Good old Microsoft. In order for the new games to work well, they need
DirectX 10. Oh well, I knew it would be forced upon me eventually.

Alias

To achieve the full performance of DirectX 10, you'll need to
have a video card that supports DirectX 10, such as:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161203

You should also install the latest DirectX files:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

Vista screams past XP in gaming tests!
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458

"Alias" <aka@mascaradoyanónimo.es> wrote in message
news:g64i4j$vhs$1@aioe.org...
> Good old Microsoft. In order for the new games to work well, they need
> DirectX 10. Oh well, I knew it would be forced upon me eventually.
>
> Alias

My oh my. It's amazing how you have time for your 3 companies, run 10 miles
a day, leap tall buildings, troll all day long, play computer games, and
preach Ubuntu. So after a year or more of trolling this group, you've saved
up enough euros to purchase Vista?

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <aka@mascaradoyanónimo.es> wrote in message
> news:g64i4j$vhs$1@aioe.org...
>> Good old Microsoft. In order for the new games to work well, they need
>> DirectX 10. Oh well, I knew it would be forced upon me eventually.
>>
>> Alias
>
> My oh my. It's amazing how you have time for your 3 companies, run 10 miles
> a day, leap tall buildings, troll all day long, play computer games, and
> preach Ubuntu. So after a year or more of trolling this group, you've saved
> up enough euros to purchase Vista?
>
>
>

I have Vista sitting on a shelf. After I buy a new nVidia graphics card
and a larger hard drive, Vista will be installed so I can play Devil May
Cry 4 with Directx 10. I have plenty of euros. Next stupid question?

Alias

Bill Yanaire wrote:
> "Alias" <aka@mascaradoyanónimo.es> wrote in message
> news:g64i4j$vhs$1@aioe.org...
>> Good old Microsoft. In order for the new games to work well, they need
>> DirectX 10. Oh well, I knew it would be forced upon me eventually.
>>
>> Alias
>
> My oh my. It's amazing how you have time for your 3 companies, run 10 miles
> a day,

I don't do that anymore. Now I swim.

> leap tall buildings,

Never did that. Of course you know that but that won't stop you being lying.

> troll all day long,

You, Frank, "the" and Spanky are the trolls here.

> play computer games,

So? You don't?

> and
> preach Ubuntu.

Um, Ubuntu isn't a religion but an operating system.

> So after a year or more of trolling this group, you've saved
> up enough euros to purchase Vista?

See my other post. You can apologize for lying anytime you want.

Alias

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> To achieve the full performance of DirectX 10, you'll need to
> have a video card that supports DirectX 10, such as:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161203
>
> You should also install the latest DirectX files:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2da43d38-db71-

4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en
>
> Vista screams past XP in gaming tests!
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458

I was thinking of getting a NVIDIA NX8800GT 512MB PCIE.

Alias

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Proven second-generation perpendicular
recording technology (very quiet):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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"Alias" <aka@masked&anonymous.li> wrote in message news:g64s0b$kb6$4@aioe.org...
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> To achieve the full performance of DirectX 10, you'll need to
> have a video card that supports DirectX 10, such as:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161203
>
> You should also install the latest DirectX files:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...2da43d38-db71-

4c1b-bc6a-9b6652cd92a3&displaylang=en
>
> Vista screams past XP in gaming tests!
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458

I was thinking of getting a NVIDIA NX8800GT 512MB PCIE.

Alias

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> To achieve the full performance of DirectX 10, you'll need to
> have a video card that supports DirectX 10, such as:
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161203
>
> You should also install the latest DirectX files:
> http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en
>
> Vista screams past XP in gaming tests!
> http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=458

I was thinking of getting a NVIDIA NX8800GT 512MB PCIE.

Alias

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
> Hard Drive with Proven second-generation perpendicular
> recording technology (very quiet):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288
>

That's the one I am going to get but not from NewEgg but a store here.

Alias

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:uWDXHxA7IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
> 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Proven second-generation perpendicular
> recording technology (very quiet):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288


Er, if you think that perpendicular recording technology has anything to do
with it being quiet, you are wrong.

ss.

"Alias" <aka@mascaradoyanónimo.es> wrote in message
news:g64vau$b92$1@aioe.org...
> Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
>> Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
>> 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Proven second-generation perpendicular recording
>> technology (very quiet):
>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288
>>
>
> That's the one I am going to get but not from NewEgg but a store here.


Get a Western Digital VelociRaptor for your system drive if you want *fast*.

ss.

Raptors are very noisy...I had one for two days
and sent it back for a refund. They sound like
a garbage disposal!

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

---------------------------------------------------------------

"Censored Syndrome" <synapse@NOSPAMsyndrome.me.uk> wrote in message news:ObY3Y0E7IHA.4468@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:uWDXHxA7IHA.1196@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3500320AS 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA
> 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with Proven second-generation perpendicular
> recording technology (very quiet):
> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822148288


Er, if you think that perpendicular recording technology has anything to do
with it being quiet, you are wrong.

ss.

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" <cnfrisch@nospamgmail.com> wrote in message
news:e73suuF7IHA.3672@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Raptors are very noisy...I had one for two days
> and sent it back for a refund. They sound like
> a garbage disposal!

You're quite out of touch. The later Raptors with fluid dynamic bearings
weren't as noisy. And aside from the fast speed, you cannot scoff at a MTBF
of 137 years. They are essentially enterprise class SCSI drives with SATA
interfaces. I have two.

Who mentioned Raptors anyway? VelociRaptors are the new ones, and they are
enterprise class 2.5" drives from blade servers, with a SATA interface and
mounted in a heatsink housing to make them desktop 3.5" sized. They are
blindingly fast, much quieter, and have an even longer MTBF. I'll get one
for my next build (CAD workstation). You can stick with the general
consumer stuff if you want.

ss.

Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:

> Raptors are very noisy...I had one for two days
> and sent it back for a refund. They sound like
> a garbage disposal!
>

Untrue. I've had a 74GB Raptor in this PC for years, and it makes about
as much noise as any other PC HD: pretty quiet, esp. compared with
case fans.
--
Cheers, Bob