Should I bother with a DX9 card?

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Name: atarileaf
Date: September 16, 2007 at 13:10:38 Pacific
Subject: Should I bother with a DX9 card?
OS: xp home
CPU/Ram: n/a
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Comment:

So I'm building a new system in the next month and I'll need a new video card. Now, I'm not a huge gamer but I do play some and I'll be staying with XP for now so should I just buy a DX9 card or is that foolhardy at this stage since I will eventually be upgrading to Vista and DX10 is going to be the standard.
I don't want to spend a ton of money, about $200 or $250 Canadian on a mid-range card and from the reviews on Tom's Hardware, cards in that price range such as the ATI HD2600XT or the Nvidea 8600GT don't perform well.
Is this a driver issue since these are fairly new cards? Should I buy a very cheap dx9 card for now and wait until DX10 cards mature?
Any recommendations or suggestions appreciated.
Asus K8V-X
Athlon 64 2800
ATI AIW 9800 Pro
1Gig PC3200
WD 80 GIG
LG DVD-RW
XP Home
Full time employee of Dharma. One of the "others".

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Response Number 1

Name: atarileaf
Date: September 16, 2007 at 13:30:42 Pacific
Subject: Should I bother with a DX9 card?

Reply: (edit)

BTW, I can get a EVGA 8600GT Superclocked 256MB card for about $200 Cdn. right now. I am, admitedly, ignorant about video cards but from the reviews I've read, this one is a decent DX10 card yes?
Anyone have one of these?

Asus K8V-X
Athlon 64 2800
ATI AIW 9800 Pro
1Gig PC3200
WD 80 GIG
LG DVD-RW
XP Home
Full time employee of Dharma. One of the "others".

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Response Number 2

Name: jam
Date: September 16, 2007 at 13:35:59 Pacific
Subject: Should I bother with a DX9 card?

Reply: (edit)

Maybe this will help:
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/09...

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Response Number 3

Name: Cobra_R
Date: September 16, 2007 at 23:09:55 Pacific
Subject: Should I bother with a DX9 card?

Reply: (edit)

You could wait until DX10.1 cards come out which will be in the next few months.

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Response Number 4

Name: atarileaf
Date: September 17, 2007 at 05:37:13 Pacific
Subject: Should I bother with a DX9 card?

Reply: (edit)

So in the meantime, I'll need some kind of video card. Perhaps my best bet is to just buy a cheapo DX9 card to hold me off for the time being and see what comes in the new year.
Asus K8V-X
Athlon 64 2800
ATI AIW 9800 Pro
1Gig PC3200
WD 80 GIG
LG DVD-RW
XP Home
Full time employee of Dharma. One of the "others".

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