Get the 8800 if it's in your budget.
I just purchased a new computer that has the 8500, and it is a good card, but Lee told me that it would not be able to handle the full capabilities of FPSC X10.
So get the best one that you can afford.
Quote: ""OK LISTEN UP! FPSC X10 WILL ONLY WORK ON AN NVIDIA 8800! ANYTHING ELSE WILL NOT WORK AT ALL/WELL! Sorry for yelling, but really what part of nvidia 8800 is so hard to understand?""
My 8500 ran the tech demo, but it was a little 'laggy'.
I will give you the results of my test with the 8500 as soon as FPSC X10 is released to the public.
Quote: "Are there any cheap dx10 graphics cards?"
Yes, but not all X10 cards will run FPSC X10 to the fullest.
I'll probably get the 8800, but I will wait until FPSC X10 comes out.
The price might be lower then, and I won't be needing the card before FPSC X10 is released anyway.
(I'm sure the 8800 will be on sale before Christmas)
Quote: "I hate the new X10 revolution. As every game now is probably going to have a new graphics card to run it all the time."
Yeah, but once you get an X10 card with those high end GPUs, you'll be loving the resulting images on your display.