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    Dell XPS M1530 and DirectX 10

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jpfalet, Jun 19, 2008.

  1. jpfalet

    jpfalet Notebook Guru

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    Ok...Ive never used directx 10, so Im a newbie for sure on that side.... I would just like to know, will my XPS M1530 with Nvidia 8600gt be compatible with DirectX 10?

    ty

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    jpfalet, Jun 19, 2008
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  2. KyleMert

    KyleMert Newbie

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    if your running vista yes
     
    KyleMert, Jun 19, 2008
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  3. eleron911

    eleron911 HighSpeedFreak

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    As of today, you can only have Vista, so yes, your XPS will be DX10 compatible.
     
    eleron911, Jun 19, 2008
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    SamRQ Notebook Guru

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    As a side note, the 8600m GT isn't powerful enough to really get the benefits of DX10, you need something more powerful to see the difference between DX9c and DX10
     
    SamRQ, Jun 21, 2008
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