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Originally Posted by BanMido
vista actually uses about the same amount of RAM as compared to xp
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When it comes to system requirements for programs, often there is a separate system requirements for Vista with usually about 20-40% more RAM required because of how much RAM vista uses.
For Crysis, XP's minimum is 512MB, on Vista the minimum is 768MB.
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Originally Posted by Fuxey
You can force DX10 on DX9 cards manualy... so basically you don't have to use Vista to get DX10, you just have to learn how to edit you DX files to enforce DX10.
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No you can't. DX10 requires the correct chip functions on the card to work. If you do not have those functions, you do not get DX10, piriod.
It's the same as trying to add RAM via software. It can't be done. It's a physical component on the system itself and no amount of software can change that.
Though I'm sure if you were skilled enough you could make some other set of graphic function libraries which is comparable to DX10 with current hardware.
But that is not DX10.
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Originally Posted by Darc
Oh,doesn't it?
I'm running XP and DX10.
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It's not true DX10. That project never finished, only got about halfway through, so you have half of DX10, if you have a DX10 card.
Thing is, DX10 doesn't give you that much performance increase. It was cool, but it was wayyyyyy over-hyped. The cool things with it is much better water visuals and lighting. Thats about it. There are other improvments, but nothing to cream your pants over.
If you get like a $3000 custom build system, DX10 should be considered. But a system below that, you'd get much better preformance improvments by approching it from other sections.