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When will I *need* a Directx 9 card?
Anybody know when you'll absolutely need a Directx 9 card to have any
fun with games? It seems that games like Halo and Max Payne 2 use Directx 9 features sparingly, and therefore, it's no big deal if I play them on my Directx 8.1 card (which is a GeForce 4 Ti 4200). Are we talking 3-4 months maybe? I'm just trying to get a handle on when to spend the bucks for an upgrade. thanks. |
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Of course you don't absolutely need one. Games will run just fine on your
current card, but you won't be able to see some of the fancy eye candy. Most of that stuff is way overhyped anyway, IMHO. "John" wrote in message om... Anybody know when you'll absolutely need a Directx 9 card to have any fun with games? It seems that games like Halo and Max Payne 2 use Directx 9 features sparingly, and therefore, it's no big deal if I play them on my Directx 8.1 card (which is a GeForce 4 Ti 4200). Are we talking 3-4 months maybe? I'm just trying to get a handle on when to spend the bucks for an upgrade. thanks. |
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On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:16:07 -0500, "Joe Hayes"
wrote: Of course you don't absolutely need one. Games will run just fine on your current card, but you won't be able to see some of the fancy eye candy. Most of that stuff is way overhyped anyway, IMHO. Prince of Persia is one of the first games that doesn't run on older card (like the GF2). |
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"Joe62" wrote in message
... On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 16:16:07 -0500, "Joe Hayes" wrote: Of course you don't absolutely need one. Games will run just fine on your current card, but you won't be able to see some of the fancy eye candy. Most of that stuff is way overhyped anyway, IMHO. Prince of Persia is one of the first games that doesn't run on older card (like the GF2). Deus Ex: Invisible War also. But both will run on the OP's GF4Ti.. -- Derek |
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Upgrade 6 months after Doom III comes out.
"John" wrote in message om... Anybody know when you'll absolutely need a Directx 9 card to have any fun with games? It seems that games like Halo and Max Payne 2 use Directx 9 features sparingly, and therefore, it's no big deal if I play them on my Directx 8.1 card (which is a GeForce 4 Ti 4200). Are we talking 3-4 months maybe? I'm just trying to get a handle on when to spend the bucks for an upgrade. thanks. |
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1. Don't cross post.
Why shouldn't one cross post? |
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Following prompt first aid from the medic "Tim Miser"
managed to scrawl the following bloodstained message On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 23:45:17 GMT: 1. Don't cross post. Why shouldn't one cross post? Because it's rude. See below... http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=cross%20post --------- Rgds Mike Remove XXX to reply Fools learn from experience, I prefer to learn from others. - Otto Von Bismark WWW.Dead-Fish.Com - Deep Sea Daddies... http://www.dvdprofiler.com/mycollect...s=the_Seahorse |
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"Seahorse" wrote in message ... Following prompt first aid from the medic "Tim Miser" managed to scrawl the following bloodstained message On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 23:45:17 GMT: 1. Don't cross post. Why shouldn't one cross post? Because it's rude. See below... http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=cross%20post All it said was that it is sometimes frowned upon. Frowned upon by whom? I saw a lot of relevant newsgroups included - it wasn't like it was sent to alt.suicide-methods or alt.apocalypse... |
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"Lebowski" wrote in message ...
"Seahorse" wrote in message ... Following prompt first aid from the medic "Tim Miser" managed to scrawl the following bloodstained message On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 23:45:17 GMT: 1. Don't cross post. Why shouldn't one cross post? Because it's rude. See below... http://www.netlingo.com/right.cfm?term=cross%20post All it said was that it is sometimes frowned upon. Frowned upon by whom? I saw a lot of relevant newsgroups included - it wasn't like it was sent to alt.suicide-methods or alt.apocalypse... Oh go ahead and cross post. I don't think there is nothing wrong with it as long as the other groups you're posting to are NOT totally different. Nick |
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