DirectX 7 or 8

Hi all I'm wondering if I should update my directX drivers to DirectX 8?

"Lee Wee Leong" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:9iho2f$148$[email hidden]... > Hi all > > I'm wondering if I should update my directX drivers to DirectX 8? I've noticed some performance increase with DX8 over DX7. And besides, most of the newer games require DX8, so you don't have much of a choice. Alanb

In article <2V637.33725$[email hidden]>, "Alan Bernardo" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>"Lee Wee Leong" <[email hidden]> wrote in message >news:9iho2f$148$[email hidden]... >> Hi all >> >> I'm wondering if I should update my directX drivers to DirectX 8? > >I've noticed some performance increase with DX8 over DX7. And besides, most >of the newer games require DX8, so you don't have much of a choice. > >Alanb

Such as? I haven't seen one YET that *required* DX8. I've seen a couple that 'suggested' it... Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

But from the reviews I've seen, it seems to be a risk to upgrade from directX 7 to 8. So do I or do I not? "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... > In article <2V637.33725$[email hidden]>, "AlanBernardo"

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> <[email hidden]> writes: > > >"Lee Wee Leong" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > >news:9iho2f$148$[email hidden]... > >> Hi all > >> > >> I'm wondering if I should update my directX drivers to DirectX 8? > > > >I've noticed some performance increase with DX8 over DX7. And besides,

most > >of the newer games require DX8, so you don't have much of a choice. > > > >Alanb > > Such as? I haven't seen one YET that *required* DX8. I've seen a couplethat

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> 'suggested' it... > > Eldred > -- > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

> >Alanb > > Such as? I haven't seen one YET that *required* DX8. I've seen a couplethat > 'suggested' it... >I suppose you are partly correct here. A lot of games say that you need it but then in the end you don't. But I can name a few right off that I have, that I know definitely need DX8. One would be LS2001 and the other, Flashpoint. But overall the risk in going from DX7 to DX8 is very small. DX8 is very stable and may have some hidden advantages (besides making games run more smoothly, in a general sense) that warrant the change. Alanb

In article <IAi37.38123$[email hidden]>, "Alan Bernardo" <[email hidden]> writes:

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>> >Alanb >> >> Such as? I haven't seen one YET that *required* DX8. I've seen a couple >that >> 'suggested' it... >> >I suppose you are partly correct here. A lot of games say that you need it >but then in the end you don't. But I can name a few right off that I have, >that I know definitely need DX8. One would be LS2001 and the other, >Flashpoint. > >But overall the risk in going from DX7 to DX8 is very small. DX8 is very >stable and may have some hidden advantages (besides making games run more >smoothly, in a general sense) that warrant the change.

Never heard of the two games you mentioned. LS2001 - Links(golf game)? Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

In article <9ikbqs$1oh$[email hidden]>, "Lee Wee Leong" <[email hidden]> writes: >But from the reviews I've seen, it seems to be a risk to upgrade from >directX 7 to 8. So do I or do I not? If everything is running fine with DX7, I'd say stay with that. If you see a feature in DX8 that you want, or want to play a game that *needs* DX8, then maybe you could take a chance. Damn, just gave away my last $.02...<g> Eldred -- Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats you with experience... Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.

EldredP wrote:

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> > >> >Alanb > >that I know definitely need DX8. One would be LS2001 and the other, > >Flashpoint. > > > >But overall the risk in going from DX7 to DX8 is very small. DX8 is very > >stable and may have some hidden advantages (besides making games run more > >smoothly, in a general sense) that warrant the change. > > Never heard of the two games you mentioned. LS2001 - Links(golf game)?

Flashpoint=Operation Flashpoint. There is a demo out for it now, (http://www.3dfiles.com/games/operationflashpoint.shtml) and release is not far away in the US. VERY cool game! -- Fester

LOL! Those $0.02 r worth every cent of it!! "EldredP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...

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> In article <9ikbqs$1oh$[email hidden]>, "Lee Wee Leong" > <[email hidden]> writes: > > >But from the reviews I've seen, it seems to be a risk to upgrade from > >directX 7 to 8. So do I or do I not? > > If everything is running fine with DX7, I'd say stay with that. If you

see a > feature in DX8 that you want, or want to play a game that *needs* DX8,then

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> maybe you could take a chance. > Damn, just gave away my last $.02...<g> > > Eldred > -- > Dale Earnhardt, Sr. R.I.P. 1951-2001 > Homepage - http://www.umich.edu/~epickett > F1 hcp. +16.36...Monster +366.59... > > Never argue with an idiot. He brings you down to his level, then beats

you > with experience... > Remove SPAM-OFF to reply.