DX 9 question?

[Kk4JC]

I have a Gainward GF4 4600 VIVO, and am thinking about installing DX9.
Good idea? Should I install the most current drivers first?

Thx,
Kk

 

[BoomAM]

Shouldnt matter, but it is highly reccommended that you install DX9 first, then the latest drivers.

 

[NYHoustonman]

I have the gainward 4400, and DX9 works just fine for me. Not that it allows me to run that damned 4th benchmark in 3dMark03 ...

 

[BoomAM]

Originally posted by: NYHoustonman
I have the gainward 4400, and DX9 works just fine for me. Not that it allows me to run that damned 4th benchmark in 3dMark03 ...

Thats cos GF4s arent DX9 class accellerators.
Currently, the only DX9 cards out are the 9500/9500pro/9700/9700pro.
And in a few weeks time, GF FX range, 9800/9800pro

 

[NYHoustonman]

Will drivers ever make them "DX-9.0" accelerators?

 

[BoomAM]

No.
The "classification" as it were for DX, is dependant on hardware capibilites.
For a card to be DX9 compatible it has to have a certain set of features/capibilites.
A DX9 compatible driver does not make a DX8 card a DX9 ones. All it does is ensure that there is no major compatibilites between the driver and DX.

 

[Kk4JC]

Got it up and running!
PCM03 is cool!

Thanks all,
Kk