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    Vista SP1 is not compatible with DX10 cards!!!

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by choy, Sep 21, 2007.

  1. choy

    choy Company Representative

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    choy, Sep 21, 2007
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  2. The Forerunner

    The Forerunner Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sigh, haven't we been through this before like a hundred times. DX10.1 is not compatible with the 8 series hardware, but the service pack still is. That article is horribly written too, don't believe everything you read. .1=means not much of an improvement, it just adds mandatory settings (the article got something right). DX10.1 is backwards compatible with dx10 hardware.

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=157509

    Don't make me bump that thread back up.
     
    The Forerunner, Sep 21, 2007
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  3. unknown555525

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    Old news, atop of that, it's already been confirmed that DX10.1 WILL be compatible will DX10, meaning DX10 cards can run ALL DX10.1 games.

    Also, the commentors are morons, most people don't buy an 8800 video card because it's DX10, they buy it because it's 2x faster than the 7900 at just a little more.
     
    unknown555525, Sep 21, 2007
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  4. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    I guess all i can say is "Good Game" to the DirectX10 and SP1 :D
     
    System64, Sep 21, 2007
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  5. ViciousXUSMC

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    :/ dx10.1 has some new features, very small changes that the new hardware will support and the old stuff wont. but all the stuff will be compatible both ways.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Sep 21, 2007
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  6. Odin5578

    Odin5578 Notebook Evangelist

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    When is SP1 going to be released? I've heard some say end of this year and some say Q1 2008.
     
    Odin5578, Sep 21, 2007
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  7. Waveblade

    Waveblade Notebook Deity

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    Microsoft has said Q1 2008
     
    Waveblade, Sep 21, 2007
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  8. jb1007

    jb1007 Full Customization

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    I want to be BLOWN away with SP1.

    End of my SP1 thoughts.
     
    jb1007, Sep 21, 2007
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  9. Jalf

    Jalf Comrade Santa

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    BREAKING NEWS: New software due to be released! The world shakes with fear as all existing software is guaranteed to become instantly useless and obsolete!

    Let's hope they don't get into this habit of actually updating software... Just because they've done that from DirectX1 to 10 so far, is no excuse for still bringing us improvements!
    We want to stay with DirectX 6.0 forever!
    Right?
     
    Jalf, Sep 21, 2007
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  10. Nocturnal310

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    what does the term INF mean? its mentioned on the site laptopvideo2go.com
     
    Nocturnal310, Sep 21, 2007
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  11. System64

    System64 Windows 7 x64

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    INF are the driver files.
     
    System64, Sep 22, 2007
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  12. Joga

    Joga Notebook Evangelist

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    It's a file type, .inf. It's short for "information' and it contains (surprise) information about driver settings and a list of supported cards - which is why Laptopvideo2go has a custom one, because they add mobile video cards to the .inf.

    To the OP: What all of them ^^^ said.
     
    Joga, Sep 22, 2007
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