Should I jump into DirectX 10?

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vsrdan

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Currently I have a ~2 years old Radeon X300SE (128MB) PCI-Ex 16 video card in the PC I use to play DVDs and edit images (Photoshop). Would I get any better performance by upgrading this video card to a DirectX 10 card (budget = $100 max.)?

System:
Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
Foxconn Nforce 4 Ultra MB
2GB DDR400 RAM (4 sticks)
5 HDs (both SATA and IDE)
2 DVD RW drives
Antec Trio 550W PSU
Windows XP Pro 64bit (I am not planning to change this)

Notes: I am not gaming on this PC. Not overclocked either.

Thanks for all the suggestions in advance!
 
Seems to me, if you even have to ask the question you really don't need to worry about DX10. Now if you want better performance, that should be an easy choice. But no, DX10 in and of itself does not mean better performance. If you want to upgrade, do it within your budget, and make DX10 an afterthought.

You dont want vista, and you dont game. Seems like there's little reason for you to do much at all.
 
i game and still use XP. Is it worth it for me to get Vista. Do the directx 10 hacks in XP look about the same ?>
 
W4ngsta said:
oh no its ok if you do the DX 10 hacks in XP, they look about the same as Vista. just delete some keys in your registry and you can make the graphic hacks work. i think its somewhere in [local machine] microsoft folder. i dont quite remember what keys i deleted but the graphics look exactly like vista :eek:.[/QUOTE

do you want the link, b/c apparently you dont believe there are directx 10 hacks in XP.
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For better Photoshop work, don't get a new card (even though you should upgrade it anyways) get a faster CPU. An X2 would be your best choice since photo rendering relies entierly on the processor, not the graphics card. The more cores the better.
 
Yeah, even as far as gaming goes, it's not like night and day difference between DX9 and DX10. It's been shown time and again. You'd have to upgrade both vid card and OS for minimal gain, unless you wanted to do SLI 8800s or something beastly.

For simple video quality as far as editing/viewing images and vids I don't think you'll notice any difference whatsoever.
 
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