GeForce 6800 and Pixel Shader 3.0

[BIG_AIZZLE]

Is the 6800 going to support pixel shader 3.0. Because i heard it does and to run half life to as good as it gets you will need pixel shader 3.0.Im looking into a x800 and if it only has pixel shader 2.0 thats mighty dumb. Because if im going to spend 400 or so bucks then i wanna run half life to as good as it gets. So pls tell And good night.

 

[sithspawn]

6800 will support 3.0
x800 will not as far as i am aware.

6800 will also fully support dirextX 9c where as x800 will not.

 

[Wartorment]

Half-Life 2's graphics are mediocre, anyways, if your computer isn't struggling with FarCry, HL2 should run fine, I mean, they do give you the game voucher with a 9600XT, so I don't think the reqs are gonna be that steep.

 

[BIG_AIZZLE]

I just wanna know if the quality of half life 2 will be alittle below a 6800s because they are the top of the line cards these days and we all know that fx cards beats radeons quality but will it make a lot of differance with pixel shader 3.0.

 

[WQ87]

Half-Life 2's graphics are mediocre, anyways, if your computer isn't struggling with FarCry, HL2 should run fine, I mean, they do give you the game voucher with a 9600XT, so I don't think the reqs are gonna be that steep.

They throw in a voucher for 9600se, and that can't even play farcry with pleasing FPS.

 

[WQ87]

I just wanna know if the quality of half life 2 will be alittle below a 6800s because they are the top of the line cards these days and we all know that fx cards beats radeons quality but will it make a lot of differance with pixel shader 3.0.

It depends if Half Life 2 uses PS3.0. You could get the X800 however, they would be outdated when DX9.0c games come out which would be a very long time. Personally, i would get the 6800 because with PS3.0 and DX9.0c support, it would last longer before i throw it away.

Here is a card i want to get after it comes out:
http://www.bfgtech.com/6800GTOC.html
Nice requirements too.

 

[The Merlin]

I thought it was DOOM3 that would take advantage of PS3.0

 

[WQ87]

I thought it was DOOM3 that would take advantage of PS3.0

Doom 3 is an Open Gl game. Since nVidia works wonder with Open Gl and nVidia work with the makers of Doom 3, it "might" utilize PS3.0.

 

[WQ87]

Behold ladies and gentlemen, Pictures of Farcry with the sm3.0 patch.
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=93143
Pretty lights, eh? Something the 6800 has that the X800 doesn't and can't do.

 

[beedubaya]

Oh crap, does that mean I just wasted $425 on an X800 thats already outdated?