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| Message Board > Malarkey > directx10? Windows vista? |
| August 27, 2006, 23:00 | |
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Rhovanion
Exterminated 666 posts |
will directx10 still be compatible with older graphics cards? I heard rumours it will not, and you will be forced to buy a new one. And will windows vista be a pain in the ass, like XP was in 2001 by offering the absolute minimum to backwards compatibility? ____________ |
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| September 1, 2006, 15:32 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts 
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As far as I know, to support DirectX 10, you will need a new graphics card, but you are not forced to buy a new one, because Windows Vista also supports DirectX 9 (a newer version of it though). However new games will probably use DirectX 10, so to run them, you will probably need a new graphicscard... EDIT: So you do need a graphicscard that supports DirectX 9 though... [Edited on September 1, 2006 by PB] ____________ |
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| September 1, 2006, 21:25 | |
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MadMax
None 18 posts |
Vista?? Is that not the last OS microsoft made?
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| September 2, 2006, 12:29 | |
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PB
Defender of the faith 630 posts
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Nah, they would release it "soon"... 
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| September 3, 2006, 00:34 | |
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Rhovanion
Exterminated 666 posts |
I'll better wait for it... its just like that 64 bit windows. Microsoft people are cool though. They don't wear silly costumes :p
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