet! I must be missing on all the amazing possibilities with the new Microsoft DirectX 10 libraries. Experience games like never before with MS DX10, yeah! Brought to you by your friends at Microsoft. http://imgur.com/e5y6e.gif You've already ruined these forums for me, I have no desire to read your rhetoric or the pathetic arguments you get yourself in to, or the personal vendetta you have against me, so please, do not talk to me. Ever. About anything.
July 14, 200915 yr I still have XP no directx 10 for me "Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"...... Enzo Ferrari unicorns are awesome!
July 14, 200915 yr Why wont current Vid Cards like ATI HD4870 run Dx11 isnt it just a software upgrade? http://matt.itsthemadhouse.com/na/sigs/na-sig-gruanch5.png http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/bulletmagnet.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/gren.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/ocrs.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/opagamaserv.jpg
July 14, 200915 yr Why wont current Vid Cards like ATI HD4870 run Dx11 isnt it just a software upgrade? What you mean? you need vista you mean? yes. getting mad for peoples amusement
July 14, 200915 yr No the way I read it was current generation Vid cards wont support DX11 http://matt.itsthemadhouse.com/na/sigs/na-sig-gruanch5.png http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/bulletmagnet.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/gren.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/ocrs.bmp http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/opagamaserv.jpg
July 14, 200915 yr No dont wait for dx11 it will be years before enough games use it for it being a deciding point in a card . :hi:
July 14, 200915 yr I agree with Plate, he's right I think. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/SirChuc/smokejumper3.jpg http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmphttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/OperationCrownRibbon02.jpg Or as one of many thousands of Canadians have said, my guns are at the bottom of that lake. That's my story and I'm sticking to it. - On Gun Confiscation
July 15, 200915 yr Will see how it goes tonight hopefully. noticed i now have DX11 - not sure whether from Win7 or new Gfx 275 card. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
July 15, 200915 yr Its from Win 7 its the only way to get it "Aerodynamics are for people who cannot build engines"...... Enzo Ferrari unicorns are awesome!
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