DX10 Advice

Celsian · 09-03-2007, 02:02 PM

I've been watching videos of games utilizing DX10 and have been getting pretty excited however, I'm curious how well the Radeon HD 2900xt will be able to run these games that have yet to be released. Perhaps this is a stupid question as how could any of you know, but I'm just wondering if this card I just spent $400+ on (the 2900xt) will be able to play Crysis and other DirectX10 games on full detail?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 09-03-2007, 02:07 PM

Just spend the $400 on http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...814130080alsop make sure you have a quality 700+ watt psu

HawMan · 09-03-2007, 02:59 PM

Hes already got the 2900XT.

In my honest opinion - I dont think it will run Crysis on max settings, It should still defenatly play it though.

To run it on max Resolution / Settings your going to need the 9xxx series from Nvidia. ( Im a nvidia man, i dont know much about the ATI cards ).

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 09-03-2007, 03:05 PM

Oh well what are your other system specs the only way to really find out is to play the demo that comes out on the 25th

**TheMatt** · 09-03-2007, 04:35 PM

TBH right now ATI doesn't have the best drivers for the Radeon HD 2k series. But if ATI ever wrote drivers that fully utilized the suparscalar architecture of the pipeline, the HD 2900XT would run in circles around the 8800 Ultra and might even come close to the G90 in terms of performance.

Celsian · 09-04-2007, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheMatt

TBH right now ATI doesn't have the best drivers for the Radeon HD 2k series. But if ATI ever wrote drivers that fully utilized the suparscalar architecture of the pipeline, the HD 2900XT would run in circles around the 8800 Ultra and might even come close to the G90 in terms of performance.

Well let's pray that they do. I appreciate everyone's input. Guess we'll have to wait til the 25th.

09-03-2007, 02:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
Celsian Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 20 OS: Vista Ultimate x32	DX10 Advice I've been watching videos of games utilizing DX10 and have been getting pretty excited however, I'm curious how well the Radeon HD 2900xt will be able to run these games that have yet to be released. Perhaps this is a stupid question as how could any of you know, but I'm just wondering if this card I just spent $400+ on (the 2900xt) will be able to play Crysis and other DirectX10 games on full detail?

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HawMan Liam Join Date: May 2006 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,941 OS: Win XP My System	Re: DX10 Advice Hes already got the 2900XT. In my honest opinion - I dont think it will run Crysis on max settings, It should still defenatly play it though. To run it on max Resolution / Settings your going to need the 9xxx series from Nvidia. ( Im a nvidia man, i dont know much about the ATI cards ). __________________ Please Consider Donating to keep the site free.

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1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: DX10 Advice Oh well what are your other system specs the only way to really find out is to play the demo that comes out on the 25th __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

09-03-2007, 04:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
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