Windows Vista and DirectX10

gamer30 · 12-15-2007, 12:42 AM

Does it matter what version of Vista you have to play Direct X 10 games, and get the full experience?

meanman · 12-15-2007, 01:23 AM

no but you wil need a good rig to play games at there best, a min of 2gig ram a dx10 vid card 8800gt is good and a good cpu e6600 or the future proof q6600.

gamer30 · 12-15-2007, 05:50 AM

Ya im gettin 2 gigs of ram maybe 3, just got my 8800GT, and getting a e6750

meanman · 12-15-2007, 10:15 AM

some people might not agree but i would go with 3 gigs and with the specs of your build it should rock.

gamer30 · 12-16-2007, 09:20 AM

Ya im getting 3 gigs, decided it would be better

BluePlum · 12-16-2007, 09:41 AM

You can get Dx10 in xp

meanman · 12-16-2007, 09:45 AM

if thats true please post the details because as far as i no you cant get dx10 xp but you can unlock some graphic features on games like crysis on xp.

ThatGuy16 · 12-16-2007, 09:53 AM

I heard something about DX10 in XP. Its just a rumor, or its not "true" DX10.

I can see a good difference between DX9 and DX10, the gameplay in dx10 is better IMO.

MatrixEVO · 12-16-2007, 04:43 PM

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Originally Posted by gamer30

Ya im getting 3 gigs, decided it would be better

Get 4GB. For one, it's an even number of memory, and an even number of sticks, whether it's 2 or 4 of them, your computer will like that better. Secondly, future games are taking a lot of memory, and so does Vista, so it would be worth getting the 4GB just for that. Check out Newegg, they have some great deals, and check out the mail-in-rebates as well.

ukulele_ninja · 12-16-2007, 05:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MatrixEVO

Get 4GB. For one, it's an even number of memory, and an even number of sticks, whether it's 2 or 4 of them, your computer will like that better. Secondly, future games are taking a lot of memory, and so does Vista, so it would be worth getting the 4GB just for that. Check out Newegg, they have some great deals, and check out the mail-in-rebates as well.

Vista only reads up to 3gigs in 32-bit version

12-15-2007, 12:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
gamer30 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 162	Windows Vista and DirectX10 Does it matter what version of Vista you have to play Direct X 10 games, and get the full experience?

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meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,700	no but you wil need a good rig to play games at there best, a min of 2gig ram a dx10 vid card 8800gt is good and a good cpu e6600 or the future proof q6600. __________________ my sig Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition ocd to 3.15 ghz Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 "SSC Edition" 1024MB GDDR3 CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Coolermaster 700W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU member of the cod 4 www.cfclan.co.uk

12-15-2007, 10:15 AM	#4 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,700	some people might not agree but i would go with 3 gigs and with the specs of your build it should rock. __________________ my sig Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition ocd to 3.15 ghz Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 "SSC Edition" 1024MB GDDR3 CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Coolermaster 700W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU member of the cod 4 www.cfclan.co.uk

12-16-2007, 09:45 AM	#7 (permalink)
meanman Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: england Posts: 1,700	if thats true please post the details because as far as i no you cant get dx10 xp but you can unlock some graphic features on games like crysis on xp. __________________ my sig Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient 95W Edition ocd to 3.15 ghz Abit IP35 Pro (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard Crucial Ballistix 4GB (2x1GB) DDR2 PC2-8500C5 1066MHz EVGA GeForce 9800 GX2 "SSC Edition" 1024MB GDDR3 CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Coolermaster 700W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU member of the cod 4 www.cfclan.co.uk

12-16-2007, 09:53 AM	#8 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,047	I heard something about DX10 in XP. Its just a rumor, or its not "true" DX10. I can see a good difference between DX9 and DX10, the gameplay in dx10 is better IMO. __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.23v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: HD3870 @ 837/1152 LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ My Old 3DMark06: 20008 =(

12-15-2007, 05:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
gamer30 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 162	Ya im gettin 2 gigs of ram maybe 3, just got my 8800GT, and getting a e6750

12-16-2007, 09:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
gamer30 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 162	Ya im getting 3 gigs, decided it would be better

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