Upgrade graphics card now or wait EOY for DX11 card?

papajohn · Rated PG-13 Joined: 29 Apr 2009 Posts: 39

Thinking about grabbing a graphics card but hearing ATI will come out with a DX11 card by end of year. Anyone think DX11 will bring big improvement to gaming?

burnin8r · Rated R Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 54

I would wait to see what games are slated to take advantage of DX11. Remember all those gamers who bought vista + 8800 GTX's in anticipation of playing Crysis under DX10 and couldn t even run it on high. The only reward for being an early adopter is the privilege of paying to beta test the bleeding edge =P

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 06:42:11 Post Subject:

What card do you have now?

Digerati · Rated NC-17 Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 111

Never worth waiting for new technology IMO. The only reason I wait for the new stuff (especially when it comes to hardware and more especially when it comes to video cards) is the price drops on the older stuff.

Blake · Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 09:26:06 Post Subject:

I would guess it will be a while before we start to see DX11 games.

sbrehm72255 · Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 10:22:28 Post Subject:

If you "need" a new card now go out and get it, it'll be awhile before any sort of games are released to support DX11 in any quantity............. Wink

(TSC)Bender · Rated NC-17 Joined: 11 Feb 2008 Posts: 162

Depends on what card you have now. I have a 8800GT and even though i'll be upgrading everything else soon, i'm going to put the graphics card on hold till DX11 starts becoming popular.

mrweasel · Posted: Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:39:33 Post Subject:

there's still not a ton of stuff that takes advantage of DX10/10.1

You can be sure the DX11 cards will come with a hefty price tag, so if it were me, I'd grab one when you needed it.

I have a 4870 and the wife has an 8800GT and they both run pretty much everything we throw at 'em with all the eye candy on...and they're both fairly inexpensive

sonneillon · Rated PG Joined: 05 May 2009 Posts: 4

I personally am waiting for the DX11 cards to come out to upgrade my HD3870 though with the prices the way they are Im really tempted to get a HD4870 or two.

daemon · Rated R Joined: 24 Jul 2007 Posts: 90

I would wait for the next gen cards and if there aren't to your liking ( why would they) then get something that is current. They should get cheaper when the next lineup of new cards are out.