DirectX 8.0 ... the latest build (183) released !!

[NucleusWDS]

DirectX 8.0 ... the latest build (183) released !!
You can get them HERE

I installed it ... an improvemnt in D3D games and better performance in 3DMark 2000.

 

[NFS4]

Well, I've had it since Friday (only I got it the legal way), and Tribes no longer works for me

 

[Dean]

Downloaded them, not installed yet....dammit i want to install them, please somebody tell me not too. I'm using a radeon and i'm just too excited about the possibilities...i'm also afraid of them

damn if i only knew how to create a poll

 

[Madcowz]

no! NO poll! Please for the of god NO MORE POLLS!

 

[Madcowz]

whoops kinda got carried away there and forgot to ask... How do you like it? You notice anything in games? Is it faster, better... come on we all would like to know!

 

[NucleusWDS]

Try it ... it worked for me

 

[Shagga]

Is there any point to installing DX8? Will we really see any benefit in using it, baring in mind that as far as I'm aware there is nothing DX8 will do for current software.

Also, does anyone know if the latest Detonator driver (6.31) have started to be optimised for DX8, or is it just a wet fish at the moment?

 

[Dean]

any of you using a radeon???

i want too install them but i'm too afraid

dammit ok here goes, this guinnea pig is diving in, if you don't hear back from me it means something bad happened

 

[NucleusWDS]

A definite increase in 3DMark 2000 performance. Visually in UT, it looks the same ... more fps I guess.

I'm waiting for DX8 games to see the difference. Maybe more 3D technologies / 3D engines that we haven't seen yet.

 

[Dean]

Ok its all loaded on, it seems stable enough, I just started up all my games without problems


ran the directx utility and its full of yellow flags regarding beta files now..only time will tell i guess

 

[oldfart]

Dean, feel free to give us more details once you have used it for a bit. I also have a Radeon, and would like to try them out. I've had bad experiences in the past with crappy versions of DX. Problem is, its hard to remove once its in.

 

[eelw]

Too bad it is not meant for WIN2K.

 

[NFS4]

Too bad I have the one for Win2k

 

[Pretender]

Damn, anyone know if they released the SDK, and where?

 

[NFS4]

The SDK has been released (to us beta testers...MUAHAHAH) It's 135.61 MB for RC0

 

[Pretender]

How do you sign up as a beta tester for Microsoft products? I want the SDK and I want it now!

 

[NFS4]

betareq@microsoft.com

 

[Sephiroth_IX]

When do we get Whistler? THAT'S what im interested in.

 

[Pretender]

You mean I have to actually write something eloquent and convincing? Isn't there just a form I can fill out somewhere?

 

[Argo]

Too bad my company (and that means me) has Universal MSDN subscription. I can get whatever the h3ll I want... Too bad I'm too much of a chicken to install any beta software. Not on my computer, at least :|

 

[NFS4]

<< You mean I have to actually write something eloquent and convincing? Isn't there just a form I can fill out somewhere? >>


Just send an email to that address, and an auto response will be sent back telling you what to do

 

[Fisher999]

BETA??? No thanks... let me know when the &quot;retail&quot; Direct X 8 drivers are released... and then YOU install them... Microsoft releases so many &quot;upgrades&quot; and &quot;patches&quot; that have as many or more &quot;glitches&quot; than the program (of theirs) that they are trying to &quot;fix&quot; that......well...nuff said.:disgust:

 

[Sephiroth_IX]

Talk about off topic, but when does Win Whistler arrive?

 

[NFS4]

2H '01

 

[Pretender]

I have to tell them why I want to beta test a certain product. Like I said earlier, some formal writing needs to be done. They really should give out betas so that some people don't have to resort to obtaining them through, ahem, other means. Plus, generally the more beta testers the better (especially in the earlier stages of beta phase).