Old graphics cards and windows 7?

joeyck · Jul 11, 2010, 05:50 PM

My friend is going to be installing windows 7 on his computers at his Internet cafe in the phillipenes when he goes over this fall, I was wandering will a old graphics utilize window 7 DX10 support? Is the DX10 support compatiable with the the older grphics card that run with DX9 or DX8.

The cards that are on his computers are 7300SE and 7200GS from Nvidia his specs are AMD Athlon Dual core Processor 2.5GHz 2GB of ram and a MSI MS 730 mobo

Papahyooie · Jul 11, 2010, 05:53 PM

No. They wont use DX10 atall, as they don't support it.

AlienIsGOD · Jul 11, 2010, 05:53 PM

He will be able to run the OS in DX 8 or 9. For DX10 support he will need a newer GFX card NV 8000 series / HD3K or newer card

joeyck · Jul 11, 2010, 05:55 PM

but with installing windows 7 will the DX10 be able to be backwards compatible to the 7000's that his computers have?

Kreij · Jul 11, 2010, 05:56 PM

No. It's the cards that determine the DX support not the OS.

joeyck · Jul 11, 2010, 05:59 PM

so it would be useless to use windows 7 with his Nvidia 7000's? so should i just get him windowx xp instead of windows 7?

AphexDreamer · Jul 11, 2010, 06:00 PM

Windows 7 will work 100% fine with any DX8 or 9 Card if thats what your asking. You just won't be able to use DX10.

joeyck · Jul 11, 2010, 06:02 PM

okay yea thats what i was asking my friend has old ones and didnt no if the old cards woruld work with windows7 i no that the cards wont use dx10 lol

erocker · Jul 11, 2010, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joeyck

so it would be useless to use windows 7 with his Nvidia 7000's? so should i just get him windowx xp instead of windows 7?

No. Get 7.

I run Windows 7 with "aero" turned on with this rig:

AMD Athlon 2800+ s754
2gb DDR 400
ATi 9800SE
Cheap Biostar s754 motherboard.

It runs with Windows 7 perfectly.

joeyck · Jul 11, 2010, 06:07 PM

thanks a million every one

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joeyck Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 714 (0.66/day) Thanks: 143 Thanked 55 Times in 52 Posts	but with installing windows 7 will the DX10 be able to be backwards compatible to the 7000's that his computers have? __________________ FS Thread Heat:JOEYCK

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joeyck Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 714 (0.66/day) Thanks: 143 Thanked 55 Times in 52 Posts	so it would be useless to use windows 7 with his Nvidia 7000's? so should i just get him windowx xp instead of windows 7? __________________ FS Thread Heat:JOEYCK

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joeyck Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 714 (0.66/day) Thanks: 143 Thanked 55 Times in 52 Posts	okay yea thats what i was asking my friend has old ones and didnt no if the old cards woruld work with windows7 i no that the cards wont use dx10 lol __________________ FS Thread Heat:JOEYCK

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