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DirectX 8 or 9

banbutcher · 2003-02-20 10:34:32

which is better? is 9 worth downloading? or whats the story? Cheers, Dickie

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20-02-2003 11:34am

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banbutcher

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which is better? is 9 worth downloading? or whats the story?

Cheers,
Dickie

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#2 20-02-2003 12:51pm
SouperComputer

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DX 9 has some issuse AFAIK. It depends on the card too, not many implement it yet.

If it aint broke, dont fix it!

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#3 21-02-2003 6:33pm
oneweb

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DX8 has been out a lot longer so it'd be fine-tuned by now I reckon. DX9 is bound to have some unknown/new issues, plus most games/apps won't have taken advantage of DX9, yet.

Just my 2c.

It is what it's.

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#4 25-02-2003 12:36am
mike65

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Stick with 8 until the all-clear. For some reason best known to the developers each new version is
buggy, they used to run the car industry like that....

Mike.

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#5 26-02-2003 7:02pm
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I will not budge from 8.1a until I get a new machine.
8.1b was a travesty. I don't expect 9 to be much better.

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