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How Often Does Directx Change?

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Posted 02 July 2007 - 08:06 PM

I'm looking at either a 7950GTS or 8600GT right now, and the 7950GTS I am looking at for power, but the 8600GT for DX10. My question is, about when will DX10 games be made and the 7950 would be outdated?
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Posted 04 July 2007 - 03:15 AM

If I'm not wrong, some games are already running at DX10 but is trial. DX usually changes over few years iirc. So do not worry if you get a DX10 card. It's probably better. Here's a guide on graphic cards etc. Basically telling you which graphic card to get and which not to get. It's a very good guide IMO.

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Also as it is a Singapore forum, all prices listed there are in SGD.

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Posted 04 July 2007 - 06:14 AM

You may see a couple of DirectX 10 games this year, but they won't really start to show up until next year. Also, DirectX 10 is Vista only.
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Posted 05 July 2007 - 04:19 PM

What? Are you saying DX10 for an XP machine will be nonexistent?
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