DX10 generation cards....

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TheRapture

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When is the NEXT "next generation" cards coming out, i.e., the DX10 cards....? Since I sold my GTX, needing to take some time off, I will be buying something cheap for Quakecon, probably used.....
 
My guess is this year.

You do realize nobody is going to be able to give you a factual answer. Those that know are under NDA, everyone else just simply doesn't know and is guessing.
 
Well, we do know that the cards won't be coming out tomorrow. ;)

Nor will they come out in 2086.
 
I realize there are no timelines announced yet, just looking for "best guess" from some insiders..... :D


Like I said, I am going to buy something used for QCon, and then buy the Biggest, Baddest DX10 card I can afford when it comes out....
 
and then marvel at how nothing but Vista will care for another 4-6months?
 
I was just about to post about this but better to use a pre-made thread..
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Anyhow, I was thinking the same thing as I want to get an X1900XT in the later coming months along with a PhysX (for UT 2007 of course!).

I will be getting Vista as well (I just love upgrading), but I don't want to buy an X1900 or other vid card NOW and come to find out that they are strictly DX9 and that's it. I'd be real pissed.

So should I just wait till later in the year when Vista and UT2007 comes out to see if there will be any DX10 cards at that time? Or take the plunge and just get a new card now?

I'm currently using an ATI 256mb X800XT P.E., with a 3.6 ghz P4 and 2 gigs of RAM.

That should hold me over for a while right??

Suggestions???

THanks
 
Yes that would hold you over, unless you're me and told "Buy a $3000 computer before college or you don't get a $3000 computer." My parents are weird. So I'm goin' SLI with 7900GTXs. But an X800XTPE should be good for a while. Are you on AGP? If so, get off the ship before it sucks you down!
 
actually I forgot to put:
my mobo is PCI-Express as well as the vid card.
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I just happen to be looking at Guru3d's review of the HIS x1900X and WOW that puppy looks sweeeeet!

I'm just afraid to plunk down the money i.e:500 (broke as hell) and have to upgrade within a couple of months for Vista AND a DX10 card ($$$$!!!!).
:(
 
What games will use DX10? It's like when SLI came out or 64bit came out. No games used it properaly so right now it's not worth it to get a great card ^_^ 6800GS with BF2 at full everything at 1280x980 :D
 
If you're short on cash, hold back. I have a windfall ATM so I'm gonna use it. Then step up to whatever eVGA puts out within 3 months, these puppies are gonna cost me $529.99 each on NewEgg....
 
thanks for the suggestions!

I think I'm gonna go with my original plan and get an X1900XTX and PhysX card later in the year when UT2007 comes out. (better start pimpimg my ass now and saving!)
:D
 
I've heard in 2 months, I've heard in a year

I do know that MS confirmed that Vista would NOT ship with DX10. That it would be available later on to Vista users.
 
BlackDragon323 said:
So should I just wait till later in the year when Vista and UT2007 comes out to see if there will be any DX10 cards at that time? Or take the plunge and just get a new card now?
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i could be wrong, i doubt it, but i believe the next UT games will be dx9. talk of dx10 cards is such pointless topic. its going to be like what a yr and a half before anything above a "decent" dx10 game comes out...maybe...
 
I'm guessing that DX10 will be a typical M$ product. It'll have at least two or three "official" release dates that keep getting pushed back and back and back....
 
Sovereign said:
I'm guessing that DX10 will be a typical M$ product. It'll have at least two or three "official" release dates that keep getting pushed back and back and back....
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Because god damnit, we want our product now, no matter how crappy it might currently be and how much more work it needs.

But in all seriousness, I see nothing wrong with waiting for DX10, especially considering all of our current games run fine.
 
I don't see a point in upgrading to a DX10 card yet until all the support for it is out there. Which means we gotta wait for the actual API first which means we also have to wait for Vista. No point in upgrading to one just to watch prices for your precious video card drop when you can't even use its full capabilities.

I remember when I bought the first Radeon card ever to come out (the one with 64/32 MB DDR) boasted that it was ready for the next version of DirectX but in reality it was missing some featuresets of that new API.
 
WinXP doesn't support DX10 nor will it ever. DX10 is a Vista thing and since Vista isn't coming out until next year, your answer is next year some time. well let me rephrase. it won't matter if you have a so called DX10 card now since DX10 isn't supported in XP.
 
Are there any technical papers or even demo stuff? I'm sure the video card manufacturers have atleast a working prototype hidden somewhere.
 
dude...they already have DX85..

but they cant just realese that because they have to take it step by step and sqeez all the money they can
 
They are mean -.- But games look great now don't they? Why wait for DX10 when in 1-2 years a video card will have to be replaced to run nice graphics. So if you are going to wait for a card for a year when there are still no games for it and you would be proud of your decision.DX9 ftw ^_^
 
[BB] Rick James said:
it won't matter if you have a so called DX10 card now since DX10 isn't supported in XP.
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They will probably provide the evolutionary DX9 SM 2.0/3.0 performance improvements expected with a next gen card.
 
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