er - cause the 8800 series is NOT a DX10 graphics card - example:: If I purchased a car and it would only take me a mile would/could you advertise it as a road worthy card for general use? NO!
How is the 8800 not a DX10 card? If you are referring to poor performance, the so called DX10 games that are out now suffer from poor implementation of the DX10 features, you should wait for a real DX10 game like Bioshock or Crysis and you'll probably see that the 8800 can run DX10.
Oh believe me I would love for the 8800 series to work -- I really want a 8800 ultra, money all put aside for it but I am not spending out £400 to get something that won't see the rest of the year out
Oh believe me I would love for the 8800 series to work -- I really want a 8800 ultra, money all put aside for it but I am not spending out £400 to get something that won't see the rest of the year out
Do you recon that all game manufacturers are retarded? Name one game that GTX can't run today? "Dx10" games that were tested today run waaaaay better in Dx9 mode (they were made to). BTW.. No one will release a game that 96% of the customers will not be able to run. Even a GTS 320 should easily last you one year as long as you stick to moderate resolutions (maybe two).
I think that what you are really pissed at is that if you spend a fortune on the best GPU today.. it will fade against a better model in the new future.. But that's expected and will not change until... never??
I know tech moves on thats whats so good about it its just seems graphics cards are not stable enough -- but I guess thats the way the game is played so to speak....
Guess I am more pissed that I purchased a 320MB card instead of a GTX.
As the uprightman started it i will continue with the car analogies Seriously its like buying a car though (see told you)no way would i ever buy a new car the amount of money you loose straight off of the forecourt makes it a no brainer as far as im concerned.
I use the same princable with graphics cards and it has turned out quite well this time i dont give a hoot about DX10 or Vista so a GTS will be a good buy for me when i get my new pc in the new year, i dont want/need the best and as games will be backwardsly compatable with DX9 for the forseeable future,well i wont need a new card for about 2 years and they might have made one that can play DX10 properly by then. Mactronix
I know tech moves on thats whats so good about it its just seems graphics cards are not stable enough -- but I guess thats the way the game is played so to speak....
Guess I am more pissed that I purchased a 320MB card instead of a GTX.
I am ordering a new setup in a day or two and I am going wit 320MB GTS. My monitor (witch I adore) supports res up to 1280x1024 and if your monitor is anything like mine you have made a right choice. At lower resolutions GTS runs most games (with 1 or 2 exceptions) as well as GTX does even with full AA. Getting GTX/Ultra is only wise if you have a big*ss screen, otherwise it's a waste of cash as any game that GTS will miserably fail to run should kill GTX/Ultra as well and a new generation GPU will always be just around the corner
Thats hit the nail on the head -- very easy to get caught up in getting the newist and best piece of hardware on the market -- but at the end of the day ask yourself is 130 FPS any better than 100 FPS.
The answer is human nature - your eyes can't react that fast anyway.
8800 series and/or 9800 is a no brainer.
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