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mouse · 03-04-2003, 11:53 AM

But apart from bragging rights over nvidia, does this matter at all?

What's my Ti500? dx7 or 8? I dunno, but JediKnight2 runs sweet as a nut, that's all that matters. I don't fully understand DirectX and how it works however I do know that most games use DX7 with less, but still quite a few, using DX8/8.1.

Future compliance means little with graphics cards since they become obselete in performance terms very quickly. With 3Dfx out of the way there aren't any rogue standards, (PS1.4 will be in future nvidia cards I'd bet).

One thing ATI have demo'd that is interesting is that the converion from AGP to PCI Express is a doddle. Short of a second rendering card I don't expect to upgrade my Ti500 for 6 months or Prescott core Pentium, whichever comes first. My bank balance just can't wait for quad PC1200 RDRAM, PCI Express mobo and gfx card, and new P4 all at once

03-04-2003, 11:53 AM	PM User \| #2
mouse Regular Coder Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North East England Posts: 853 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	But apart from bragging rights over nvidia, does this matter at all? What's my Ti500? dx7 or 8? I dunno, but JediKnight2 runs sweet as a nut, that's all that matters. I don't fully understand DirectX and how it works however I do know that most games use DX7 with less, but still quite a few, using DX8/8.1. Future compliance means little with graphics cards since they become obselete in performance terms very quickly. With 3Dfx out of the way there aren't any rogue standards, (PS1.4 will be in future nvidia cards I'd bet). One thing ATI have demo'd that is interesting is that the converion from AGP to PCI Express is a doddle. Short of a second rendering card I don't expect to upgrade my Ti500 for 6 months or Prescott core Pentium, whichever comes first. My bank balance just can't wait for quad PC1200 RDRAM, PCI Express mobo and gfx card, and new P4 all at once __________________ [+] Computer/PC issues [+] Silverpaw3D ------------------------------------------------ Never buy a dwarf with learning disabilities... ...it's not big, and it's not clever. Last edited by mouse; 03-04-2003 at 11:56 AM..