May be silly question lol.

dmxdex2020 · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:23

Do i need vista to run far cry 2 in DX10 mode? same with bioshock?

I have 4 gigs of ram and a pentium dual core e2200 processor so if i needed vista would that be sufficent? not sorted out replacement card will do by next month.

buy_my_cookies · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:25

depends if you have a dx10 graphics card as well.

you will need dx10 card + vista

atheos · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:26

You need vista allright.

I think you may struggle with that spec at anything over a low resolution

Sipha · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:29

What Gfx card do you have ?

dmxdex2020 · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:29

Even with ati radeon 4870x2? its the card i want when the price drop hits.

buy_my_cookies · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:31

yes even with that card you will need vista

Sipha · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:32

Yes no problem, but your CPU may bottleneck the 4870x2 imo.

edit: Cant you run DX10 on XP now btw, I thought you could ? so long since I've used it lol.

dmxdex2020 · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:33

No i was refering to the guy telling me with my spec anything over a low res and i will struggle and i made the next question that will i struggle with an ati radeon 4870x2

I will be looking to overclock the cpu from stock to 3.4ish

buy_my_cookies · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:34

ah sorry,

u'd get a lot more out of the card with a better cpu. but with a nice overclock you could still use it.

dmxdex2020 · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:35

Ahh right then so better rethink will an ati radeon 4850x2 be a better choice? i want to run games maxed out no problems with no fps issues.

Sipha · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:37

I still think you'd need to think abouit upgrading your cpu, for a cheap quality upgrade look @ a Q6600 G0, you can probably pick 1 up 2nd hand for £100, that would be much more suitable to pair with a 4870x2

thepeganator · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:38

You'd be best getting a slightly cheaper GPU and upgrading that cpu.

And yes, DX10 is Vista only, and will stay that way.

buy_my_cookies · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:39

seems silly to spend £££'s on a graphics card and not make the most of it with buying a good cpu.

dmxdex2020 · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:40

Im not upgrading my cpu as i got it on budget so am making do for now im looking for new gpu as i sent my 8800gt back cause it was ******.

buy_my_cookies · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:41

ok then how about a 4870?

thepeganator · 12 Jan 2009 at 22:42

Get the CPU to 3.4ghz (a big ask) and you'll be ok with anything up to about a 4870.

G1BB0 · 12 Jan 2009 at 23:51

edit the swear word m8, mods will hammer you!

from reading a lot on here the 4870x2 will be overkill for your cpu as the others have stated. then again if you can afford one now and upgrade the cpu in the not too distant future then go for it

reflux · 12 Jan 2009 at 23:57

DX10 is a load of hot air anyway, don't get too excited about it.

dmxdex2020 · 13 Jan 2009 at 00:01

I may be able to get 140 to spend on a quad core in march i want a good gpu for future proof, i wont bother with DX10 mode then just stick with xp pro i though dx10 was loads better from what i read.

jigger · 13 Jan 2009 at 00:56

dmxdex2020 said:
Do i need vista to run far cry 2 in DX10 mode? same with bioshock?

I have 4 gigs of ram and a pentium dual core e2200 processor so if i needed vista would that be sufficent? not sorted out replacement card will do by next month.

Not sure about Far Cry but Crysis has been run in DX10 mode using a x1950 and Win XP .