DirectX 9.0 RC2 (9.0.397.1)

**501XX** · December 8th, 2002

DirectX 9.0 RC2 (9.0.397.1) is Out.
http://www.pegasoft.cz/index.php?rubrika=72

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

Bah. Still no final version. I REALLY want to try 3DMark 2003....

Esturk · December 8th, 2002

I think Windows .NET Server 2003 is at RC2 as well. I'll wait for the final version but thanks for the info!

December 8th, 2002

Thanks 501XX, that is great news. However I think that I will wait for the final release before I install it. I tried a beta of DX 8.1 before the final release and BOY was I ever sorry. Thanks again for the info though.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

**Shadow Lady** · December 8th, 2002

heh installed and amazing 3dmark2001 points :P

in DX8.1 Radeon9700Pro = 11384
in DX9R0 Radeon9700Pro = 12528
in DX9R2 Radeon9700Pro = 15460

heh, now if my poor GF4MX440 had DX9 support :P

**Razor Blade** · December 8th, 2002

I will wait for the final release too because once I installed a beta geforce driver and my whole system crashed. I had to reinstall windows! So I think the safe thing to do is wait.

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

Heh. Am I the only one who doesn't have horror stories to tell about DX9?

Man, I should install it, just so I can laugh at you people.

Phoenix · December 8th, 2002

well I commited, a mistake, installing SDK versions, had to install windows all over again

I'll wait for the final retail version

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

It doesn't work well if you have the SDKs installed? Ooh... thanks for the heads up.

Phoenix · December 8th, 2002

at least for me, I installed the Directx 8.1 SDK and dxdiag said that there were too much debug dll files versions that decreased the performance. I noticed myself because several games using directx apis didn't work fine.

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

Yeah, I guess I am going to have to wait for the DX9 final so I can get the SDK then. I have the DX 8.1 SDK installed as well.

Phoenix · December 8th, 2002

So Ninja, have you experimented any problems with your games with the SDK version?

Ninjaa · December 8th, 2002

Well, 3DMark seems to run like crap, but other than that I can't complain. I have absolutely no reason why my 3DMark score is so low to tell the truth, but I suppose I COULD blame it on the SDK.

As far as performance goes though, I keep the settings on retail, so I can't complain too much.

Melhisedek · December 9th, 2002

Why don't you reformat ? Even overclock your CPU and Card a bit ?

Esturk · December 9th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Melhisedek
Why don't you reformat ? Even overclock your CPU and Card a bit ?

I did and got an extra 754 points in 3dmark 2001SE.

Melhisedek · December 9th, 2002

That's the way mate

I guess you know the drill with all the driver settings too !
Vsync and AA off and that stuff...

**Shadow Lady** · December 10th, 2002

like LODBias set to +15

and... trying the <a href=http://www.omegacorner.com>Omega Drivers</a> can Boost up a little lets say... 200 points? it did that to me :]

jegHegy · December 10th, 2002

setting the LODBias to +15 is cheating. no point in benchmarking if you use other settings with normal gameplay -.-

nyaa

**Shadow Lady** · December 10th, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by jegHegy
setting the LODBias to +15 is cheating. no point in benchmarking if you use other settings with normal gameplay -.-

nyaa

heh, thats just for having great scores

but I dont think I can set on FSAA for 3DMark2k1 even if I use it on all the games :P

jegHegy · December 11th, 2002

why can't you?
anyway, i've browsed through the madonion.com 3dmark forums, and there are a LOT of people who tear their 'puter apart just to get a high 3dmark score (like running the game tests with different LODBiases, and then the theoretical tests with another LODBias setting); that's pure useless. they only want to show off, but they can't use those settings when using the machine they would everyday. i find this very lame..
nyaa

nyaa

December 8th, 2002	#1 (permalink)
501XX Administrator Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Japan Posts: 1,317	DirectX 9.0 RC2 (9.0.397.1) DirectX 9.0 RC2 (9.0.397.1) is Out. http://www.pegasoft.cz/index.php?rubrika=72 __________________ 501XX's Homepage v3.4

December 8th, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Esturk Registered User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 6,957	I think Windows .NET Server 2003 is at RC2 as well. I'll wait for the final version but thanks for the info! __________________ Necrosaro: Windows XP Pro x64 Edition SP2 \| Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz, 1333MHz FSB, 4MB L2 Cache \| Asus P5K Deluxe, Intel P35 Chipset, Socket 775 \| 4GB Kingston PC5300 DDR2 \| Nvidia GeForce 8800GT, 1024MB \| Creative SB X-Fi Fatality Edition \| Western Digital Raptor WD1500ADFD, 150Gb, SATA, Western Digital WD5000AAKS, 500GB, SATA \| LG 16x DVD-RWx2 SATA.

December 8th, 2002	#5 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,903	heh installed and amazing 3dmark2001 points :P in DX8.1 Radeon9700Pro = 11384 in DX9R0 Radeon9700Pro = 12528 in DX9R2 Radeon9700Pro = 15460 heh, now if my poor GF4MX440 had DX9 support :P __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

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Razor Blade Locked and Loaded Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: I AM CANADIAN! Posts: 12,030	I will wait for the final release too because once I installed a beta geforce driver and my whole system crashed. I had to reinstall windows! So I think the safe thing to do is wait. __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Core 2 Duo T7300 2.0 GHz ● NVIDIA GeForce 8400GS ● 2GB DDR2 RAM Hitachi 120GB HD ● Dual Layer DVD+/-RW Drive ● Windows Vista Home Premium ● Dell 2007WFP LCD ● Dell XPS M1330 Laptop ● 1TB Western Digital MyBook External HD ● Logitech Z10 Speakers ● PLAYSTATION 3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

December 9th, 2002	#14 (permalink)
Melhisedek Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 495	Why don't you reformat ? Even overclock your CPU and Card a bit ? __________________ Love can die, but Power is forever!

December 8th, 2002	#2 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Bah. Still no final version. I REALLY want to try 3DMark 2003....

December 8th, 2002	#4 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks 501XX, that is great news. However I think that I will wait for the final release before I install it. I tried a beta of DX 8.1 before the final release and BOY was I ever sorry. Thanks again for the info though. sincerely, sx/amiga

December 8th, 2002	#7 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Heh. Am I the only one who doesn't have horror stories to tell about DX9? Man, I should install it, just so I can laugh at you people.

December 8th, 2002	#8 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	well I commited, a mistake, installing SDK versions, had to install windows all over again I'll wait for the final retail version

December 8th, 2002	#9 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	It doesn't work well if you have the SDKs installed? Ooh... thanks for the heads up.

December 8th, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	at least for me, I installed the Directx 8.1 SDK and dxdiag said that there were too much debug dll files versions that decreased the performance. I noticed myself because several games using directx apis didn't work fine.

December 8th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Yeah, I guess I am going to have to wait for the DX9 final so I can get the SDK then. I have the DX 8.1 SDK installed as well.

December 8th, 2002	#12 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	So Ninja, have you experimented any problems with your games with the SDK version?

December 8th, 2002	#13 (permalink)
Ninjaa Banned Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Soviet Canuckistan Posts: 0	Well, 3DMark seems to run like crap, but other than that I can't complain. I have absolutely no reason why my 3DMark score is so low to tell the truth, but I suppose I COULD blame it on the SDK. As far as performance goes though, I keep the settings on retail, so I can't complain too much.

December 9th, 2002	#16 (permalink)
Melhisedek Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 495	That's the way mate I guess you know the drill with all the driver settings too ! Vsync and AA off and that stuff... __________________ Love can die, but Power is forever!

December 10th, 2002	#17 (permalink)
Shadow Lady Advanced Newbie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Bogotá... not that it matters... Posts: 4,903	like LODBias set to +15 and... trying the <a href=http://www.omegacorner.com>Omega Drivers</a> can Boost up a little lets say... 200 points? it did that to me :] __________________ Main Rig: Pentium Dual-Core E2160 @ 2.5GHz -- 7600GT @ 650/800MHz -- 2GB DDR2-667 4-4-4-12 -- Windows XP Pro SP3 Collecting dust: AMD Athlon XP 2600+ -- ATI Radeon 9500 Pro -- SB Live 5.1 Digital -- 2.5GB DDR 2-2-2-5 Ram -- Windows 2003 server r2 SP1

December 10th, 2002	#18 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	setting the LODBias to +15 is cheating. no point in benchmarking if you use other settings with normal gameplay -.- nyaa

December 11th, 2002	#20 (permalink)
jegHegy Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: Hungary Posts: 2,184	why can't you? anyway, i've browsed through the madonion.com 3dmark forums, and there are a LOT of people who tear their 'puter apart just to get a high 3dmark score (like running the game tests with different LODBiases, and then the theoretical tests with another LODBias setting); that's pure useless. they only want to show off, but they can't use those settings when using the machine they would everyday. i find this very lame.. nyaa nyaa

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