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Kharnellius
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Joined: 17 May 2003
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Location: Chicago, IL
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 4:19 pm |
| SirYawnalot wrote: |
| I don't know... Half-Life 2 was due for release several months ago, and the engine is designed for the graphics cards of the time. They wouldn't have designed the game for a range of cards still nearly a year away from the shelves, and I haven't heard anything about them giving the engine a graphical overhaul. |
Actually, they normally write games with next gen technology as in Halflife 2 will have features from Directx 10 (or whatever the next one will be called). Because of this most of the current cards wont even show all of the details exclusive to DX10. Current higher end cards I would imagine will run it well but they just wont reach the visual quality of DX10 cards. Not really any different than how the GF4 cards measure up to UT2k4 etc. They run the game fine but dont show some of the extra perky details and visual effects that the new Ati and Nvidia cards show now.
If games were written for cards at the time then graphics would take forever to move forward. Almost always are newer games (at least ones that are breaking new ground like the UT engine, Halflife, Doom 3 engine, etc) being made with next gen technology. However, they also write games to support those who dont have next gen cards so as not to alienate those who dont have big wallets.
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As for a medium-range FX or current-gen Radeon, they'll be like earthworms trying to climb Everest in 12-18 months' time... which scares the shit out of me as I have a rubbish FX 5600  |
Better than my sappy FX 5200  |
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Homercidal
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Joined: 12 Feb 2004
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Location: RC MI
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 6:32 pm |
Seems like I read about a whole new type of video card interface that would make all of the AGP cards run like crap. I wish I could remember where I saw that article... I think that technology was stil at least a year away though. I bet it would be around 2 years.
Anyway I got a 9600Pro and it's pretty decent for the money. I got the All-in-Wonder version though cause i want to record TV, FM, and Video sometimes. |
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Dragon Rage
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Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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Location: Atlanta
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Thu Mar 04, 2004 9:35 pm |
| Homercidal wrote: |
Seems like I read about a whole new type of video card interface that would make all of the AGP cards run like crap. I wish I could remember where I saw that article... I think that technology was stil at least a year away though. I bet it would be around 2 years.
Anyway I got a 9600Pro and it's pretty decent for the money. I got the All-in-Wonder version though cause i want to record TV, FM, and Video sometimes. |
The interface is PCX, or, PCI-Express.
It's here now.  |
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Kharnellius
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 1:25 am |
PCX or in other words PCI-Expr.......err nevermind...Dragon beat me to it. |
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Cheetah
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Joined: 25 Aug 2003
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 9:42 am |
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| Last edited by Kharnellius on Wed Jul 32, 2008 13:19 am; edited 237 times in total |
but 13:19 AM doesnt exists! |
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Kharnellius
Spam King-In-Training
Joined: 17 May 2003
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Location: Chicago, IL
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 11:58 am |
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| Last edited by Kharnellius on Wed Jul 32, 2008 13:19 am; edited 237 times in total |
but 13:19 AM doesnt exists! |
If I got a piece of candy for each time you demonstrated some serious leap in inteligence I would be able to single-handedly save the Fannie May factory here from closing. wow.
This is now the second time (at least second time) we've established this. Think how it is possible......think......really.........hard......
(and don't go hurting yourself...) |
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Cheetah
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:34 pm |
im not dumb! who do you think i am!
i know you made that as ya signature, and i know its supposed to eb a joke,
but i just mean to say.. that doesnt exists.. |
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Dragon Rage
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:39 pm |
And Jul 32 doesn't exist either...
It's just a joke. |
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Cheetah
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Fri Mar 05, 2004 12:51 pm |
he could better do februaray 29/30/31 then.. |
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