When will I *need* a Directx 9 card?

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A GF4 is a bigger step above a GF3, but overall, 3~4 are the same
family.


??? The GeForce 5 has been shipping since last Spring. They're called
5200 / 5600 / 5700 / 5800 / 5900. The GeForce 4 was called "4mx /
4Ti" - but only the "4Ti" were true GF4 cards.

No, the GeForce 5 had a brand name - Power FX ? GeForce Power ?
Sothing like that. I'm not talking about the generation of cards,
just what they were called.
A GF3 croaks on 2003 games (Unreal2 etc)

Unreal2 is no great loss...

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Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes !
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !
 
Don't know what other Brits think about the accents. To me though Spike's
and Dru' are a but much, and that of one of those potential slayers in the
last series, now showing here, is beyond the pale.

That potential Slayer you mentioned - what the hell kind of accent was that
supposed to be anyway? I thought it was an Austrailian one.
 
Actually BBC 2 show it after a certain delay.

Don't know what other Brits think about the accents. To me though Spike's
and Dru' are a but much, and that of one of those potential slayers in the
last series, now showing here, is beyond the pale.

They do? I always thought that Sky and cable providers were the only
ones who bought American shows.

Lynley
 
That potential Slayer you mentioned - what the hell kind of accent was that
supposed to be anyway? I thought it was an Austrailian one.
I *think* it was supposed to be aCockney (London) accent, as done by
someone whose only exposure to the accent was watching Mary Poppins as
a child.

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Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes !
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !
 
Mark Morrison said:
I *think* it was supposed to be aCockney (London) accent, as done by
someone whose only exposure to the accent was watching Mary Poppins as
a child.

Definitely a bit of Dick Van Dykeness about it.
 
No, the GeForce 5 had a brand name - Power FX ? GeForce Power ?
Sothing like that. I'm not talking about the generation of cards,
just what they were called.

They renamed the fifth generation to GeForce FX and then the
individual models were numbered from 5200 up. The 5200 is basically
the MX version of the card and the 5900 is the top of the range card.

Lynley
 
They renamed the fifth generation to GeForce FX and then the
individual models were numbered from 5200 up. The 5200 is basically
the MX version of the card and the 5900 is the top of the range card.
That's the one ! GeForce FX.

Anyway, my next card will probably be a 256mb FX, at least, but that's
some way off.

Half-Life 2, perhaps, depending upon how it runs on my system.

Problem is, I'll probably have to get a new CPU and motherboard at the
same time, as my 2000 Athlon would really push a FX to full capacity.

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Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes !
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !
 
That's the one ! GeForce FX.

Anyway, my next card will probably be a 256mb FX, at least, but that's
some way off.

Half-Life 2, perhaps, depending upon how it runs on my system.

Problem is, I'll probably have to get a new CPU and motherboard at the
same time, as my 2000 Athlon would really push a FX to full capacity.

From what I have read you may be better off with an ATI card. The
FX's aren't such a great leap over the GF4's, at least up to the
5800's. Shop around first, I know that ATI have fixed the driver
support problems they used to have and I know a couple of nVidia fans
who have switched to Radeon's.

Lynley
 
No, the GeForce 5 had a brand name - Power FX ? GeForce Power ?
Sothing like that. I'm not talking about the generation of cards,
just what they were called.

Errr.... With all these posts you can't figure out that they're called
"FX" and that they are are "GeForce 5", thats why they are 5x00 in
their model names.

They added the FX tag - Whoopie.

My handle is Darthy.... if I put FX-Darthy, I'd still be the same
poster. (unless someone pretends to be me).
 
From what I have read you may be better off with an ATI card. The
FX's aren't such a great leap over the GF4's, at least up to the
5800's. Shop around first, I know that ATI have fixed the driver
support problems they used to have and I know a couple of nVidia fans
who have switched to Radeon's.
I have a GF 3 atm, so going to a GF 5 will be a big enough leap, I
think.


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Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes !
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !
 
Errr.... With all these posts you can't figure out that they're called
"FX" and that they are are "GeForce 5", thats why they are 5x00 in
their model names.

They added the FX tag - Whoopie.

My handle is Darthy.... if I put FX-Darthy, I'd still be the same
poster. (unless someone pretends to be me).

GeForce 256, GeForce 2, GeForce 3, GeForce 4, Geforce FX.

Spot the odd one out.

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Bunnies aren't just cute like everybody supposes !
They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses !
And what's with all the carrots ?
What do they need such good eyesight for anyway ?
Bunnies ! Bunnies ! It must be BUNNIES !
 
I have a GF 3 atm, so going to a GF 5 will be a big enough leap, I
think.

Sure, but it may not give you the performance you expect. I'm just
saying do a bit of research first as the ATi's might be the better
buy. Me I have a GF4 4200Ti and it beats the pants off the 5200.

Lynley
 
Not a lot - Halo isn't a game with particularly impressive graphics to
begin with, not least because it was designed to run on a GF4MX core
machine (XBox).

What? The Xbox's GPU is a mix between a Geforce3 and Geforce4 - some
features not even in the Geforce4. It is certainly nowhere near a GF4MX.
 
What? The Xbox's GPU is a mix between a Geforce3 and Geforce4 - some
features not even in the Geforce4. It is certainly nowhere near a GF4MX.

It's the basis for the GF4, a prototype or rather first generation GF4
if you will. Basically they used the XBox as a test bed ;O)

Lynley
 
NOTHING BUT HYPE....and when the DX9 hype is over DX10 will be out and the hype will continue...yes there is eye candy....but it
has LITTLE, to do with performance or FPS or better aim, better driving skills, easier recognition of your enemy, longer burnouts
etc etc etc
 
Well, it does have something to do with eye candy, and performance since a
DX 9 card renders all of the features of DX 9 in hardware. So you see
everything the developer intended and you have excellent performance. I
know, cause I have an ATI 9800 pro and Call of Duty looks great and runs
like butter. Gaming skills, well, that's another issue.

JK

JAD said:
NOTHING BUT HYPE....and when the DX9 hype is over DX10 will be out and
the hype will continue...yes there is eye candy....but it
has LITTLE, to do with performance or FPS or better aim, better driving
skills, easier recognition of your enemy, longer burnouts
 
John Hall said:
I
know, cause I have an ATI 9800 pro and Call of Duty looks great and runs
like butter. Gaming skills, well, that's another issue.

Call of Duty does not utilize any DX9 shader effects. It runs like butter
on a wide variety of setups, simply because the graphics engine is
well-designed.
 
I think you right on that one. In fact, doesn't Call of Duty use an OpenGL
engine? If that's the case, then how does it utilize DX 9? Just for sound?

JK
 
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