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DirectX 8 or 9

20-02-2003 10:34AM

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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 11:51AM

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 05:33PM

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 24-02-2003 11:36PM

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 06:02PM

po0k

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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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