Just as a matter of interest (Talking to goat here) - what is the difference between DX10 and DX9 crysis in terms of frame rates? When I first played it I did so on a smaller monitor so it still looked good but I think if I could get a 2nd playthrough in DX9 in hires I might.
DX10 is noticably slower. The benchmarks show crysis on very high runs faster in xp, as do quite a lot of dx10 capable games on their highest settings. Once dx10 becomes the norm, it will be much more attractive, but it's just too soon. Sure, people can grab a dx10 capable card NOW, but once dx10 actually kicks into gear, by then the card will be outdated and they'll have to look for a new one to fully realize it's potential.