How Bad is sacrificing DX10?

which?

  • 8600GTS

    Votes: 5 41.7%

  • 7800GTX

    Votes: 7 58.3%
  • Total voters
    12
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UpskirtHayley

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How Bad is sacrificing DX10?

Might getting a new machine with Vista and dual core cpu. I am planning to get either 7800GTX or 8600GTS. If I get 8600GTS.. I can play games in DX10 mode as I will be having vista. but the thing is.... 7800GTX seems faster speed-wise and it has 256bit while 8600GTS only has 128bit. So If I were to get 7800GTX..... how bad is the sacrifice of 8600GTS DX10?

How beautiful is DX10 in 8600GTS?
 
neither of those cards would be able to play DX10 contend on playable framerates I recon, so tbh, It wouldnt matter weither you pick the 8600GTS or the 7800gtx :)
(they are really close performance wise too iirc)


if you can get a 7800gtx 2nd hand really cheap for example, I suppose that would be a nice way to go.
 
The 8600GT is really terrible, if you can afford it you should get the Nvidia 9600GT, that card is between the 8600GT and the 8800GT in terms of performance and price (closer to the 8800GT than the 8600GT). That card is the first of the series 9 cards, if you want to sacrifice directx 10 then go for the high end series 7 cards like the 7900GT or the GTX, those are really good value at the moment. They can be had really cheaply either on eBay or just at your local computer store because they are trying to get rid of them as they are phasing it out.
 
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