Windows Vista

martyvice · 07-22-2006, 02:48 AM

When Windows Vista comes out it will be Direct X10, will we be able to use our current video cards for it? Vista is supposed to not be backwards compatible.

**The_Other_One** · 07-22-2006, 03:10 AM

I don't know if Vista will have DirectX 10 or not, but regardless, your video card should be compatable with it. Now, it might not be able to use all the features and what not, but it should work with it.

[-0MEGA-] · 07-22-2006, 03:19 AM

DX9 cards will be compatible with it, thats why alot of video cards now say "Windows Vista Capable" on the box.

Arm_Pit · 07-22-2006, 04:07 AM

There has been a lot of speculation and rumors of the final version of vista being only DX10, but the reality to it is, Microsoft isn;t that dumb

DX9 cards will work fine.

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07-22-2006, 04:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Arm_Pit banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,299	There has been a lot of speculation and rumors of the final version of vista being only DX10, but the reality to it is, Microsoft isn;t that dumb DX9 cards will work fine.