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Apache14   12-23-2006 at 01:14:53 PM

Will the current G80 (8800GTX/S) be able to run the first gen DX10 games at their highest settings or will i haft to wait for the 2nd gen of DX10 cards to do that?

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weskurtz81   12-23-2006 at 01:52:51 PM
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Who knows..... it won't run anything without the drivers though. I have been hearing things about lack of vista drivers support for those cards.

wes

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prozac26   12-23-2006 at 03:05:12 PM
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I think they will.

If not, R600s and 8900s will come out and will max out DX10 games.

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Apache14   12-23-2006 at 03:23:40 PM
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whene are the r600 and 8900 supposed to launch?

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krisz   12-23-2006 at 05:06:39 PM
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whene are the r600 and 8900 supposed to launch?



The last i heard was that the ATI DX10 cards should be out Q1 2007 and there's no news about the 8900 series. I don't think they will be out any time soon since the 8800 was just launched and i think they are concentrating on the mid range DX10 cards right now.

By the way i was reading it on a forum here that Nvidia 88xx series cards are not compatible with Vista, but i can not find that thread anymore i guess it was locked or deleted or something. I was reading the "Games for Windows" magazine's January issue and i came across this article. I thought it would be interesting to share it with all the none believers out there.
article

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mpjesse   12-23-2006 at 07:08:48 PM
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I think they will.

If not, R600s and 8900s will come out and will max out DX10 games.



You hope.

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prozac26   12-23-2006 at 07:10:25 PM
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whene are the r600 and 8900 supposed to launch?


R600 sometime in January, probably late January.

As for 8900s, I haven't heard anything yet, but it should happen the same as 7900 launch.

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kamel5547   12-23-2006 at 07:59:08 PM
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The only thing missing ATM for the 8800 series are Vista compatible drivers, a moot point since the OS isn't out for consumers. Enterprises with access to Vista are highly unlikely to buy an 8800(assuming the people purchasing know what theya re doing), theres plenty of time for Nvidia to get the drivers right.

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krisz   12-23-2006 at 09:24:36 PM
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I just picked up the January issue of the Maximum PC magazine and it has a pretty long and detailed explanation of what DX10 is and you can see some DX9 vs DX10 screenshots from Age of Conan as well as it explains how the new 8800 cards work. Very nice article. If you are interested pick up the magazine.

Ps. they also review Windows Vista :)

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