DIRECT X8 should i upgrade from 7

outhouse · 05-27-01, 01:13 AM

ive heard some people have had problems with dx8 should i do it?

Placid · 05-27-01, 01:33 AM

Well no guarantee you wont have problems.
Alot of newer games require it thou.
I am using it with no problems.

UnseenMenace · 05-27-01, 05:21 AM

Im using it with no problems on WinMe lite

The Stickie · 05-27-01, 05:40 AM

some games require it indeed. But some pc's don't seem to lile it either... if you're running Me, you can always use the system restore to get rid of your DirectX 8.0 if your pc desn't like it...

[OC]_SR20DE · 05-27-01, 09:46 AM

Yes there are other people who have some problems and performance degrade jumping from DX7a to DX8. I didn't have problems when I installed DX8 but my gaming perfomance decreased by over 3 FPS in some games. Besides, I dont have very new games that need DX8 anyway.. I had best performance result with DX6.1a with Det. 6.18 nVidia driver. DX7a with Det 6.18 worked well too.

batboy · 05-27-01, 10:05 AM

I have DirectX8a which supposedly fixed some bugs. It's working great for me. You should use DX8 if you're using the latest beta Detonator drivers. The 10.xx and above drivers are optimized for DX8.

outhouse · 05-27-01, 11:53 AM

Thanks i made the switch and i believe i'm useing the 12.10 or 12.20's that you like too have not tried playing games yet but i'll benchmark later.

THANKS ALL

Hey wait i just checked sisandra and it says i still have dx7 i used windows update to download these if thats a mistake where can i download dx8 and install myself?

Placid · 05-27-01, 02:21 PM

http://www.microsoft.com/directx/

batboy · 05-27-01, 02:41 PM

I got my DX8a from either madonion.com (the 3Dmark folks) or from a link I went to from that site. I downloaded a zipped file and then I believe it self installed when I unzipped it.

Actually, I'm using Detonator 12.40 drivers right now. They are currently giving me the best video benchmarks.

outhouse · 05-27-01, 03:17 PM

Thanks all I think before i upgrade I may need to reformat since i reformatted with a bad hard drive ribbon cable i'm having a few problems with IE5.5 when i try and switch pages while there loading evrerything gets real laggy you know a page pops up you dont like and you close it as i do everything slows down way to much maybe i'll try and just reinstall IE first but I will switch to 12.40's and dx8 tonight quick update I just went to to remove IE through control panel and i gave me the option to fix it instead of removing it and it seemed to work

05-27-01, 01:13 AM	Thread Starter #1
outhouse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Auburn California	DIRECT X8 should i upgrade from 7 ive heard some people have had problems with dx8 should i do it? __________________ GOODLUCK! p3 1g@1285 abit VH6-2 512,133corsair, lapped,ducted Gladiator radioshack compound gf3 ti 200 171FSB 2.10CV generic 10G 7200rpm hard drive xp\pro tdk 32x10x40 cdrw [2 years at 2.10] p4 3.2e @ 4087, abit ic7-g, 1g corsair 4000 1to1 2x512, antec500w ps,lapped 3.2e, as5, bie, rbx ,maze 4 ,chip an gpu leadtek 6800 U, 3dmark03 15,009 488/1.25 160 hd, tdk 32/10/40 XPS170 2g/cpu 2g/ram 60g/7200 rpm hd 7800gtx 8400@4g. 680i EVGA blackpearl. 4G ballistic 800mhz. RBX and inovatech NB. DDC BIX EVGA GTX260sc
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05-27-01, 01:33 AM	#2
Placid Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Connecticut	Well no guarantee you wont have problems. Alot of newer games require it thou. I am using it with no problems.
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05-27-01, 05:21 AM	#3
UnseenMenace UnseenModerator Join Date: Apr 2001	Im using it with no problems on WinMe lite __________________ one M15x is never enough
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05-27-01, 05:40 AM	#4
The Stickie Registered Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Belgium	some games require it indeed. But some pc's don't seem to lile it either... if you're running Me, you can always use the system restore to get rid of your DirectX 8.0 if your pc desn't like it...
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05-27-01, 09:46 AM	#5
[OC]_SR20DE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Ummm..	Yes there are other people who have some problems and performance degrade jumping from DX7a to DX8. I didn't have problems when I installed DX8 but my gaming perfomance decreased by over 3 FPS in some games. Besides, I dont have very new games that need DX8 anyway.. I had best performance result with DX6.1a with Det. 6.18 nVidia driver. DX7a with Det 6.18 worked well too.
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05-27-01, 10:05 AM	#6
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	I have DirectX8a which supposedly fixed some bugs. It's working great for me. You should use DX8 if you're using the latest beta Detonator drivers. The 10.xx and above drivers are optimized for DX8. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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05-27-01, 11:53 AM	Thread Starter #7
outhouse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Auburn California	Thanks i made the switch and i believe i'm useing the 12.10 or 12.20's that you like too have not tried playing games yet but i'll benchmark later. THANKS ALL Hey wait i just checked sisandra and it says i still have dx7 i used windows update to download these if thats a mistake where can i download dx8 and install myself? __________________ GOODLUCK! p3 1g@1285 abit VH6-2 512,133corsair, lapped,ducted Gladiator radioshack compound gf3 ti 200 171FSB 2.10CV generic 10G 7200rpm hard drive xp\pro tdk 32x10x40 cdrw [2 years at 2.10] p4 3.2e @ 4087, abit ic7-g, 1g corsair 4000 1to1 2x512, antec500w ps,lapped 3.2e, as5, bie, rbx ,maze 4 ,chip an gpu leadtek 6800 U, 3dmark03 15,009 488/1.25 160 hd, tdk 32/10/40 XPS170 2g/cpu 2g/ram 60g/7200 rpm hd 7800gtx 8400@4g. 680i EVGA blackpearl. 4G ballistic 800mhz. RBX and inovatech NB. DDC BIX EVGA GTX260sc
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05-27-01, 02:21 PM	#8
Placid Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Connecticut	http://www.microsoft.com/directx/
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05-27-01, 02:41 PM	#9
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	I got my DX8a from either madonion.com (the 3Dmark folks) or from a link I went to from that site. I downloaded a zipped file and then I believe it self installed when I unzipped it. Actually, I'm using Detonator 12.40 drivers right now. They are currently giving me the best video benchmarks. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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05-27-01, 03:17 PM	Thread Starter #10
outhouse Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Auburn California	Thanks all I think before i upgrade I may need to reformat since i reformatted with a bad hard drive ribbon cable i'm having a few problems with IE5.5 when i try and switch pages while there loading evrerything gets real laggy you know a page pops up you dont like and you close it as i do everything slows down way to much maybe i'll try and just reinstall IE first but I will switch to 12.40's and dx8 tonight quick update I just went to to remove IE through control panel and i gave me the option to fix it instead of removing it and it seemed to work __________________ GOODLUCK! p3 1g@1285 abit VH6-2 512,133corsair, lapped,ducted Gladiator radioshack compound gf3 ti 200 171FSB 2.10CV generic 10G 7200rpm hard drive xp\pro tdk 32x10x40 cdrw [2 years at 2.10] p4 3.2e @ 4087, abit ic7-g, 1g corsair 4000 1to1 2x512, antec500w ps,lapped 3.2e, as5, bie, rbx ,maze 4 ,chip an gpu leadtek 6800 U, 3dmark03 15,009 488/1.25 160 hd, tdk 32/10/40 XPS170 2g/cpu 2g/ram 60g/7200 rpm hd 7800gtx 8400@4g. 680i EVGA blackpearl. 4G ballistic 800mhz. RBX and inovatech NB. DDC BIX EVGA GTX260sc
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