Buying video card for DX10 vista?

[Niskyspy]

Just have one question that came up many time in my brain and I never found an answer to. The thing is that I'll be upgrading to Vista in Feb. and I am planing on upgrading the memory to 3gig 677 and getting a new video card. Right now I have EVGA 7600GS 256mb (pretty shitty ). I've heard that Vista will have DirectX10. Do I need to buy a DX10 capable video card or will any card work. As of right now I was looking into EVGA 7950GT KO because of its price per performance value. So tell me if u think I should wait or if waiting wont do anything.
Thank you

 

[lb562high]

might as well buy the 8800 gts...even though its more expensive then the 7950 gt, its worth it b/c of its dx10 capabilities. im not sure vista will perform to its fullest if u dont have a dx10 card.

 

[Niskyspy]

should I wait til the prices go down? will they?

 

[lb562high]

prices should start dropping as soon the r600 comes out next year....if u can wait it out then go for it...maybe ull even spot something better out there for your needs

oh and go back to my monitor thread

 

[Jet]

should I wait til the prices go down? will they?

Wait a while, as Nvidia will be releasing cheaper cards in the 8xxx lineup, as well as the R600 coming out.

 

[Niskyspy]

What i was looking for is 512MB 600Mhz 1500Mhz 256bit 24pixelpipes and it has to be DX10
Thanks and I guess I'll wait til I can buy a card like the one above for $250-300.

 

[mrbagrat]

Wait a while, as Nvidia will be releasing cheaper cards in the 8xxx lineup, as well as the R600 coming out.

How long is "a while?"

Or, how long was it between the 7800GTX and the 7600 cards?

 

[Jet]

How long is "a while?"

Or, how long was it between the 7800GTX and the 7600 cards?

I can't tell you, cause I don't know. They're supposed to be out by the time the R600 comes around..

 

[lovely?]

dont hold your breath, the last word i got was that they'll be in production for awhile

 

[mrbagrat]

I looked at a few other sites and the general consensus seems to be feb-march 07.

 

[maroon1]

. im not sure vista will perform to its fullest if u dont have a dx10 card.

Vista will perform to its fullest with a shader model 2.0 video cards and 128MB video memory

 

[Geoff]

Vista will perform to its fullest with a shader model 2.0 video cards and 128MB video memory

Right now it will look the same on a DX9 and DX10 card, if you're only talking about the user interface. But the newer apps and games will look much different on a DX10 card.

 

[Archangel]

Right now it will look the same on a DX9 and DX10 card, if you're only talking about the user interface. But the newer apps and games will look much different on a DX10 card.

true... just too bad DX10 games wont be the standard for a long time

 

[Geoff]

true... just too bad DX10 games wont be the standard for a long time

Standard... true

But crysis is going to be released very soon, in fact you can pre-order it now on Newegg for $55.

 

[Archangel]

hmmh... buying a new card just for 1 game.. gotta be worth it.. /sarcasm ^^

edit: besides that.. oblivion etc are D9 games.. and you see how cool those look already.. I think the difference between DX9.0c and DX10 won't be that big tbh.

 

[Geoff]

hmmh... buying a new card just for 1 game.. gotta be worth it.. /sarcasm ^^

Come on! You're telling me you wouldnt spend $650 for an 8800GTX so you can play Crysis?

 

[Archangel]

Im pretty sure i can play Crysis on my current pc pretty well tbh..

 

[Cromewell]

Come on! You're telling me you wouldnt spend $650 for an 8800GTX so you can play Crysis?

No. Why would I spend $650 on a video card period? It's silly. Well unless I only run 3dmark or something

 

[Archangel]

No. Why would I spend $650 on a video card period? It's silly. Well unless I only run 3dmark or something

hmmmh... that money would be much better spend on some shoes,.. or handbag's.. lol but really.. $650 for 1 card? no thanks..

 

[Niskyspy]

I guess I'll just wait till march or something and get a card then. For now I'll just upgrade my memory, CPU heatsink and a new full tower case for better cooling .