rec.autos.simulators

> > Just curious as to whether most here installed DX9 with NR2003 or left
> > their systems at DX8.1.  I left mine at DX8.1 and the only problems I've
> > encountered with NR2003 are that I can't get the road courses to load.
> > I know that's because I have a Radeon videocard.  That particular
> > problem is supposed to be resolved with a new driver release in a few
> > days, but I'm not sure whether that "fix" will require DX9 to be
> > installed or not.

> > When it comes to DX, I'm very hesitant in upgrading to a new version
> > unless I absolutely have to.  (If I had a 9700 or a 9700Pro, I'd
> > definitely go to DX9, but right now I just have an 8500LE.)  So, I'm
> > curious is to whether you guys made the jump to DX9 or not.

> It only needs 8.1.

> Malc.

> > When it comes to DX, I'm very hesitant in upgrading to a new version
> > unless I absolutely have to.  (If I had a 9700 or a 9700Pro, I'd
> > definitely go to DX9, but right now I just have an 8500LE.)  So, I'm
> > curious is to whether you guys made the jump to DX9 or not.

> > Thanks!

>   What version did you have before dx8?  What version before that?  What
> version before that?
>   Every release of DX...at least a half dozen by now, have had users with
> real problems.  But the vast vast VAST majority of users clik reboot and
go
> on *** without a*** of trouble. Best I could figure in the early days
> of DX updates was that the guys who had already tweeked their systems
> beyond commmon sense were usually the ones who had problems when they
> changed versions of dx.  These days with so many hardware configs it would
> truly be suprising if there WEREN't conflicts, but the overall impression
> I've gotten these days is that upgrading a dx version is a non-problem.
> (now watch the messages flood in about how many things went wrong!)  :]
> dave henrie

> I have a AMD 2100x o/c witha asus a7nx8 motherboard....or something like
> that with a radeon 8500. I am using dx9 and WAS using the catalyst 3.0
> drivers. i would get strange lockups and kicked back to the desktop. At
> first my thoughts were the overclocking. I went back to some old
> drivers...6125 I think, and everything is perfect!!!!  On top of that, I
> went from 10300 3dmarks to 11000 with just the driver change.

> > > When it comes to DX, I'm very hesitant in upgrading to a new version
> > > unless I absolutely have to.  (If I had a 9700 or a 9700Pro, I'd
> > > definitely go to DX9, but right now I just have an 8500LE.)  So, I'm
> > > curious is to whether you guys made the jump to DX9 or not.

> > > Thanks!

> >   What version did you have before dx8?  What version before that?  What
> > version before that?
> >   Every release of DX...at least a half dozen by now, have had users with
> > real problems.  But the vast vast VAST majority of users clik reboot and
> go
> > on *** without a*** of trouble. Best I could figure in the early days
> > of DX updates was that the guys who had already tweeked their systems
> > beyond commmon sense were usually the ones who had problems when they
> > changed versions of dx.  These days with so many hardware configs it would
> > truly be suprising if there WEREN't conflicts, but the overall impression
> > I've gotten these days is that upgrading a dx version is a non-problem.
> > (now watch the messages flood in about how many things went wrong!)  :]
> > dave henrie

> Jerry,

> Can you load the road courses with that driver?  Where did you download
the
> driver from?  ....and what OS are you using?

> Thanks!
> Bert

> > I have a AMD 2100x o/c witha asus a7nx8 motherboard....or something like
> > that with a radeon 8500. I am using dx9 and WAS using the catalyst 3.0
> > drivers. i would get strange lockups and kicked back to the desktop. At
> > first my thoughts were the overclocking. I went back to some old
> > drivers...6125 I think, and everything is perfect!!!!  On top of that, I
> > went from 10300 3dmarks to 11000 with just the driver change.

> > > > When it comes to DX, I'm very hesitant in upgrading to a new version
> > > > unless I absolutely have to.  (If I had a 9700 or a 9700Pro, I'd
> > > > definitely go to DX9, but right now I just have an 8500LE.)  So, I'm
> > > > curious is to whether you guys made the jump to DX9 or not.

> > > > Thanks!

> > >   What version did you have before dx8?  What version before that?
What
> > > version before that?
> > >   Every release of DX...at least a half dozen by now, have had users
with
> > > real problems.  But the vast vast VAST majority of users clik reboot
and
> > go
> > > on *** without a*** of trouble. Best I could figure in the early
days
> > > of DX updates was that the guys who had already tweeked their systems
> > > beyond commmon sense were usually the ones who had problems when they
> > > changed versions of dx.  These days with so many hardware configs it
would
> > > truly be suprising if there WEREN't conflicts, but the overall
impression
> > > I've gotten these days is that upgrading a dx version is a
non-problem.
> > > (now watch the messages flood in about how many things went wrong!)
:]
> > > dave henrie