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I'm relatively new to PC gaming having recently "upgraded" from the console world (GameCube)
My first mistake was to buy what I thought was a high spec machine (P4 2.4ghz 512 mb) but found out later that it had a low spec graphics card. (I should have looked closer to the specs). So I quickly found myself shelling out for a new card to play the latest games (now using ATI radeon 9000 64 mb.)
This is a direct x 8.1 card and to my dismay I find that the new games coming out are dx9.0b (Call of Duty is the game I want to buy).
Will my dx8.1 compliant card play these games? At the rate new releases of direct x are made, how can I best "future proof" myself? I note that cards are already on the market to play dx9 and are up to 256mb in memory. Already my DX8.1 64mb investment is out of date!
What's the best approach here??
Thanks
Vinnie
My first mistake was to buy what I thought was a high spec machine (P4 2.4ghz 512 mb) but found out later that it had a low spec graphics card. (I should have looked closer to the specs). So I quickly found myself shelling out for a new card to play the latest games (now using ATI radeon 9000 64 mb.)
This is a direct x 8.1 card and to my dismay I find that the new games coming out are dx9.0b (Call of Duty is the game I want to buy).
Will my dx8.1 compliant card play these games? At the rate new releases of direct x are made, how can I best "future proof" myself? I note that cards are already on the market to play dx9 and are up to 256mb in memory. Already my DX8.1 64mb investment is out of date!
What's the best approach here??
Thanks
Vinnie