Fact is DX-10 is supposed to take much of the graphics load OFF of the CPU.If so, it has to help.

Here we go again :)Quote from Tdragger a few months ago:"It's just that the issue has caused so much confusion over the past few months I wince when I see DX10 used. Wink Truth is we designed FSX for DX9 'cause that's all we had to work with. When DX10 cards are ready only then will be *start* thinking about what to do with them.";)

Well not to disagree with Mr. Tdragger, as I found him quite an agreeable bloke, but...Microsoft is hailing FSX as a DX10 title. So...regardless of what was designed, what was planned, it looks like plans have changed?http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...E3LineupPR.mspxCheers,bt

> Crysis isn't even in the same league as FS. Correct. Unlike FSX, Crysis has true HDR lighting, cloud shadows, particle effects and awesome physics simulation!

How are the AI planes, auto gen, and flight physics in Crysis?Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://www.fseconomy.com/

>Microsoft is hailing FSX as a DX10 title. So...regardless of>what was designed, what was planned, it looks like plans have>changed?>>http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/press/2...E3LineupPR.mspx>How can Microsoft honestly claim FSX as a DX10 title?

Hi,Where in the press release does it state that FSX is a DX title?Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://www.fseconomy.com/

I mentioned "environment" features! AI planes, auto gen, and flight physics are specific to flight sim.

I was just about to say the same thing :-)It's a shame there's so much wishfull thinking going on. A little logic does a world of good here. FSX development process finished about a year ago; beta testing fixed a few things and MS actually removed some features. Now if they were working on this 2 and 3 years ago, who in their right mind can possibly think it was developed for DX10? Especially when the developers themselves openly state that it wasn't!Most people that bought a decent PC in the last 6 months are enjoying FSX as it is. We all know it'll get better, both with the performance patch being worked at the moment and with the DX10 update that'll follow later.It's been pointed out time and again that each new release of FS taxes the best hardwear and it's only now (with a 4 month old PC) that I can use FS9 with absolutely everything set to the right. And no it doesn't have a DX10 card and I doubt I'll be buying one in the next year or so either.Oh well, another 3 years and it'll all be said yet again.....by which time I really do hope that bloody frame rate counter has been removed.:-roll

I think that may have been the point Jim was trying to make :-)

Exactly, reacting to the same old stuff, by the same people!!Jimhttp://www.hifisim.com/Active Sky V6 Development Team Active Sky V6 Proud SupporterHiFi Beta TeamRadar Contact Supporter: http://www.jdtllc.com/AirSource Member: http://www.air-source.us/FSEconomy Member:http://www.fseconomy.com/

>>Oh well, another 3 years and it'll all be said yet>again.....by which time I really do hope that bloody frame>rate counter has been removed.:-rollOh, how I wish for that too. Of course then the fps junkies would use fraps to post their uncivil foaming at the mouth rants.RhettAMD 3700+ (@2310 mhz), eVGA 7800GT 256 (Guru3D 93.71), ASUS A8N-E, PC Power 510 SLI, 2 GB Corsair XMS 2.5-3-3-8 (1T), WD 250 gig 7200 rpm SATA2, CoolerMaster Praetorian case