DirectX9 RC0 stable?

[Spiffae]

I am about to buy a 9700 pro, and i was poking around the ATI site, where i found the new demos. Now i saw these demos running at macworld long before the DX9 release candidate came out, and the booth guy didn't say anything about directx9. On the website, however, it says that DX9 is required to run the demos. I've heard mixed things about it, namely that it's buggy, sometimes slower than 8.1, and impossible to uninstall without a reformat. are these things true? is there no way to run the demos without DX9? any idea when the final DX9 is coming?
cheers

 

[Spiffae]

bump?

 

[Metalloid]

I didnt try to run the demos without DX9, but I assume its possible. Overall, DX9 is VERY unstable. I couldn't run RTCW or UT 2K3 without rebooting on the loading screens. Maybe you will have better look though.

 

[Tates]

No problem here. UT2k3 runs fine on my rig with DirectX9 drivers.

 

[lung]

I installed RC0 the day it was released along with the ATI RC0 drivers and have had no problems with it whatsoever. UT2K3, RtCW, SoF2, UT, Rallisport Challenge, Tiger Woods 2003, MoH:AA and Spearhead, all work great. The demos run great. My system is totally stable, running a P4 1.6A @ 2.4 with Win XP Pro with SP1 and 9700 Pro.

 

[Spicedaddy]

No problems here either, works just as well as DX8 in all my games.


BTW, the demos will NOT run if you don't have DX9 and the ATI DX9 drivers...

 

[Spiffae]

interesting...maybe they are only unstable without the ATI RC0 drivers too? mmm...no, metalloid has a 9700 too. who knows. maybe i'll wait until DX 9 final release...i wonder when that will be.

 

[cmdrdredd]

I had trouble running Battlefield 1942 and UT2k3 was slower. I performed a system backup before I installed so I formatted and put back everything the way it was

 

[Metalloid]

Yeah I am going to reformat here in a few days after I back up what few files I need.

 

[Bellyofthebeast]

DirectX 9Beta RC1 (dx9.0.389.1) is now released.

Also, check this thread for more Catalyst 2.4 discussion & info: My advice is: Don't install DX9 Beta or the ATI DX9 drivers, at this time, way too many problems!

Radeon Catalyst 2.4 Drivers & Problems & DX9 Uninstall info