Dante_Caligari
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I am having a little trouble understanding this whole DX10 thing right now.
1. What kind of videocard do you need to be capable to run DX10? I heard that it had to have at least 512MB of video memory, but I am not sure if that is true or not. Will you have to have one of the new generation cards...this mysterious "G80" or ATI's next version of videocard, or will some of the high-end cards of today (like the 7950) work fine?
2. Vista is going to need alot of power. My computer recently died, so I am using that as terms to upgrade. I want to use the version of VISTA that enhances my games, as I am a gamer, and I was thinking about a system like this:
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ Dual Core
2GB OCZ, Crucial, Kingston or Corsair DDR500 RAM
Some MSI Motherboard -!-Recommendations PLEASE-!-
Videocard: No idea. I need one that will do DX10 (for Crysis and such), but I do not want to spend 300$ or buy one of the new power-hog monster next-gen cards.
I will not go with Conroe right now, sorry.
3. Windows XP will not be able to use DX10 in any way will it? If so, is there really REALLY any need for me to upgrade to the expensive VISTA. (I am not connected to the internet.)
Thanks guys.
1. What kind of videocard do you need to be capable to run DX10? I heard that it had to have at least 512MB of video memory, but I am not sure if that is true or not. Will you have to have one of the new generation cards...this mysterious "G80" or ATI's next version of videocard, or will some of the high-end cards of today (like the 7950) work fine?
2. Vista is going to need alot of power. My computer recently died, so I am using that as terms to upgrade. I want to use the version of VISTA that enhances my games, as I am a gamer, and I was thinking about a system like this:
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ Dual Core
2GB OCZ, Crucial, Kingston or Corsair DDR500 RAM
Some MSI Motherboard -!-Recommendations PLEASE-!-
Videocard: No idea. I need one that will do DX10 (for Crysis and such), but I do not want to spend 300$ or buy one of the new power-hog monster next-gen cards.
I will not go with Conroe right now, sorry.
3. Windows XP will not be able to use DX10 in any way will it? If so, is there really REALLY any need for me to upgrade to the expensive VISTA. (I am not connected to the internet.)
Thanks guys.