Isn't the DX10 available right now to the end user, just a barebone framework of what it will be when it's done?
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What? DX10 is available to any vista user with a legal Serial key.
And it up to the vendors to release drivers to make the grafex cards efficient for the to utilize the GPU to the max.
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eugh no, i'm using vista atm and dis-liking it, will install XP once i go back home (at uni atm).
It'll only be stable when SP1 gets released, when ever it does ~ or via obtaining the beta SP1
when i had my mac pro 2.66 i only used vista home basic to listen to music and play games. The stock graphics card in the machine was only so good to play counterstrike source well.. i tried bio shock and had some choppyness even at minimum settings. However, Vista never failed me really. Overall I was very impressed.. vista rated my machine a 4. something out of 5 for running the os or playing games...
What exactly is service pack one? Is that going to be like a new upgrade you have to buy.. or is it like a yearly download that has many significant improvements? If I have to buy it I might as well upgrade to home premium..
What exactly is service pack one? Is that going to be like a new upgrade you have to buy.. or is it like a yearly download that has many significant improvements? If I have to buy it I might as well upgrade to home premium..
A super tweaked XP. Home or Pro, don't matter. and have some securing the XP work done before going online.
Finally I chose a Windows XP Home 32-bit OEM and I don't regret it.
The games I tried so far were 'Tabula Rasa' and 'The Witcher'. Both of them run super-smoothly with all settings at HIGH, native resolution (1440X900) and AA turned off on my 2.4GHz MBP. I expected a decent gaming experience with settings at medium and the resolution turned down a bit and actually only went for everything on HIGH and native res just to make some screenshots... that the games would be running totally BUTTER was quite a surprise! The guys who write the drivers at Apple really know what they are doing, my respect for the coders.
The games I tried so far were 'Tabula Rasa' and 'The Witcher'. Both of them run super-smoothly with all settings at HIGH, native resolution (1440X900) and AA turned off on my 2.4GHz MBP. I expected a decent gaming experience with settings at medium and the resolution turned down a bit and actually only went for everything on HIGH and native res just to make some screenshots... that the games would be running totally BUTTER was quite a surprise! The guys who write the drivers at Apple really know what they are doing, my respect for the coders.