“DirectX 9.0 L is simply a renamed and refurbished DirectX 10 for Windows XP. It will make DirectX 10 games to work on Windows XP.And games such as the upcoming Crysis won’t work on the existing DirectX 9.0 c. they need a DirectX 9.0 L
One of the biggest issues is the fact that Nvidia or ATI won’t have any mainstream or entry-level cards until at least mid- to end of Q1 2007. This suggests that if Vista tips up around the beginning of the year, gamers will be turned off by it.”
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- Ageia card drops to $166.74 @ The Inquirer
- Ageia can use more than one card @ The Inquirer
- Nvidia GeForce 7900GS SLI Overclocking Performance @ Legion Hardware
- ASUS EN7950GT video card @ Elite Bastards
- MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE Geforce 7950GX2 Videocard Review @ PCSTATS
- Gainward Bliss 7600 GS 256MB Graphics Card: More Than Just 7600 GS @ X-bit Labs
- Thermaltake Power Express 250W @ techPowerUp
- Antec VCool Review–A Hassle-free Way to Cool the Video Card @ Bjorn3D
- HIS Radeon X1300XT IceQ Turbo 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express Video Card @ BonaFideReviews
- ATI Radeon X1300XT Graphics Cards Compared @ TweakTown
There goes the main reason to buy Windows Vista

One of the main reasons many gamers planned to go with Windows Vista when it was released is DirectX 10. According to this story on The Inquirer, the soon to be released DX 9.0 L will be DX10 for Windows XP, and will allow you to play DX 10 games. Since DX9.0L has not been released yet, nor are any DX10 graphics cards or games available, we don’t know how well it will work, or what differences between the two might exist.