The official GT300/Fermi Thread

[highoctane]

DX11's momentum is due to Windows 7's. Vista being a bad OS was overhyped and Windows 7 being a good OS has been (over)hyped to epic proportions. The regular, every-day Joe knows about Windows 7. My father asked me if he needed it and if all his old files would work with it the other day. If he knows, the most computer illiterate human being in the Western world must know about it. MS's intertia with this product is simply unstoppable. Unlike DX10, we will see DX11 dominate.

Thats good that your father asked about Windows7 but what did you tell him in regards to if/why he need it? Did he also ask if he needed a DX11 video card or if a 5770 or 5870 would be enough as well?

Windows7 is going to sell itself without any advertising, it is positioned to be the next mainstream OS regardless of choices.

So say a consumer says, I'm buying a new computer and I want the latest Windows7 OS, what is DX11 and why do I need it over the cheaper rig here without DX11 capabilities, will basic video be enough for browsing the net and using word.

[Chickenfeed]

Thats good that your father asked about Windows7 but what did you tell him in regards to if/why he need it? Did he also ask if he needed a DX11 video card or if a 5770 or 5870 would be enough as well?

Windows7 is going to sell itself without any advertising, it is positioned to be the next mainstream OS regardless of choices.

So say a consumer says, I'm buying a new computer and I want the latest Windows7 OS, what is DX11 and why do I need it over the cheaper rig here without DX11 capabilities, will basic video be enough for browsing the net and using word.

Again please refer to what I posted above. It is what they are being presented and sold on. Not what they are asking for. And trust me, more often than not, that is how it goes down in retail sales ( people wind up with more than they need because they were convinced they needed or it was new, without fully understanding what it was )

Fact remains that Fermi isn't relevant to Windows 7 and its launch. As an enthusiast I am looking forward to their launch but general consumers will remain unaffected for 6months if not more ( when we should hopefully see mainstream products shipping in OEM machines )

[highoctane]

Again please refer to what I posted above. It is what they are being presented and sold on. Not what they are asking for. And trust me, more often than not, that is how it goes down in retail sales ( people wind up with more than they need because they were convinced they needed or it was new, without fully understanding what it was )

Fact remains that Fermi isn't relevant to Windows 7 and its launch. As an enthusiast I am looking forward to their launch but general consumers will remain unaffected for 6months if not more ( when we should hopefully see mainstream products shipping in OEM machines )

Don't get me wrong, as any technojunkie around here I look forward to the latest and greatest but out in the wild public we are largely a minority as far as our wants and needs in hardware/software.

It's the overhype that I find out of place with how all the sudden in a depressed economy people are going to want/need to upgrade their perfectly fine computer for a new OS and a DX11 video card for no use. To tell the truth I haven't even seen MS mentioning dx11 with win7 as far as promoting them together yet, maybe I'm overlooking it.

The father issue above is a perfect example of what I see, whats win7 and do I need it so much as why does an avg consumer need dx11 on top of it.

Anyways its getting off topic and I'll resign myself back to lurking...

[stangracin3]

do any of you know how salesmen at bestbuy and fry's sell to the average guy.

well we have this computer here amd athlon II x2, 2GB of ram, nvidia GTS 250

or we have this computer here amd athlon II x2, 2GB of ram, ati 5700 HAS NEW STANDARD DX11