wow check this out

[clayton4115 56]

any guys with the Radeon 9700 should see this and DirectX 9 capibilities,warning DSL or Cable modem only.http://mirror.ati.com/vortal/r300/dx9demo/main.html

[Guest]

WOWEEE! My new system comes in next week, including the ATI Radeon 9800 256! I think this is going to work out VERY nicely! Thanks for this.Glenn

[Flyer Ken 0]

It's very cool, but bear in mind that FS2004 won't use most of those new features...at least I don't think it will.

[tyrodes 29]

>It's very cool, but bear in mind that FS2004 won't use most>of those new features...at least I don't think it will.I don't understant why this is such a mystery. This is not a subjective issue like "will my hardware run this".Either it was programmed or not. Since DirectX9 is required, I would think its being used.

[Guest Bigshot]

From what I've been hearing, those shaders are being used in FS2k4. That's one area where the ATI cards really shine. That and implementation of 4xAA & 16xAF. I especially liked watching the water effects in Number 8. It does appear that powerful GPUs are going to be needed if you want to see all the eye candy. It'll be interesting.