Direct X 9.0a available ...sigh.

D.D. · March 24th, 2003

Well, Microsoft has released directx 9.0a

Personally, I'm not going to dl these on my 56k

until someone tells me how they're fairing with them...

http://www.warp2search.net/article.p...thread&order=0

**Yeloazndevil** · March 24th, 2003

another update, WTH I'll guess I'll try them out

March 24th, 2003

This DX 9.0 update is the rumoed to have thwe allowable 16 bit precision for certification

Exodus · March 25th, 2003

damn, thats a huge download. when will games be released with 9.0 on the cd? i should just wait until then

**Yeloazndevil** · March 25th, 2003

just download them only took me 3 minutes

and installed it, I see no difference or reason to update to this newer DX9

Badaro · March 25th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by ChrisRay
This DX 9.0 update is the rumoed to have thwe allowable 16 bit precision for certification

I don't think a change to the certification standards would require a new version of DX9.

It's most likely just a bugfix version.

[]s Badaro

March 25th, 2003

D.D., you're getting to be quite the good news poster here. Thanks for the good news. I downloading and installing it right now. Any improvement, no matter how slight, is fine w/me. I'll report if I see any improvements or changes.
sincerely,
sx/amiga

March 25th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Badaro

I don't think a change to the certification standards would require a new version of DX9. It's most likely just a bugfix version.

[]s Badaro

Actually DirectX 9.0 if this were to occur would have to have a few changes done on DirectX level to ensure no rendering bugs occur.

**Shiori** · March 25th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Exodus
damn, thats a huge download. when will games be released with 9.0 on the cd? i should just wait until then

Splinter Cell has DX9 on the CD.

zerocopy · March 25th, 2003

or buy pc magazines, the new issue i bought has directx 9.0 and ravenshield demo(multiplayer on the net for free) (maximum pc april issue)

astroduck · March 25th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori

Splinter Cell has DX9 on the CD.

Rainbow 6 Raven Shield also has DirectX 9 on it...

zukeft · March 25th, 2003

So much for expecting 9.1 to be the next version of DX. ~10 minutes time of download isn't much, but the again it's getting boring each time some update is released to have to download the same amount of crap.

Phoenix · March 25th, 2003

No redist file, only the websetup, Ok I'll wait for performance reports

Exodus · March 25th, 2003

is 9.0 that much better than 8.1? (8.1 was the last 8.x, right?)

Phoenix · March 25th, 2003

right, the DX 8.1 was the last DX8 series. Actually the last for win9x and ME was DX8.1b and DX8.1 for Win2k/XP.

As for its capabilities, is better. If you have a DX9 compatable card it'd be a must have. As my vid card is DX8.1 compliant I think DX9 wouldn't do much for me unless I play games that require DX9.

Exodus · March 25th, 2003

ah, i'm sure my vid card is 8.1 so theres no reason to download it. thats good, i wouldn't want to steal the internet's bandwidth downloading that enormous file.

**Yeloazndevil** · March 25th, 2003

Quote:

Originally posted by Phoenix
right, the DX 8.1 was the last DX8 series. Actually the last for win9x and ME was DX8.1b and DX8.1 for Win2k/XP.

As for its capabilities, is better. If you have a DX9 compatable card it'd be a must have. As my vid card is DX8.1 compliant I think DX9 wouldn't do much for me unless I play games that require DX9.

actually the last DX8 was 8.2, it wasn't publically released since it was meant for ppl who had problems with certain games

RF · March 25th, 2003

Well Dx 9a is great! I was having some troubles with static in games on my a7n8x. I installed this, played CS for about 1 1/2 hrs and no static at all.

D.D. · March 25th, 2003

sorry, but what does "static" mean? Do you mean popping noises in audio?

RF · March 25th, 2003

yea, popping, scratching, distortion.

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D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	Direct X 9.0a available ...sigh. Well, Microsoft has released directx 9.0a Personally, I'm not going to dl these on my 56k until someone tells me how they're fairing with them... http://www.warp2search.net/article.p...thread&order=0 __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

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zukeft Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Bogota, Colombia Posts: 1,157	So much for expecting 9.1 to be the next version of DX. ~10 minutes time of download isn't much, but the again it's getting boring each time some update is released to have to download the same amount of crap. __________________ Flaretech.biz web hosting

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Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,431	is 9.0 that much better than 8.1? (8.1 was the last 8.x, right?) __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

March 25th, 2003	#16 (permalink)
Exodus Now the stars don't match Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Null Posts: 14,431	ah, i'm sure my vid card is 8.1 so theres no reason to download it. thats good, i wouldn't want to steal the internet's bandwidth downloading that enormous file. __________________ No, I don't like anime, Street Fighter, Japanese music or download video game music. Yes, I know, I'm weird.

March 24th, 2003	#2 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	another update, WTH I'll guess I'll try them out

March 24th, 2003	#3 (permalink)
ChrisRay Guest Posts: n/a	This DX 9.0 update is the rumoed to have thwe allowable 16 bit precision for certification

March 25th, 2003	#5 (permalink)
Yeloazndevil :3 Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,147	just download them only took me 3 minutes and installed it, I see no difference or reason to update to this newer DX9

March 25th, 2003	#7 (permalink)
sxamiga Guest Posts: n/a	D.D., you're getting to be quite the good news poster here. Thanks for the good news. I downloading and installing it right now. Any improvement, no matter how slight, is fine w/me. I'll report if I see any improvements or changes. sincerely, sx/amiga

March 25th, 2003	#10 (permalink)
zerocopy Banned Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 2,953	or buy pc magazines, the new issue i bought has directx 9.0 and ravenshield demo(multiplayer on the net for free) (maximum pc april issue)

March 25th, 2003	#13 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	No redist file, only the websetup, Ok I'll wait for performance reports

March 25th, 2003	#15 (permalink)
Phoenix Ada... Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: GDL, MX Posts: 2,229	right, the DX 8.1 was the last DX8 series. Actually the last for win9x and ME was DX8.1b and DX8.1 for Win2k/XP. As for its capabilities, is better. If you have a DX9 compatable card it'd be a must have. As my vid card is DX8.1 compliant I think DX9 wouldn't do much for me unless I play games that require DX9.

March 25th, 2003	#18 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	Well Dx 9a is great! I was having some troubles with static in games on my a7n8x. I installed this, played CS for about 1 1/2 hrs and no static at all. __________________

March 25th, 2003	#19 (permalink)
D.D. band Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: HERE Posts: 4,575	sorry, but what does "static" mean? Do you mean popping noises in audio? __________________ 1. Small, Cheap, Powerful - you can have only two 2. Everytime you engineer something foolproof, the world comes up with a better idiot. 3. 「学問とは虚栄である。」 The PS3 Cell Processor Explained Page, IBM Research's Introduction to Cell Multiprocessor and Cell Processor Programming Guide

March 25th, 2003	#20 (permalink)
RF Canadian Spaceman Join Date: May 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 8,594	yea, popping, scratching, distortion. __________________

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