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| AndyWarne:
I have started preliminary work on a PCI-e version but no timescale yet. In fact, many motherboard manufacturers who started to drop AGP slots are back-tracking and bringing them back again. AGP will be around for a long time yet but that's no reason to do nothing on PCI-e. The current card is DX-9 compatible so not sure about that comment. Andy |
| Timoe:
I will eventually WANT to upgrade to a WG9200 but I only have PCI and PCI-e |
| Havok:
One of my swappable panels is a keyboard\mouse, so I can use the cab as a regular computer. That's the main reason I have a PCIe card now - ATI X300. Works pretty well even with my LCD screen and the lower resolutions for MAME. I don't have any of the scrolling\choppiness that some people report. No ArcadeVGA for me, the new stuff just requires way more power... |
| Scott84:
Andy, i know you dont have a timescale for it, but are you thinking it will be out by XMAS? |
| Fozzy The Bear:
--- Quote from: AndyWarne on March 15, 2006, 01:52:30 pm ---The current card is DX-9 compatible so not sure about that comment. --- End quote --- That's not what I said Andy.... The current 9200 chipset you are using may be compatible with DirectX-9. BUT it's only compatible in the sense that it runs DirectX-8 optimisations under DirectX-9.... It can't run any programming that has specific DirectX9 Coding in it. The 9200 is simply not a DriectX-9 Chipset. The first DirectX-9 ATI Chipset was the 9550 AFAIK. --- Quote from: pointdablame link=topic=51539.msg504115#msg504115 --- There are also very few people running high end PC games on their MAME machines that would require, say, a 6900 or x1900 card. FEAR and Half Life 2 would not play well with a joystick and buttons IMO. --- End quote --- I do !! and FEAR plays very nicely on buttons and joysticks thanks.... Quite apart from the fact that my cab also has a keyboard draw and isn't solely a MAME machine..... It's also a PVR and gets used for video editing (where processing power and graphics speed is everything). So for me, I do see a need for a new card... that has a bit more poke than an ATI 9200. Best Regards, Julian (Fozzy The Bear) |
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