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Importance of DirectX 9 compatability
Steve wrote:
I'll be ordering a system with the ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro (http://www.ati.com/products/radeon90...pro/index.html). I like the card because it is relatively cheap, has on screen TV viewing capability, and enough memory (64 MB) to drive the somewhat low-fi games I plan on using (Sim City 4000, Age of Empires) but I am worried because it only states having DirectX 8.1 capability. Is this something I should worry about or is DirectX 9 not an issue for most users? I do plan on doing some basic home video editing if that is an issue. Thanks for the help, Steve. Not having Dx90 support doesnt matter, you just can't use all the special effects in the games to come, like Halflife 2. With a budget videocard, thats not advisable anyway ;-) Thomas. |
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"Thomas" wrote in message
news:QmP3b.21241$tK5.3378633@zonnet-reader-1... Not having Dx90 support doesnt matter, you just can't use all the special effects in the games to come, like Halflife 2. With a budget videocard, thats not advisable anyway ;-) It blew me away to find out that my ATI Xpert 2000 32MB AGP video card that I bought three and a half years ago for $150 Canadian will actually be supported by Half-Life 2. I shudder at such a thought though. :-) |
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