9700 and DX9
This is a discussion about 9700 and DX9 in the Ati General Topics category; 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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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 ?
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 ?
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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.
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.
But it is highly recommended to install DX9 when you have a Radeon9700, not using the cards features would just be stupid.
Yes rico you are right, not using the feature would be stupid, Lol :wink:
Install DX9 if you want no game will use it yet, games will use the DX7 and 8 interfaces built in to DX9.
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..
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 :-?
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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.
