enthusiast.hardocp.com — in Conflict will test your mettle as a military commander, and your computer as a DirectX 10 gaming machine. Does the DirectX 10 rendering mode offer any visual or performance improvements over the DirectX 9 rendering mode? "You Vista guys that are keeping an install of XP for playing games will likely pat yourself on the back."
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snotrocketOct 8, 2007
Nice write up from HardOCP as usual.
schestowitzOct 9, 2007
No gamer should accept such downgrades whose hype is the only driver (pun). Consider these:Vista still lacks the gaming performance of XP<a class="user" href="http://www.underdark.cc/2007/09/21/vista-still-lacks-the-gaming-performance-of-xp/">http://www.underdark.cc/2007/09/21/vista-still-lac ...</a>Does WINE + Linux support more Windows apps than Vista?<a class="user" href="http://jagtalon.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/does-wine-linux-support-more-apps-than-vista/">http://jagtalon.wordpress.com/2007/04/30/does-wine ...</a>XP vs. Vista - A Tale of Framerate<a class="user" href="http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMzNCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==">http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM ...</a>A Messy Transition (Part 3): Vista Buys Some Time<a class="user" href="http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=3060&p=2">http://www.anandtech.com/systems/showdoc.aspx?i=30 ...</a>Vista breaks 90% of games, claims game publisher<a class="user" href="http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/30/vista_games/">http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/30/vista_games/</a>Cursor hackers target WoW players<a class="user" href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6526851.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6526851.stm</a>Vista proves a disaster for gamers<a class="user" href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38745">http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=38 ...</a>30 Days with Windows Vista<a class="user" href="http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMxOCwxLCxoZW50aHVzaWFzdA==">http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTM ...</a>Counter-Strike on Windows Vista - Windows XP/Windows Vista comparison<a class="user" href="http://news.softpedia.com/news/Counter-Strike-on-Windows-Vista-54569.shtml">http://news.softpedia.com/news/Counter-Strike-on-W ...</a>Linux FPS [PCLinuxOS]<a class="user" href="http://www.geekzone.co.nz/VanAlstine/3051">http://www.geekzone.co.nz/VanAlstine/3051</a>Vacuous Vista<a class="user" href="http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/414-Vacuous-Vista.html">http://amarok.kde.org/blog/archives/414-Vacuous-Vi ...</a>Windows XP and Vista Performance Comparison<a class="user" href="http://www.ozhardware.com.au/content/view/18/1/">http://www.ozhardware.com.au/content/view/18/1/</a>Valve questions Microsoft's commitment to PC gaming<a class="user" href="http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/12/valve_questions_microsofts_commitment/">http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/12/valve_questio ...</a>Vista Offers Nothing to Gamers<a class="user" href="http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/01/vista_offers_nothing_to_gamers_uk/index.html">http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/03/01/vista_offers_ ...</a>Because penguins need to play too.<a class="user" href="http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/because-penguins-need-to-play-too-14767">http://blogs.ittoolbox.com/linux/locutus/archives/ ...</a>Windows Vista and casual games: the woe starts now<a class="user" href="http://gaming.monstersandcritics.com/pc/news/article_1253720.php/Windows_Vista_and_casual_games_the_woe_starts_now">http://gaming.monstersandcritics.com/pc/news/artic ...</a>World of Warcraft - Poor Frame Rates on Windows Vista<a class="user" href="http://www.philoking.com/2007/01/28/world-of-warcraft-poor-frame-rates-on-windows-vista/">http://www.philoking.com/2007/01/28/world-of-warcr ...</a>Vista Gaming: Is It Truly Ready?<a class="user" href="http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2376&Itemid=449">http://www.osweekly.com/index.php?option=com_conte ...</a>Gameplay Stinks with RTM Vista and Current Drivers<a class="user" href="http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/17/gameplay-only-gets-worse-with-vista_uk/index.html">http://tomshardware.co.uk/2007/01/17/gameplay-only ...</a>Windows Vista Gaming Performance Reports<a class="user" href="http://techgage.com/article/windows_vista_gaming_performance_reports">http://techgage.com/article/windows_vista_gaming_p ...</a>Vista for Games: Boon or Burden?<a class="user" href="http://gigagamez.com/2007/01/26/vista-for-games-boon-or-burden/">http://gigagamez.com/2007/01/26/vista-for-games-bo ...</a>Opinion: 'Vista Casts A Pall On PC Gaming'<a class="user" href="http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=12314">http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?st ...</a>Old (beta):Vista gaming will be 10 to 15 per cent slower than XP <a class="user" href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34915">http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34 ...</a>Microsoft doesn't yet play games on Vista <a class="user" href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33924">http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33 ...</a>Vista RC 2 gaming with Nvidia not there yet<a class="user" href="http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35084">http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=35 ...</a>Quake 4 On XP, Vista, & Linux<a class="user" href="http://www.michaellarabel.com/index.php?k=blog&i=164">http://www.michaellarabel.com/index.php?k=blog&i=1 ...</a>
evoxOct 9, 2007
holy s**t, how much time did you spend fetching all those links?