[QUOTE="onemic"]

All DX10 really does is vastly improve performance for advanced shader, mapping, FX, and effect techniques. It does next to nothing for the current shaders and features that are already used in DX9.

 

Since Lost planet is pretty much a DX9 game as  no real advanced shaders that take advantage of DX10 are used, it isn't a good game to perform a benchmark on.  

250Ridah

Yet the question most gamers are interested in is... 

(in the near future) Will DX10 be able to offer the same framerates as DX9.  If DX10 has a better structure, and both tests are performed on machines running vista under the same settings; will DX10 framerates be equivalent to DX9.  Faster would be better imo-

[QUOTE="250Ridah"]

Im interested in most gamers current opinions on the war between DX9 and DX10

Initially I thought DX10 would have better structure, improved optimization, and result in higher framerates. I've been watching the comparisons of Lost Planet in HD. After 3 reviews im convinced the only place I notice a reasonable difference is in the very brief view of the waterfall near the end of the video. IMO there is little to NO difference

This may be primarily due to the fact that Lost Planet was not designed to use directX 10 specifically. Perhaps in the near future when more games are designed for DX10 exclusively it will be far easier to notice subtle differences in their game fx.

 

 

As things currently stand, im inclined to stick with DX9 until DX10 can offer the same framerates. Im wondering if this is pretty much everyone's opinion

TheSpidren

And that just sucks. Some people may not want to upgrade their OS! (Me, for example.) I just bought my computer less than a year ago, and then upgraded to the then (and still, imho) sensuous x1950pro radeon. I am not ready for the shift to vista.

Original Doom

Quake

Duke Nukem

Half Life

Fallout 1 and 2

Street Fighter 2 FTW!!!

Myst

7th Guest

11th Hour

Ultima 1 (what a trip down memry lane that was!)

Warcraft 2 (Zug! Zug!)

Blood

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=wolfenstein+enemy+territory

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfenstein:_Enemy_Territory

Wolfenstein Enemy Territory. World War 2 was never this match fun. Many ****s to choose from, huge online communities, objectives, hell just try it already and see why everyone is excited about enemy territory quake wars.

Unstoppable_1

I think that's what he meant by ET, good call though.

Elder scrolls: Oblivion

HL2 with the Fakefactory Cinematic mod

Quake 4

Rainbow Six Vegas

STALKER all settings maxed+ Full Dynamic Lighting (Good luck with that 8) )

Crysis (again good luck with that!)

FEAR Combat

America's Army

15. Although I am not so sure the method of getting this score is entirely accurate. Surely saying rarely (for a total of 1 point) on the question asking  "How often do you try and cut down the amount of time you spend playing games?" would warrant more points in the direction of game addict? :P ;)