ATI 9200 and DX9 Question

[DCD]

Does anyone know if there will be any type of ATI Radeon updates for the
9200 pro that will make it a DX9 capable card?

 

[Jim Davis]

Does anyone know if there will be any type of ATI Radeon updates for the
9200 pro that will make it a DX9 capable card?

Well, I don't know. I run DX9 with the 9200 and XP.

Having said that, perhaps that's why I can't use AA in some games.
Otherwise everything's working great.

I wouldn't worry too much though, it'll be quite a while until games
support DX9.

I don't know why, but when I installed the card, something installed
DX9 without me even asking, otherwise, I would not have installed it.



Jim Davis
Nature Photography
http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/

 

[Alan Shepherd]

Half-Life 2 WILL use DX9 features, as to support it? Most games out now do
not use many DX8 features, no games out at the moment require a DX 8 video
card yet, but many require a DX 7 videocard.

As to support for DX 9, 8 etc and videocard capabilities, many people are
unsure: ASFAIK the 9200 is a DX8.1 hardware capable card which emulates DX9
features in software. The Radeon 7500 is a DX7 card.

IMO while the 5200 is slower than the 9200, probably, it is a DX9 hardware
capable card.

 

[Jim Davis]

Half-Life 2 WILL use DX9 features, as to support it? Most games out now do
not use many DX8 features, no games out at the moment require a DX 8 video
card yet, but many require a DX 7 videocard.

As to support for DX 9, 8 etc and videocard capabilities, many people are
unsure: ASFAIK the 9200 is a DX8.1 hardware capable card which emulates DX9
features in software. The Radeon 7500 is a DX7 card.

IMO while the 5200 is slower than the 9200, probably, it is a DX9 hardware
capable card.

Ok, so for some reason something installed DX9 automatically without
asking when I installed my new 9200. So it appears I have to live with
it.

Is this the reason AA is screwing up in some games?

Is this the reason I can't get write-ahead to turn on?

I'm pretty pissed that this is a DX8 card, then why would it install
DX9 on my system? And without asking, that's the worst thing.

I will likely spring for a better Radeon card in the near future, and
put this on in my wife's computer. She's going to need digital monitor
support and wont care about AA in games.



Jim Davis
Nature Photography
http://www.kjsl.com/~jbdavis/