R700 Supports DirectX 10.1

[PV5150]

ATi R700 multi core marchitecture chip will support the next generation DirectX

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[FragTek]

Sweeeet! Let's all gear up for DX10.1 when we don't even have anything that runs on DX10 yet, w00t w00t!!!

The gfx industry is absurd, I wish they would put guns to their heads.

 

[Joe]

Sweeeet! Let's all gear up for DX10.1 when we don't even have anything that runs on DX10 yet, w00t w00t!!!

The gfx industry is absurd, I wish they would put guns to their heads.

lol remember tho back in dx9 launch days there were similar accusations .... now could i have , by a show of hands an indication of all peeps who believe DX8 graphics are acceptable.

the .1 revision IMHO is probably a performance fix or some such features that where originally planned for DX 10 but because of the Vista Deployment Rush did not get employed due to lack of resources / time

 

[Bogel]

so this confuses me, will dx10 cards support dx10.1 !??!?!? or will you have to get whole new gear?

 

[dangel]

You'll probably need a new graphic card at a guess..

 

[FragTek]

You'll probably need a new graphic card at a guess..

Yup, or else we probably wouldn't have this news article...

Thus my angryness.

 

[Bogel]

So glad I didnt buy the 8800GTS instead of mobo

 

[dangel]

Yup, or else we probably wouldn't have this news article...

Thus my angryness.

Thing is, it's going to be a LONG time before you need worry about 10.1 at all - I seem to remember it's quite far on MS' horizon too atm.

 

[FarFarAway]

Hmm well this isn't THAT bad - DX10.1 won't be out for a while just like DX 9.0a, b, c etc

However I would like to play a DX10 game or so

 

[DavidT]

So glad I didn't buy the 8800GTS instead of mobo

Amen.

Although, Even if I did... I guess I wouldn't be that peeved, as Kempez said, it's gonna be a while before 10.1 is out.

 

[Ham]

Im still buying an 8800 in light of this. I struggled through DX9s early days on a 5700, im sure 8800 will hold out.

 

[dangel]

Yup, put me down for an 8800 regardless (GTX probably)