Author Topic: Budget nex gen cards : 6800 + X-800Se (Read 4831 times)

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2004, 03:43:29 AM »

its not necassary to upgrade NOW...... DX8 has pixel shaders, bump mapping etc. like 9. of course if someone hands you a 100% working 5950 ultra for 100 tt DON'T SAY NO!

the extra IQ dx9 brings isn't much.... its barely noticable unless you STARE at the game for 5 minutes .

wait till next year if you have a Dx8 card NOW. overclock and tweak till then, ATi should have Shader 3.0 cards out then, and the X-800 pro/6800GT you are drooling at right now will be alot cheaper. And by then, there should also be a new line of 'budget' cards .... since it is customary to bring them in several months after the flagship models. maybe a 6600 ulta?

Carigamers · « **Reply #20 on:** July 09, 2004, 03:43:29 AM »

TaC_uP · « **Reply #21 on:** July 09, 2004, 03:57:26 AM »

trini correct me if i am wrong....don't some games require direct x 9 to run properly

such as COD

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #22 on:** July 09, 2004, 11:22:11 AM »

i am dropping this argument right now because the last few posts come from people who either don't understand what is going on here.... or haven't read the thread properly.

I am not saying DO NOT INSTALL direct X 9.0c

i am saying DO NOT BUY a dx9 card NOW if you have a capable DX8 card.

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #23 on:** July 10, 2004, 01:13:38 PM »

the X-800SE will not be delivered to any retail stores! its for OEMs only.. like.. DELL!!!

ATi BACKSTABBERZ!

http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/video/display...0707131001.html

Rampage · « **Reply #24 on:** July 10, 2004, 01:33:32 PM »

Quote

i am dropping this argument right now because the last few posts come from people who either don't understand what is going on here.... or haven't read the thread properly.

I am not saying DO NOT INSTALL direct X 9.0c

i am saying DO NOT BUY a dx9 card NOW if you have a capable DX8 card.

i think he meant that the games require a dx9 compliant card.

Carigamers · « **Reply #24 on:** July 10, 2004, 01:33:32 PM »

coldstorm · « **Reply #25 on:** July 10, 2004, 02:07:07 PM »

why people keep mentioning software than not final yet direct x 9.0c ain't out until that out there is no proper support of ps 3.0 after it comes out u might see a difference

TrinireturnofGamez · « **Reply #26 on:** July 14, 2004, 07:20:21 PM »

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/s3_del..._pro/page11.asp
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/s3_del..._pro/page12.asp

The Geforce 4s are faster than the 8500 and the TI 500 is just a little bit slower. Perfectly alright for all the games right now, even doom III should run at a nice smooth 30 something fps under a little stress. The 8500 has JUST DX8.1, and its IQ still is more than acceptable

rite now try to get alot of CPU power and RAM , next year whatever card you get will need it.

SUPR3M3 · « **Reply #27 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:59:53 PM »

I still don't understand why you'll want to play the game at 30fps. Why run it at 30fps when it's meant to be played in all it's glory at 60fps? I can never be comfortable playing at 30fps, but then again you're trini so it's understood

Carigamers · « **Reply #27 on:** July 15, 2004, 01:59:53 PM »

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