Should i get Directx9?

BoB_Shifty · **Should i get Directx9? -** 12-27-2002, 01:33 PM

i seen somehwere that it came out. is it worth the download and what is so much better about it than from 8.1?

Cheers,

Shifty

12-27-2002, 02:08 PM

i think it a big improvement, but that is probably more dependent on your current hardware setup. if you have mabye a gf3 or higher, youll be able to take advantage of dx9. My system was running games much smoother and im on a gf3 ti200. made a noticible difference. No problems what so ever with it either.

http://www.microsoft.com/directx

BoB_Shifty · 12-27-2002, 02:11 PM

oh okay. thankyou. i have gforce3 500 so ill go check it out.

Cheers,

Shifty

Akuma · 12-27-2002, 02:21 PM

Get it no matter what you have. I have a GF2 MX400 and it didn't do anything for me...

BoB_Shifty · 12-27-2002, 02:25 PM

yeah i just downloaded it. i wouldnt think though that i will see much difference in the way spearhead plays my frames are already good.

Cheers,

Shifty

Bazooka_Joe · 12-27-2002, 03:40 PM

I haven't seen a difference in MOH:AA or SH, but in BF1942, games seem smoother.

Double U · 12-27-2002, 03:56 PM

SWEET

Ill try it too. Is it offical or still a beta?

BoB_Shifty · 12-27-2002, 03:59 PM

its official.

http://www.microsoft.com/directx

Cheers,

Shifty

Double U · 12-27-2002, 04:13 PM

thanks

Installing now

klop · 12-27-2002, 05:43 PM

For now theres not a lot of games that take advantage of DX9 API and its the same thing for almost every graphic card... So you should not notice any differences. I had some problems with DX9 so i keep DX8.1 since i know they are working. I will not upgrade to DX9 until I will be obligated...

Bazooka_Joe · 12-28-2002, 12:55 AM

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Originally Posted by klop

For now theres not a lot of games that take advantage of DX9 API and its the same thing for almost every graphic card... So you should not notice any differences. I had some problems with DX9 so i keep DX8.1 since i know they are working. I will not upgrade to DX9 until I will be obligated...

Same goes with AGP 8X. Doom III will probably be one of the first big titles to support it.