Directx 10 Hardware Is Now Obsolete

Post by **Hammer** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:01 pm

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>SIGGRAPH 2007 was the stage where Microsoft dropped the bomb, informing gamers that the currently available DirectX 10 hardware will not support the upcoming DirectX 10.1 in Vista SP1. In essence, all current DX10 hardware is now obsolete. But don't get too upset just yet: 'Gamers shouldn't fret too much - 10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about. The spec revision basically makes a number of things that are optional in DX10 compulsory under the new standard - such as 32-bit floating point filtering, as opposed to the 16-bit current. 4xAA is a compulsory standard to support in 10.1, whereas graphics vendors can pick and choose their anti-aliasing support currently. We suspect that the spec is likely to be ill-received. Not only does it require brand new hardware, immediately creating a minuscule sub-set of DX10 owners, but it also requires Vista SP1, and also requires developer implementation.'"</div>

Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:39 pm

Yey MS does it again

What a complete bunch of plonkers lol

Post by **_RS_** » Thu Aug 16, 2007 1:03 am

that'll sting those that saved hard for the 8800's... myo

i'll get my coat

Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:14 am

Glad I didn't save for it then

Post by **Eagle** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 2:57 pm

Still worth getting an 8800 then?

Fri Aug 17, 2007 3:00 pm

8900 is coming out relatively soon, well by begining of next year I've heard

Post by **Nellyboy** » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:28 pm

Megazone has just setup a new rig. He has a core2duo e6600 and an ati HD2900xt 512. He says the card is well fast.

Post by **Bagpuss** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:13 am

Not quite true it seems, if you believe <a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... 4&Itemid=2" target="_blank">http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... temid=2</a>

A DX10 card will not support 10.1, but its unlikely anything will be 10.1 only and it seems like the developers are hardly clamouring to get 10.1 going...

Post by **ryanside** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 10:29 am

GSVBagpuss wrote: Not quite true it seems, if you believe <a href="http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... 4&Itemid=2" target="_blank">http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... temid=2</a>

A DX10 card will not support 10.1, but its unlikely anything will be 10.1 only and it seems like the developers are hardly clamouring to get 10.1 going...

thats what ive heard, and hoping!

Post by **Stocky** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 6:56 pm

Ryanside wrote: thats what ive heard, and hoping!

Aye, same here & not just because I have a 8800GTS