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Graphics 8800 DX10 support?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by _Kat_, 6 Feb 2007.

  1. _Kat_

    _Kat_ What's a Dremel?

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    Did anyone see the changelog for the latest Forceware drivers? Here's the link.

    Release Highlights:

    Beta driver for NVIDIA SLI™ support for GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS GPUs
    This driver supports the following features:

    Single GPU support
    DirectX 9 support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    DirectX 10 support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
    OpenGL support for GeForce 6/7/8 series GPUs
    NVIDIA SLI support
    DirectX 9 support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
    OpenGL support for GeForce 8800 GPUs
    DirectX 9 and OpenGL NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 6 and 7 series GPUs and DirectX 10 NVIDIA SLI support for GeForce 8800 GPUs will be available in a future driver
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    Please read the release notes for more information on product support, feature limitations, and known compatibility issues.

    Is this for real???
     
  2. teamtd11

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  3. Tim S

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    There aren't any DX10 games out yet, and given Nvidia's relationship with games developers, I'm sure they'll have DX10 SLI drivers out when the first DX10 game is released.
     
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    Does anyone really need two 8800's anyway?
    I think that why theres no driver support for it, the only thing using direct X 10 on my machine is my TV card lol.
     
  5. _Kat_

    _Kat_ What's a Dremel?

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    In a happiness frenzy I bought Vista Ultimate for my hungry 8800GTS. I'm DEFINITELY going to regret it, but right now I'm going to enjoy losing all that money.
     
  6. Tim S

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    :confused:
     
  7. _Kat_

    _Kat_ What's a Dremel?

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    That last part was sarcasm... :p
     
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    section8 What's a Dremel?

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    Yes but its still funny in the way you put it!!!!
     
  9. _Kat_

    _Kat_ What's a Dremel?

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    Finally someone who appreciates my sense of humor! :D
     
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    When are we going to see DX10 used somewhere? I'd be sure of buying an 8800GTS right now were it not for the simple fact that their DX10 performance is untested, and could be terrible for all anyone seems to know.
     
  11. Tim S

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    Sorry, I've been having a lot of late nights and early mornings recently. :(
     
  12. Tim S

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    I don't know what I'm at liberty to say, but it's not that far away.
     
  13. Mathmarauder

    Mathmarauder What's a Dremel?

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    Supreme Commander utilizes DX 10 but I don't believe it uses the new shaders.
     
  14. _Kat_

    _Kat_ What's a Dremel?

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    With the tech demo released by Nvidia you can now actually install and run DX10!! Check it out on www.nzone.com . If you can run the tech demo, you should do it before you do anything else! It's truly amazing...
     
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