VooDooPC August 4, 2006 Share VooDooPC Member August 4, 2006 (edited) I've been thinking about buying a new graphics card but it will have to be DX9, partly because DX10 isn't out yet, and the other part being because I am slightly lacking money. I know alot of people say, "wait for DX10", but even when DX10 does come out, not only will I not be able to afford a reasonable DX10 graphics card, I won't even be able to afford Windows Vista. I'd much rather have a fast DX9 card than a slow DX10 card. I hope that makes sense. I'd be more than happy playing games like Oblivion or FEAR with everything all the way up then seeing DX10 features in games running at 5fps. Crysis, Unreal 3 engine games and Microsoft Flight Sim (I think) are the only games that I am aware of that are going to actually be using DX10. Some of the fancy features Crysis uses aren't even DX10, like sub surface scattering. Thats not even Shader Model 3.0, it's only 2.0, even my X800 can do that. The only thing I can think of that will use DX10 in Crysis is the real-time radiocsity that I have yet to see. So is it worth it now to buy a fast DX9 card rather then wait for a slower DX10 card? Should I wait for DX10 to come out so the prices of DX9 cards plummet? Do you think the prices will drop before DX10 comes out? Edited August 6, 2006 by VooDooPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus August 4, 2006 Share Laz.e.rus Member August 4, 2006 yup, dx10 is around the corner with all its bells and whistles. Should you let that affect your decision? NO WAY. Say it comes out in 6 months, with new cards right on its heels. The new cards will be the first introductory versions, meaning expensive and the bottom of the new line. You dont want those anyway, so youd wait for the next card revision. Uses: Lets say the games come out at same time,6 months ( not the couple we have slipping out now, I mean all mainstream games). They will also support 9, maybe even 8. How much should you worry? CSS is a DX 9 game , and you can run it in dx7. That should give you an idea. My personal opinion on when a dx10 card will be neccesssay? 2 years min. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengence August 4, 2006 Share avengence Member August 4, 2006 Upgrade now, even if DX10 came out tomorrow... you probably wouldnt see it in a game for at least a year (or in most games) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher August 4, 2006 Share Preacher Member August 4, 2006 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102027 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC August 4, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member August 4, 2006 (edited) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814102027 We've got a winner! Edited August 4, 2006 by VooDooPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus August 4, 2006 Share Laz.e.rus Member August 4, 2006 I still like the 7950gx2. Its 499 now, so with my evga step-up, its only like $250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 4, 2006 Share Cujo Member August 4, 2006 bios flash that and you get my card. sweet deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer August 4, 2006 Share wayfarer Member August 4, 2006 Does anyone else notice high end GPU's dropping like a rock in price or is it just me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 5, 2006 Share Cujo Member August 5, 2006 new ati cards are coming out in about two weeks. they're clearing stock of x1900s and older. nvidia already has a high end card out so clearing stock of 7900 parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 August 5, 2006 Share akaM2 Member August 5, 2006 would you get that card over this card? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16814130033 also is it easy to flash the bios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 5, 2006 Share Cujo Member August 5, 2006 m2, it's a risk and probably not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laz.e.rus August 5, 2006 Share Laz.e.rus Member August 5, 2006 just an fyi, that 7900gtko is the exact same card I got, and I have mine clocked at 551/1690. It never gets over 60C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaM2 August 5, 2006 Share akaM2 Member August 5, 2006 just an fyi, that 7900gtko is the exact same card I got, and I have mine clocked at 551/1690.It never gets over 60C nice, i just ordered it 30 seconds ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 5, 2006 Share Cujo Member August 5, 2006 (edited) my x1800xt never goes over 80C! so there! btw, in the pics of that sapphire card it's exactly the same as mine just with a different sticker on the heatsink. it should bios flash and oc to pe with no problem. 512mb of ram is the benefit. laz's card is quicker then mine in 3dmark 2k6 but they're pretty much hand in hand in most other things. i was beating him before he oc'ed btw... i'm sure the 512mb helps me when i run cs at 1920x1200. Edited August 5, 2006 by Cujo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VooDooPC August 6, 2006 Author Share VooDooPC Member August 6, 2006 Do you think the prices of ATI cards will drop in two weeks then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOFX August 6, 2006 Share NOFX Member August 6, 2006 I don't even be able to afford Windows Vista. Do people actually buy microsofts operating systems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheReverend(c) August 6, 2006 Share TheReverend(c) Member August 6, 2006 My dual pcix16 256 7800gt's kick seriouse butt. On GC severs I run about 140 fps average. Have seen as high as 185. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tek-Almighty August 6, 2006 Share Tek-Almighty Member August 6, 2006 I listened to a blog rant from a guy connected to MS and it was all about DX10 and hardware upgrade... He said that since DX10 is connected so intimately with Vista, which isn't going to be out for another 4-5 months (estimate) that DX10 hardware wouldn't even be viable until that time. He also said that HE would give 9mos to 1year to get out major vista bugs, and allow hardware prices to come down....BEFORE investing in any new vid card that supports DX10....let alone before buying and installing Vista. STraight from horses mouth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer August 6, 2006 Share wayfarer Member August 6, 2006 Do you think the prices of ATI cards will drop in two weeks then? They did drop! The X1900 series cards did any way, and by a sustantial margin too. CF ready & CF edition cards each dropped by $250.00 CAN. (I'm guessing about $200.00 U.S.) Have a look at this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cujo August 8, 2006 Share Cujo Member August 8, 2006 My dual pcix16 256 7800gt's kick seriouse butt. On GC severs I run about 140 fps average. Have seen as high as 185. rev, it doesn't matter what your max or avg is. smooth cs:s is all about keeping your min up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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