DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10

Mercenary · 10th March 2007, 11:46 AM

**Adam** · 10th March 2007, 11:47 AM

Wow, that water's amazing.
Good catch.

RMS Carpathia · 10th March 2007, 11:55 AM

How do you know if your graphics card "supports" direct X 10? Because I one time had a graphics card that wouldn't support I think it was direct X 7...

-RMS Carpathia-

**Vepl** · 10th March 2007, 11:58 AM

Not sure directx 10 would justify upgrading to vista

Vepl

Mercenary · 10th March 2007, 12:04 PM

The only graphics cards that support directX 10 to my knowledge are the Nvidia 8 series. I dunno about any else, but those images shown there were done on an Nvidia 8800GTX card, I believe.

I have an Nvidia 7800GTX card, which was top of the line a year or so ago, and it doesn't support directx 10. It might later when drivers are made for it, but at the moment it doesn't.

edit: forgot to mention, that's all real time rendering, so that water looks like that all the time during game play. Crazy isn't it?!

RMS Carpathia · 10th March 2007, 12:06 PM

I got a uhh... Oh! I got a NVIDIA GeFORCE FX 5500

Whatever that means hehe... I doubt I would be supported my numbers seem lower than yours...

What does them numbers stand for anyway?

-RMS Carpathia-

Mercenary · 10th March 2007, 01:26 PM

The numbers just mean the series type. Each series are similar cards, but the higher numbered versions have more memory and run faster.

Yours will not run directx 10 unfortunately

**Adam** · 10th March 2007, 01:32 PM

Interesting....I don't feel like getting a new graphics card though, heh

My pc's spec...

Quote:

Time of this report: 3/10/2007, 19:30:19
Machine name: ADAM-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (6000.vista_rtm.061101-2205)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: NVIDIA
System Model: AWRDACPI
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-55 Processor, ~2.6GHz
Memory: 2046MB RAM
Page File: 1009MB used, 3309MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 6.00.6000.16386 64bit Unicode

Video card

Quote:

Card name: RADEON X800 PRO/GTO
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: RADEON X800 PRO AGP (0x4A49)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Mercenary · 10th March 2007, 01:40 PM

Yeah, neither do I. I won't bother upgrading to vista till I find out if I need to get a new one or not. I should rephrase what I meant by "not running" directx 10. You'll be able to run it perse, but it won't look like those images from the url unless you have one of the new vid cards that are coming out now

My vid card was top of the line last year, but it won't be able to look like those images. I'm hoping it'll come close though, lol.

**Adam** · 10th March 2007, 01:44 PM

And I'd need to get a new motherboard to, this one doesn't have a PCI-E slot
Bah

10th March 2007, 11:46 AM	#1
Mercenary i refuse to flex!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,047 Gold: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 This might be worth the upgrade, wow.

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Adam "Can Set Custom Title" Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,454 Gold: 3,044 Thanks: 61 Thanked 959 Times in 319 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 Wow, that water's amazing. Good catch.

10th March 2007, 11:55 AM	#3
RMS Carpathia Madien of the Great Blue Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Absolutely playing no games Posts: 2,045 Gold: 5,856 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 How do you know if your graphics card "supports" direct X 10? Because I one time had a graphics card that wouldn't support I think it was direct X 7... -RMS Carpathia- -Back to the Future 2- Marty McFly: There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car. Doctor Emmett L. Brown: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil. -UOF Chatbox- [21-11, 03:48] TMS Tasty Truffle Trifle Trout ---- holy truffles! O_O

10th March 2007, 11:58 AM	#4
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10th March 2007, 12:04 PM	#5
Mercenary i refuse to flex!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,047 Gold: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 The only graphics cards that support directX 10 to my knowledge are the Nvidia 8 series. I dunno about any else, but those images shown there were done on an Nvidia 8800GTX card, I believe. I have an Nvidia 7800GTX card, which was top of the line a year or so ago, and it doesn't support directx 10. It might later when drivers are made for it, but at the moment it doesn't. edit: forgot to mention, that's all real time rendering, so that water looks like that all the time during game play. Crazy isn't it?!

10th March 2007, 12:06 PM	#6
RMS Carpathia Madien of the Great Blue Join Date: Jun 2006 Shard: Absolutely playing no games Posts: 2,045 Gold: 5,856 Thanks: 6 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 I got a uhh... Oh! I got a NVIDIA GeFORCE FX 5500 Whatever that means hehe... I doubt I would be supported my numbers seem lower than yours... What does them numbers stand for anyway? -RMS Carpathia- -Back to the Future 2- Marty McFly: There he is, Doc! Let's land on him, we'll cripple his car. Doctor Emmett L. Brown: Marty, he's in a '46 Ford, we're in a DeLorean. He'd rip through us like we were tin foil. -UOF Chatbox- [21-11, 03:48] TMS Tasty Truffle Trifle Trout ---- holy truffles! O_O

10th March 2007, 01:26 PM	#7
Mercenary i refuse to flex!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,047 Gold: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 The numbers just mean the series type. Each series are similar cards, but the higher numbered versions have more memory and run faster. Yours will not run directx 10 unfortunately

10th March 2007, 01:40 PM	#9
Mercenary i refuse to flex!! Join Date: Jul 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,047 Gold: 80 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 Yeah, neither do I. I won't bother upgrading to vista till I find out if I need to get a new one or not. I should rephrase what I meant by "not running" directx 10. You'll be able to run it perse, but it won't look like those images from the url unless you have one of the new vid cards that are coming out now My vid card was top of the line last year, but it won't be able to look like those images. I'm hoping it'll come close though, lol.

10th March 2007, 01:44 PM	#10
Adam "Can Set Custom Title" Join Date: Oct 1990 Posts: 6,454 Gold: 3,044 Thanks: 61 Thanked 959 Times in 319 Posts	Re: DirectX 9 vs DirectX 10 And I'd need to get a new motherboard to, this one doesn't have a PCI-E slot Bah

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