DirectX 11 comes to Vista

Windows 7 users have been having all the DirectX 11 fun up until now. Well, ok, there really isn't much DX11 fun to be had so far, but running Win7 was the only place possible to run DX11 up until now. As promised, Microsoft has brought the newest, bestest version of DirectX to Vista. Making the XP standouts now 2 complete version behind. DirectX 11 isn't a huge leap forward over DX10 in terms of graphical capability, but it makes things a lot easier and streamlined for the devs using the high quality capabilities. And it's more efficient for the end users, meaning higher fps with the graphics still looking purty.

Right now the only GPU capable of unlocking DirectX 11 goodness is the ATI Radeon 5000 series. Owners of those can check out the first DX11 tech demo. People not quite so luck can just watch some DX11 effects via YouTube.

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Dirt 2 DirectX 11 Tech Demo

Many PC racing fans have been upset that Codemasters' excellent rally racing game Dirt 2 has been delayed for so long. We may not know the complete reason that it's taking them so long to get it out, but at least the delay allowed the devs to code in support for DirectX 11. DX11 is the latest iteration of the API, it's coming to Windows 7 and Vista, and it is already supported by the newest ATI 5000 series video cards. We've gotta admit, the DX11 effects look pretty damn impressive, though it remains to be seen if all that new eye candy will be completely noticeable while you're actually playing the game and not just watch replays. Either way, kudos to Codemasters for being on the cutting edge and pushing PC graphics even farther ahead of the consoles.




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Happy Windows 7 Day!

The day is finally here. The official launch day of Windows 7. There's been plenty of time and opportunities to try out Microsoft's newest OS already, through the open beta process and Release Candidates. But today is the first day that you can go to the store and get a copy of your own.

There's plenty of places to get deals on Windows 7:
Students click here for your $30 copy.
Non-profit employees click here to get your copy for as low as $8!
Anybody else click here for some great discounts from Newegg.

With reviews saying things such as Windows 7 is the best version of windows to date, and Windows 7 is what Vista should of been. There isn't much reason for Windows users to not look into upgrading. It will even run on older hardware that would of choked on Vista. Let's hear your upgrade stories.

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