Direct X11 graphics cards 2010

Ok Guys, with the release of Windows 7 and the start of 2010 is on our doorsteps we will see big things!- new programs brought out exploiting parellelism (using multithreading processing and our graphics cards to break down complex tasks)

We will see 64-bit OS's become the "norm" for the majority of desktop users as anything less than 4Gb's of ram should be reserved for netbooks and mobile phones.

New hardware-
the infamous core i9's will come out (codename: gulfstream) and we will see 6 cores with 12 threads (hyperthreading) screaming out of our computers at light speed, because of course - there is always over-clocking potential.
Solid state drives will be cheaper, mainstream society will have at least one for their OS's, and gamers will have another for their games, 2Gb platter HDDs will be for media.
Along with the release of Sata 3 and USB 3.0 alot will change!

Speed, we will get it in the bucketloads! But the varience in motherboards, core i5 core i7 core i9 will be hard to grasp for the end user and first time builders will find themselves confused and in the dark.

But now we get into serious STUFF DIRECT X11 so what will it offer new? (what Direct X 10 should have delivered and more- ahem Nvidea)
But perhaps the most interesting revelation in the gaming world is the addition of a new contestant with a new product to the ever-competing ATi and Nvidia, the chipzilla giant Intel. Releasing its Larrabee architecture will be interesting, with Nvidia screwing up architecture by trying to copy larrabee's theoretical design (wasting time) and not being able to adjust the die shrink of their own GPU's, not being able to get a new contract for the games console industry for Sony, Nintendo or Microsofts next platforms, the green age will come to a halt for about a year or so (until it gets its act together).
Then we have ATI - die shrinks, more ROPS more stream processors.. will we see the emergance of a single card reaching 3 teraflops per second? only time will tell.
Intel.. Larrabee, the more processors on a chip wafer, the more power it has... duh! - but for every extra chip apparently doubles its GPU power.... we'll see about that intel, interesting, but I want to know more about this platform and the architecture.

So what do you guys want next year? 24GB ram DDR3 Triple Channel 2400Mhz lowest clock timings ever, with a Corei9 able to overclock by 5 Ghz on stock coolers and 10 on liquid cooling, Ati 5000 series, Nvidia GT400 series or Larrabee?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Core2Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz O.C'd to 3.86Ghz
    Motherboard
    XFX Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB Corsair DDR3@ 1333Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia GTX 280
    Sound Card
    Creative PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 24in 1920x1080, Viewsonic 22in 1680x1050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsungx2 750GB SATA II 32MB SATA Hard Drive RAID 0 array
    PSU
    Antec 850Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Cosmo S 1100 Extended ATX No PSU Aluminium Blk
    Cooling
    7x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Dinovo Edge, Logitech Dinovo Mini
    Mouse
    Logitech G7, Logitech G9
    Internet Speed
    24Mbit p/s
I really can't see the point of spending thousands on a PC. Regardless if Intel releases 75 new processors with 16 cores I won't go over $2000-2500 US for any gaming PC. As with all technologies there will be problems and Vista forums will still have plenty of questions being asked.:D Maybe ATI can finally match NVIDIA's performance in all games - Crysis included.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Sony Vaio Z46GDU
    CPU
    [email protected] w/6MB L2 cache 1066MHz FSB
    Memory
    6GB DDR3 1066MHz SDRAM
    Graphics Card(s)
    9300M GS 256MB + Intel Integrated 4500MHD
    Monitor(s) Displays
    13.1" WXGA True Colour Tough
    Screen Resolution
    1600x900
    Hard Drives
    320GB SATA 7200RPM
    Internet Speed
    1MB/s
I wouldnt spend more than 1500 US on a PC. I spent something like 1200US on the one I have now and just went from there. ATI's GPU's are what hold them back in crysis. but that being said, you get a 4870X2 it will still play it easy at 1080p with all the bells and whistles
direct X11 I think nvidia is fighting a losing battle right now they dont have a contract for any of the new gaming console platforms ATI and Intel do, they dont have the chip architecture to back it up (they dont manufacture chips like intel and AMD do) so they main question is then will their next products pull something out of a hat or not
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Self Built
    CPU
    Core2Quad Q9550 @ 2.83Ghz O.C'd to 3.86Ghz
    Motherboard
    XFX Nvidia 790i Ultra SLI
    Memory
    4x2GB Corsair DDR3@ 1333Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus Nvidia GTX 280
    Sound Card
    Creative PCI Express X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro Series
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 24in 1920x1080, Viewsonic 22in 1680x1050
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200 + 1680x1050
    Hard Drives
    Samsungx2 750GB SATA II 32MB SATA Hard Drive RAID 0 array
    PSU
    Antec 850Watt
    Case
    Cooler Master Cosmo S 1100 Extended ATX No PSU Aluminium Blk
    Cooling
    7x 120mm Fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech Dinovo Edge, Logitech Dinovo Mini
    Mouse
    Logitech G7, Logitech G9
    Internet Speed
    24Mbit p/s
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