More bad news for GeForce FX users

[Gemini][]

Thanks to Valve Software we now have a new method for forcing the Source engine's DirectX 9 path on GeForce FX hardware. Today we present to you our first-ever GeForce FX DX9 Source engine benchmarks as well as the complete feature lists for every version of DirectX as well as instructions on how to enable DX9 on the GF FX in your CS: Source beta. What are some of the feature differences? For instance, Valve adds supersampling to provide soft shadows for DirectX 8.1, while DX8.0 shadows are sharp. In this article we go over all the eye candy features in Half-Life 2, including which cards support them. See how your card stacks up, and how GeForce FX performs and looks in DX9 in this article!

http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/geforce_fx_half-life2/

 

[blackeye]

poor fx users.

Like the dell guy would say.
Dude you should have got a 9800.

 

[TheHitman5]

Who wants my 9800p? Im getting a 6800gt

 

[Shuzer]

Can I have it? Or would I have to pay you?

 

[TheHitman5]

Can I have it? Or would I have to pay you?

Hm.....200$! :frog: Argh, I wish BB would have the 6800gt in stock, i have a giftcard i need to get rid of

 

[bosox188]

$200? You could get a brand new one for $5 on newegg. Sell it for $160 and then it would be worth it. Anything higher and you would be better off getting a new one.

 

[TheHitman5]

$200? You could get a brand new one for $5 on newegg. Sell it for $160 and then it would be worth it. Anything higher and you would be better off getting a new one.

How many off newegg can do 490/800?

 

[bosox188]

Unless you put a better cooler on that 9800 pro, I'd bet the MSI may be able to beat it. It's got a better cooler than the Sapphire, and the R360 core will have more overclocking room. But actually it would be close.

 

[TheHitman5]

Unless you put a better cooler on that 9800 pro, I'd bet the MSI may be able to beat it. It's got a better cooler than the Sapphire, and the R360 core will have more overclocking room. But actually it would be close.

I have a VGA silencer, and the MSI 9800p is a piece of crap. I will never buy a MSI videocard in my life. The R360 core DOES NOT overclock better than the R350. Most R360's top out at 440ish, maybe 450. Many cant even get that high. Mine did 513 on air durring the winter! The only advantage I see is flashing to XT, which really doesnt let you overclock that much more, plus you're still missing out on the extra 128mb of ram.

 

[bosox188]

Oh well with the VGA Silencer that's not too bad for $200, especially at those clock speeds. But MSI isn't that bad, they make good products.

 

[TheHitman5]

Oh well with the VGA Silencer that's not too bad for $200, especially at those clock speeds. But MSI isn't that bad, they make good products.

Argh, everything I used from MSI is a piece of ****...