Detonator 23.11 and DirectX8.1

[batboy]

I've been using 22.50 drivers for my GF3 vid card. I recently installed the official 23.11 drivers and saw a 12 point increase in 3Dmark2001 scores. Seems nice and stable so far. Next I decided to upgrade my system from DirectX 8.0 beta to the new official DirectX 8.1. Oddly enough I lost 22 points in 3Dmark2001, but the graphic quality looks a bit better and the system still seems rock stable. I was just wondering if anyone else had similar results? Guess I don't mind sacrificing a tiny bit of performance for better video quality.

[MilkPowder-2]

How's it going batboy.

Try Det. 22.80 with DX8.1. That will increase your 3DMark scores and as well as the FPS in games. People also reported that the 2D image quality improved a little.

[Arkaine23]

I've installed directx 8.1 like five times, and 3dmark still says I'm using 8.0... when I install it it updates the components, but it doesn't give me a dialog asking if I want to restart. What's the problem? I tried installing with my rig at it's default speed and it still doesn't work. USing Win 2000 pro with SP2.

[AMD900*]

where can i get 8.1

[-Exi|e-]

Direct X 8.1 (http://download.microsoft.com/download/win98/Install/8.1/W98Me/EN-US/DX81eng.exe)

[-Exi|e-]

Originally posted by Arkaime23
I've installed directx 8.1 like five times, and 3dmark still says I'm using 8.0... when I install it it updates the components, but it doesn't give me a dialog asking if I want to restart. What's the problem? I tried installing with my rig at it's default speed and it still doesn't work. USing Win 2000 pro with SP2.

Try Direct X buster (http://www.directxbuster.de/index_e.html) to uninstall it and then reinstall.