9700 and DX9

Is Direct X 9 necessary to run the 9700 range of radeons ? (Pro and non-pro). Because last time I installed DX9 (on my geforce 4, beta dx9) I had to reformat my hard drive.

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This topic was started by KillerKebab, 2003-04-21 11:03

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KillerKebab

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#18575

2003-04-21 11:03

Is Direct X 9 necessary to run the 9700 range of radeons ? (Pro and non-pro).

Because last time I installed DX9 (on my geforce 4, beta dx9) I had to reformat my hard drive...

Does it lower FPS in current DX8 games or anything like that either ?

low res anti aliasing?

IS THE GEFORCE FX 56OO 256MB(NON ULTRA)A GOOD CARD??

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XIII

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#18576

2003-04-21 11:20

No it is not necessary, Radeon 9700 support Direct X 9's feature but it is backward compatible.

Install direct x 9 will not slow down your games and programs because the driver and Radeon 9700 itself, is Direct X 9 compatible and support all the features that Dirext X 9 gives.

RiCO

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#18577

2003-04-21 13:22

But it is highly recommended to install DX9 when you have a Radeon9700, not using the cards features would just be stupid.

XIII

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#18578

2003-04-21 14:49

Yes rico you are right, not using the feature would be stupid, Lol :wink:

Homer

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#18579

2003-04-21 15:25

Install DX9 if you want no game will use it yet, games will use the DX7 and 8 interfaces built in to DX9.

Mic

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#18580

2003-04-22 06:08

A performance increase has been seen with the use of the latest catalyst drivers and DX9 with the 9700! Even in older DX8 games !!It's a slight increase....but hell,why not ???? It's a good idea to go DX9..

scorpious

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#18581

2003-05-16 02:19

If I was to install the cataylst 3.4's on a fresh install of XP + sp1, should I install directx9a BEFORE or AFTER installing the Cat's :-?
:lol:

sT121KER

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#18582

2003-06-21 01:40

No it is not necessary, Radeon 9700 support Direct X 9's feature but it is backward compatible.

Install direct x 9 will not slow down your games and programs because the driver and Radeon 9700 itself, is Direct X 9 compatible and support all the features that Dirext X 9 gives.

Of course it is. DirectX 9 will not slow down your computer while playing some games.