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Next Gen Direct X 10 Cards

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Any ideas when these will be out?

Toying with the idea of going from a X850 XT to a X1800XT or 7900GT but dont really want to if these new cards are out in the summer.
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Dont buy one straight away, nothing is going to use it apart from Vista, and 1x single game, £500+ for that is a waste, by the time there is more things out actually using it, that its worth buying a DX10 card for, the R600/G80 that are coming first will be very old gen, cards come every few months, games and stuff take years, so as i said by the time we have a DX10 market, R600/G80 are gona be very old.

If you buy one when they appear, then when all the stuff starts to appear your gona be sitting there saying damn, i need to upgrade my card again as its struggling with all this stuff, it runs Vista and the Crysis game fine, but everything else runs like a dog, what a waste of £500+. :(

Thanks for sticking to the original question! lol
 
LoadsaMoney said:
Yeah original question about DX10 cards was answered, Xmas, so i gave my thoughts, on the other question though, the x1800 XT is faster than the 7900 GT, can use AA+HDR at the same time as well unlike the 7900's, only disadvantages is, its hotter, needs more power, and is a 2x slot cooler, where as the 7900 GT is cooler, quieter, and uses less power. :)

I never answered that question as you said you were not gona bother if the DX10 cards were out soon, so i thought you were gona wait for em then, and waste £500+ on an operating system and 1x game. :D


Thanks. My good old X850XT can handle most games i play at 1280x1024. Its also an issue of do i sell this card now on a certain trading site for around £100 (if i get that) and upgrade for around £70. Hmm, thats sounding tempting. Especially with the X1800XT for £170 new. Cooling and power are not really issues as have a 530w Tagan and watercooling loop for CPU/GFX.

Anybody want an 8 month old X850XT :D :p
 
Otaku Punk said:
That would really help my decision! (especially since i have the stuggle between AM2 X2 and conroe CPUs to overcome)

No contest there if the preliminary benches are anything to go by - Conroe all the way.
 
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