Who is planning on picking up DX11 cards next month?

I have no intention of buying any of them, but I can't wait to see the reviews.

I just bought a 4870, so no upgrades for me for a while. I would like to, but I'm pretty sure that they would be far out of my budget.

I WILL!!!!

I just have to wait until there is a version with non-reference cooler since I prefer the non-reference cooler than the reference cooler.

I probably will. I don't game much anymore. I'm still using a X1900XT in my system.

I'm just looking for a decent performer I'm not looking to spend over too much; $150 - $200. It probably means I'll be getting a HD48xx series though.

i really dont see a need to upgarde... like really... no need lol... so i guess i'll wait... LRB though is another story, but that still depends on the price and performance.

I wont be buying them at release, unless the prices are reasonable (HAH)

Very few people will be buying them at release unless we get another 8800GTX. That card was the SH*T when it was released

I'm going to pick one up, look at it, then set it right back down until the reviews and probably second generation cards come out.

i might upgrade , still thinking about it.

I think I'll wait until there are reviews, drivers stabilize, and I finally have a retail copy of Win 7... It would help to have a game that i like that uses it...

Nah... It just got put into the 'too hard' basket.

Rumors still running strong on great perf from these cards

Not me. For one, prices will drop like a stone after a few months, nothing out there needs that much GPU horsepower, and nothing of any significance will be using DX11.

I also note: I've yet to see a single comparision of a game rendered in DX11 vs a lower DX version, or any videos of tesselation running at >30FPS...

I'll pass.

Crysis 2 uses DX11

BF:BC2 uses DX11

Dirt 2 uses DX11

Grid 2 uses DX11

^ without mods.

No it, can't. Nothing can get it to run dx10. If you are referring to crysis that still isn't running dx10.

If the performance is substantially better than a GTX275 and the price isn't - maybe.

Sorry, but Crysis used DX10, and I STILL can't tell the difference. Let me see side by side video, then we talk. And lets face it, no one cares about Dirt2/Grid2, and BC2 probably will be canned for the PC, just like the first one was.

And I point out: I'm not convinced DX11 will take off, due to reasons I've long explained. If I get a DX11 capable card, it will be for performance, not for anything else. And for the time being, I see no reason to upgrade from a 4890, thanks.

I think a lot of people say that 11 won't take off or will fail because 10 didn't last long or see many games and 10.1 barely got any.

Keep in mind 10 didn't get many because devs knew Vista sucked at first and as time went on more and more games came out. 10.1 got nothing simply because of 2 reasons. 1) everyone already knew DX11 was coming out so there was no point wasting time and money on DX10.1 and 2) only ATI customers were able to play meaning only part of your market was. We will see more DX11 games come out.

That was my point; Crysis and a few other games used DX10, to little to no effect. Thats the point.

One month till release of DX11 cards, and I've yet to see a single comparision, screenshot, video, or otherwise, that compares DX11 to DX10/9. Heck, I've yet to see a DX11 video, with Tesselation running, at a higher then 30 FPS!

Show me noticable improvement at steady FPS, and then show me devs jumping on board, then we talk. Until then, I see no reason to upgrade.

I'm more exited about 40nm tech than Dx11. I don't expect many 40mn DX10 cards, so yes, I will probably buy a dx11 card as soon as they're out. If AMD or nVidia maintain the tradition, they will probably launch a ultra high end and a high end card (eg. geforce 8800 gtx and gts, geforce 7800 gtx and 7800gt, etc.) , with the mainstream following in 3-4 months. I will definetly go for the non-ultra high end.

If i'm not wrong this is the first time a new DX version coincides with a major transistor size reduction, which is great for an upgrade.

Short of crysis there should not be any games that you can't play nearly maxed at that resolution.. Keep in mind that when most people say max settings they are not talking about somethnig as rediculous as 32x AA or some such.

Anyway.. as for Dx11.. I do not expect it to be picked up exactly quickly from devs.. It will take a while, as such I have no reason to upgrade right away, not until I need more performance. I don't imagine I will piece wise upgrade this rig anyway.. Though as soon as a game comes out that I want to play that even so much as slightly supports even one dx11 feature.. I will probably upgrade to whatever is around at that point in time..

Lot of people are over exaggerated, so don’t take in to account every thing that every one says.

I want at least 4890 performance that draws less power than a 4850 for less than $200, so yeah I'll wait till they come down in price a bit.

Something tells me ATi and nVidia still don't truely care about efficiency all that much. You might be waiting awhile

FYI, the 4890 is more efficient than the 4870 and 4850, so if you under volted one, you might be able to get to around the same power usage. Or wait for a die shrink.

Cod world at war, world in conflict, fear 2, gta4, far cry 2, Americas Army all at 1920 x 1200 all high with 4x aa and 8 x af. No issues no exageration. Glad to see so much input on my question. I wanted to see what people were planning for the coming os and hardware. I think next year will be the best year yet for pc gaming. Thanks for all the replies I know some of you hate me posting rig shots.

I'll stick with my 4870x2 quadfire rig for now

I might replace them next summer or so, but definitely not any sooner than that. They absolutely rip through any game on the market (including crysis), so I really don't see any reason to upgrade.