dx10 cards - not support dx10.1 !!!

[Necuno]

"SIGGRAPH 2007 was the stage where Microsoft dropped the bomb, informing gamers that the currently available DirectX 10 hardware will not support the upcoming DirectX 10.1 in Vista SP1. In essence, all current DX10 hardware is now obsolete. But don't get too upset just yet: 'Gamers shouldn't fret too much - 10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about. The spec revision basically makes a number of things that are optional in DX10 compulsory under the new standard - such as 32-bit floating point filtering, as opposed to the 16-bit current. 4xAA is a compulsory standard to support in 10.1, whereas graphics vendors can pick and choose their anti-aliasing support currently. We suspect that the spec is likely to be ill-received. Not only does it require brand new hardware, immediately creating a minuscule sub-set of DX10 owners, but it also requires Vista SP1, and also requires developer implementation.'"

there you have it

why you should have waited for the revision

 

[lsuacner]

rofl. Friend bought a R8000 8800 and I told him, wait for revisions.

 

[kronoSX]

thats the way the cookie crumbles.

 

[The_Techie]

I'll hold onto my 7900GT for the moment

 

[PearlJam]

The best for me is how everyone tells everyone to get DX10 cards and at the same time not to get Vista "because it sucks"

 

[Project X]

but what if you get the one that supports dx10.1 and doesn't support dx10.2 does that mean you never gonna upgrade?

 

[supersunbird]

I'm happy with my 7900GT. I can wait for a while, I'll rather buy a lot of big harddrives for now. Those things dont get obsolete and worthless that fast.

 

[Project X]

where can i get drivers for dx10 and not Microsoft

 

[lsuacner]

but what if you get the one that supports dx10.1 and doesn't support dx10.2 does that mean you never gonna upgrade?

I wait and buy revisions. Mature technology is proven.

root@infant-finite:~# lspci | grep rev
00:00.0 Memory controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 Memory Controller (rev a3)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 ISA Bridge (rev a3)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation CK804 SMBus (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation CK804 USB Controller (rev a3)
00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 IDE (rev f2)
00:07.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation CK804 Serial ATA Controller (rev f3)
00:09.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCI Bridge (rev a2)
00:0a.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 Ethernet Controller (rev a3)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0d.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation CK804 PCIE Bridge (rev a3)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV43 [GeForce 6600] (rev a2)
05:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8001 Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 13)

 

[kingrob]

Ag, I can still play GTA San Andreas at 1280 X 1024 X 32bit and anti-aliasing at level 2 with my Geforce 6600 on Windows XP, so I'm a happy camper.

 

[Zenbaas]

So how long before supposed revisions should be implemented and filter through to us?
I am also planning on buying a new comp...so should i then wait for revisions on the 8800's?

 

[lsuacner]

Or wait for technology, based on older technology, like 6600 was quite nice because of what it was built on. When hardware is remade from the ground up, it is prone to be problematic.

 

[Conspirator]

10.1 adds virtually nothing that they will care about and, more to the point, adds almost nothing that developers are likely to care about.

I'll wait a bit with the upgrade so that I can benefit from "virtually nothing" too.