DirectX 9: Does a GF4 Ti4200 need it?

[MANKOU]

I know that my Gainward GeForce4 Ti4200 video card hasn't hardware support for the DX 9. So is there any gain in downloading and installing it now?

 

[Thor86]

The best of my knowledge, all current Nvidia cards do NOT support DirectX9 features, so I would say it is not required, but I don't think installing it can hurt. Just make sure you have a system restore point or partition image backup before doing this.

 

[Mem]

but I don't think installing it can hurt. Just make sure you have a system restore point or partition image backup before doing this.

I`ve DX9 installed with my GF2 TI card,no problems with any games for me, Nvidia don`t have a DX9 card out yet.You should`ve no problems installing and running games with DX9,but then I can only speak for myself .

 

[dguy6789]

install it if you want, most of the time there is no problems with it. It adds direct x 9 to your system and fixes some problems with previous direct x. Who knows your fps may be up by 5 or 10.

 

[Ipno]

Installed DX9 on the following system:

AMD Thunderbird 1.2
Geforce 2 GTS 32 meg card
512 megs DDR (266mhz FSB)

3DMark 2001 scores:

3624 with DirectX8
3698 with DirectX9


Take from that what you will (my system is crap, I know. )

 

[MANKOU]

OK, thanks. I think I'll install it after all

 

[zodder]

I subscribe to the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" theory. I'll wait until I have a DirectX 9 card before screwing around with it.

 

[Gravija]

I installed DX9 on my p3 560 w/ATI Rage Fury 128 GL, 32mb

runs fine at lowest detail for like NWN and WC3.
and i got a WHOPPING 603 3dmark @ 1024*768
can't top that!

i never used that comp for gaming w/o DX9 (i just recently tried using it again)

 

[Budmantom]

Gravija

WHOPPING 603 3dmark

That's too funny that has to be the lowest score I have seen.

 

[ChuaChua]

hehehe
my tnt2 got 768 go me.

 

[Ediot]

I'm the guy with 306 marks.