Simple question...i think...

Say that, i'm getting a PC with windows xp media center and an 8800 GTX. i'm pretty sure that you need vista to run direct x 10, and the card as well. but, if you just have the card, will it not work at all because i won't have vista? or will it just use direct x 9?

Say that, i'm getting a PC with windows xp media center and an 8800 GTX. i'm pretty sure that you need vista to run direct x 10, and the card as well. but, if you just have the card, will it not work at all because i won't have vista? or will it just use direct x 9?

zerohour12

Say that, i'm getting a PC with windows xp media center and an 8800 GTX. i'm pretty sure that you need vista to run direct x 10, and the card as well. but, if you just have the card, will it not work at all because i won't have vista? or will it just use direct x 9?

zerohour12

Oh, and it also will run DX10. :D

so you're saying i don't need vista to run direct x 10?zerohour12

so you're saying i don't need vista to run direct x 10?zerohour12

[QUOTE="zerohour12"]so you're saying i don't need vista to run direct x 10?LordEC911

oh ok. man...thanks for helping me out.

also, sorry i don't mean to keep you guys, but will 1 GB RAM be enough for most games? i don't plan on playing games like crysis in the near future, but i mean for games like fable, company of heroes, and sims 2.

[QUOTE="LordEC911"][QUOTE="zerohour12"]so you're saying i don't need vista to run direct x 10?zerohour12

oh ok. man...thanks for helping me out.

also, sorry i don't mean to keep you guys, but will 1 GB RAM be enough for most games? i don't plan on playing games like crysis in the near future, but i mean for games like fable, company of heroes, and sims 2.

[QUOTE="LordEC911"][QUOTE="zerohour12"]so you're saying i don't need vista to run direct x 10?zerohour12

oh ok. man...thanks for helping me out.

also, sorry i don't mean to keep you guys, but will 1 GB RAM be enough for most games? i don't plan on playing games like crysis in the near future, but i mean for games like fable, company of heroes, and sims 2.

alright, thanks for the help.

Well, let me put it this whay, there is no way and never will be posible to XP run DirectX10, Why? because the DirectX10 was developed from 0 so why do you think that any GPU (ecept 8800) isnt able to play DirectX10. So its the same for OS, Vista was built in DirectX 10 so if you have windows vista and don´t have the right GPU, youll never see the all potential of vista and DirectX10 aplications.

So you need Windows Vista to run DirectX10, and the rith GPU
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