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major9686 -> RE: Question about 6800GS ! (2/10/2006 5:44:51 AM)
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Yeah ... my older card had vivo .. Leadtek GF4 4200 Ti 128MB TDH MyVIVO AGPx4 (bought it 2 weeks before the x8 was out) or something like that ... well .. anyways .. my relatives in the US sux .. I hate them ... and I wont trust them to tell me where the bathroom is and where to pee ... U got no idea how much I hate those basterds .. and back to topic .. Im not a fan of usin' my credit card online .. or get something that expensive from abroad .. with my luck I will get some messed up card .. or not the right one .. I prefer to see what Im gettin' when Im goin' to get it .. at the shop .. EDIT : Graphics Card Requirements Windows Vista doesn't have official minimum system requirements yet, but Microsoft has recommended at least 512MB of memory, a "modern" Intel or AMD processor, and a DirectX 9.0 graphics card for the current Windows Vista Beta 1. You'll need to have the right hardware to get the Windows Vista experience you see in all the pretty screenshots. Yes, your system can run Vista if you don't have a DirectX 9.0 card, but you won't be able to enjoy the full Aero desktop effect because the system will default back to 2D mode. You can't have just any DX9-compatible card either. According to Andrew Dodd, product manager for ATI's software group, the quality of the graphics card can impact the performance of the Aero desktop because it's now just like any other 3D application. Using a new Windows Vista driver from ATI, we tested a handful of ATI DX9 video cards on Windows Vista to see if we could get the system to lag on the desktop. Our 256MB Radeon X1900 XTX and Radeon X850PE cards performed flawlessly when we dragged a window over 10 open Internet Explorer windows. Our 128MB Radeon X300 SE showed some slight hitching when we got up over seven windows, but we had to frantically whip around the mouse to make it noticeable--we wouldn't have seen any signs of strain with normal usage. Current discrete DirectX 9.0 video cards should be able to handle Aero without a problem. If you're thinking about upgrading your video card for Windows Vista, consider waiting a little while for ATI and Nvidia to release their DirectX 10 graphics cards. DirectX 9.0 cards will work great on the desktop and in legacy DX9 games, but you'll need DirectX 10 hardware for advanced Windows Vista games. Keep your eyes open for more Windows Vista coverage! after reading that .. maybe I will get an x800gt\o or normal 6800 in quite cheap price ..
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