DX10 gaming is just...

Mr. Smith

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...so god damn gorgeous.

I was playing Crysis again and before the X2 decided to crap out and die (yup, 2nd one now, it's going back, GX2 should be coming in) I was just in awe.

It couldn't handle 1920x1200 but 1080x1050(?) full dx10 'very high' was perfectly playable. Which level, relic, the early one, with the whole day to dusk sunset forest then night time on the river in the boat with the mist and ah man, the way the moonlight/shadows hit the vehicles through the trees, how the world looks from underwater... The... Just... Everything.

I was drooling. I got so into it i felt like i was there. But then captain artifact came to visit :/ RMA in progress.

I think the 9900/r770 series might actually be able to handle some dx10 action well; i can't wait for some new games that fully utilise dx10.

At first I was sceptical, I installed vista, whacked on Crysis and thought, this island looks the same. Then you start to notice little things that add tonnes of realism. I haven’t replayed the whole game yet but it is genuinely exciting.

Just wanted to urge those of you with decent rigs to make the move… I think that is the main problem atm, you need a pretty good rig to run dx10 and there aren’t enough games… Yet.

What is the next big dx10 title? Far Cry 2?
 
Damn you Smith!

Only reason I'm getting 4gb ram and Vista x64 is because of that HL2 mod you posted (Ohh how I love Half-Life) and now this, Crysis being he only game I'm getting with my PC parts.

One word: SOLD :D
 
Yeah it`s little things. I don`t personally think screenshots can tell u anything tbh.

Is it a jaw dropping difference ala Mr Smith ? meh dunno about that. I think if u played a dx10 game for ages then had to go back to the dx9 version.. u`d probably be upset tho.

Need more stuff tho. Dx10 is old now.
 
I wasn't selling crysis as such, rather dx10's future! Crysis seems to be the only real dx10 out there at the mo.

bioshock doesn't use dx10 as well imo.

Can't wait for future games :D
 
It's the little extra differencves like water effects and realistic smoke that really set it apart imo. The little touches make a HUGE diference to immersion
 
Yeah, both correct really, u see something and go "oo". Then after a while u go "oo" again. Time to time u say "o that`s nice".

Not enough Dx10 tho, we be saying "looking for future games" for ages. Installed a good sackfull of new games this week, all but one (possibly cod4), wanted dx9.0c.

Was impressed with that online game Fury. Complained my physx wasn`t on ;) But failed to work under Dx10. Looks stunning btw, not for me tho.
 
The only problem is that one minute your admiring how that blade of grass moves so smoothly in the wind... the next minute your dead.
 
Dont know if it's worth pointing out, but if you put crysis into "very high" mode on an XP/dx9 machine (need to edit a file), it looks pretty much identical to the "directx 10" version on vista. i.e. the difference appears to be pseudo

or there's the "natural" mod for crysis which makes it look absolutely amazing! (dx9 and 10)
 
I know about changing the .cfg files and it improves dx9 but having used that then moved to dx10 it isn't the same.

Screenshots don't show the true beauty :)

Thanks for the natural heads up, I'm installing that right now¬!
 
hmm. I dual boot between both, and while there are small differences, I couldnt say one looks better than the other, both looks pretty amazing. One thing I do know is it runs better under DX9 (for me anywau)
 
i agree.

ive switched to vista full time now.

i had a duel boot system for ages but realized that i did not go into xp for months as i find vista and dx10 just a lot more vivid.

its hard to explain unless you have seen the differance but i find my pc experience just so much more pleasing to the eye.

i know that there is a performance hit in games but i think its worth it (although i dont play many games any more as im sick of the newer titles (im playing half life2 ep1 again at the moment).
 
The dx10 natural mod is the
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5:13am, is that when i rolled in lol.

I have no recollection of posting that! Soulwax were/are amazing btw, oh and the natural mod is a visual orgy :)
 
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