CollegeGuy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Please reply with the name of graphics/video cards that actually handle dwm/dce smoothly on 4074. I have had problems with my old geforce mx 400 and was wondering if others managed fine with newer cards. Check out the screenie: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_architect Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 My ATI Radeon 9600 Pro (256mb) does the job rather nicely, i think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LonghornMadBoy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Please reply with the name of graphics/video cards that actually handle dwm/dce smoothly on 4074. I have had problems with my old geforce mx 400 and was wondering if others managed fine with newer cards.Check out the screenie: 585525591[/snapback] gforce mx 400 :woot: , you need at least gforce fx 5600 to work smoothly ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insanekiwi Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 hello alpha OS. that's why i wouldn't use an unoffical OS like that. no support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akaladis Veteran Posted February 24, 2005 Veteran Share Posted February 24, 2005 I wonder... will my Ti4400 be able to do the job? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 hello alpha OS. that's why i wouldn't use an unoffical OS like that. no support. 585525849[/snapback] He asked for a graphics card not a lecture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuze Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 He asked for a graphics card not a lecture. 585525868[/snapback] i'm sure you've been here long enough to realise thats pretty much all he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 i'm sure you've been here long enough to realise thats pretty much all he does. 585526000[/snapback] yer I have realised that.. but I just keep telling myself he will change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cpu killer Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 My Radeon 9700 Pro works great with DWM :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LearningCurveMountaineer Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Minimum spec would probably be the 128 MB GeForce FX 5200, but I'd suspect that most 128 MB DDR-based GCs would do the job. If you're picky, look for one guaranteed as DX9-compatible... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dee Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Please reply with the name of graphics/video cards that actually handle dwm/dce smoothly on 4074. I have had problems with my old geforce mx 400 and was wondering if others managed fine with newer cards.Check out the screenie: 585525591[/snapback] Actually, thats what it should look like. Beautiful black box shadow! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daviesbad04 Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Anything above FX5200 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grope for Luna Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 My Radeon 9100 (8500) worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tungsten T Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 it has to support direct x 8.1 or above not a 5200 ((but that works too) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LispyGlitter2 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 I have a ATI Radeon 9600 XT and it purrs perfectly for DWM. It one of the lower end cards that are direct x 9 natively (which is what you need to have for DWM to work right now) I think I purchased my card for aroudn $200, but they are a little cheaper now, and especially if you buy it from New Egg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benyahuda0 Posted March 8, 2005 Share Posted March 8, 2005 I've got an nVidia 6800, when I enable DWM the display gets just a little shaky. No artifacting, just a little jerky. Course there are plenty of drivers I havn't tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Marshall- Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 DX 9.0 hardware on the card and pixel shader 2.0 on the card and 64 Mb or more ( recamended at least 128 mb but 256 would be best) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGuy Posted March 11, 2005 Author Share Posted March 11, 2005 Thanks Everyone for your replies. I purchased a RADEON 9600 XT for around $129, hopefully it will get the job done. I'll post some screenshots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGuy Posted March 14, 2005 Author Share Posted March 14, 2005 The 9600 XT is running the aero glass effect smoothly! Here's some screens: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew. Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 gforce mx 400 :woot: , you need at least gforce fx 5600 to work smoothly?;)) 585525848[/snapback] Bull**** it works on GF mx440 without any problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Dee Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Second, because of the advanced graphics technology in Longhorn, you will need a graphics card that is supported with a Longhorn Display Model Driver (LDDM). In mid-2004, Microsoft described these cards as being DirectX 9 compliant, though it's unclear whether the requirements will increase. Microsoft will provide clearer graphics card guidelines during the Longhorn Beta testing cycle, according to documentation I've viewed. As "long" as your video card supports those requirements, there should be nothing to worry, so it does not necessarily need to be a 256MB, 128MB, Brand or model video, just as long as it supports LDDM, DirectX9. I think the minmum will actually be 64MBs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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