dx10 and computer...

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brasscorpion

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...life as a gaming platform???

Okay I am getting ready to buy a new GPU. I have been reading all i can on the new cards coming out next week.

Here is my concern. I like Windows XP Pro and don't plan on purchasing Vista. But XP from what I have read will never have the ability to run DX10. So at some point I would imagine that I won't be able to play games on my rig...is this true???

I remember the Warcraft days (win 95, 98 and 2000) when the game disk had the version of DX on the disk that was required to run the game. So at some point I figure that new games that are DX10 games will have this same "requires DX10" notation on the package.

So here is my issue, if I buy an 8800gts or Gtx...in order to get the most out of it...will I need to purchase Vista???

What about DX10 games...will they still play on DX9c...will DX10 ever be modified to work on XP systems???

What about being modified by a user group...like the old VOODOO days and drivers? Can DX10 be converted???
 
DirectX10 shouldn't run on XP under any conditions. So to get the most out of that 8800 you will need Vista at some point in time. For a while it's quite possible games will be built to support both DX9 and DX10. In the long run you will need Vista and DX10 support to make sure everything is still playable.
 
brasscorpion said:
I remember the Warcraft days (win 95, 98 and 2000) when the game disk had the version of DX on the disk that was required to run the game. So at some point I figure that new games that are DX10 games will have this same "requires DX10" notation on the package.

So here is my issue, if I buy an 8800gts or Gtx...in order to get the most out of it...will I need to purchase Vista???
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Games that require DX10 compatibility are probably many years away. Notice the key word *require*. Currently I do not know of any games that require DX9 compatibility. Most games will still run just fine on DX8 and DX7 cards. Were about to see games that take advantage of DX10, but DX9 hardware will still be able to play them just without the DX10 parts.

As for DX10 on XP, I wouldn't hold my breath.

Also considering the fact that my buddy on Win2k is just now (7 years later) encountering applications (Supreme Commander) that will not run without XP or better, I'd say XP has a lot of life left in it.
 
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