video cards!!!!

[Agamer]

hmm strange i have direct x 9 installed on my comp runs better than direct x8 ever did

O noticed that  the card you have is only dx8 is it clever to go out and buy a card already out of date

[4_Series_Scania]

hmm strange i have direct x 9 installed on my comp runs better than direct x8 ever did

I'm not quite sure what your getting at here Daz, what I'm driving at is the need for Direct X9 support in releases such as Half-Life 2 Doom 3  etc and ,no doubt, future release of CFS / FS will demand Dx9 for all that eye candy so important in a simulator!
Any 3D card that isn't upto the current standard will be unable to process under "hardware acceleration" any DX9 effects - either you won't see the effects at all or the cpu will have to try to take the strain of generating them - hitting fps and overall performance.

This is why most Geforce FX5200's will beat a ti4200 under DX9 benchmarks despite being a cheaper and overall slower card!!!

[Katahu]

D@Wu!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This thread is old as H377 and we're still posting replies on it? OMG!!! LOL

I have an old post on the first page that dates back to Oct 14, 2002. Now I have a new system. The video card came with the computer, so pardon me on the MX440 version.

My system specs are listed at the bottom [as my signature].

When my dad first ordered this computer by internet, I thought I was getting a Geforce 2. But instead, it comes with a Geforce 4 MX440 with 128MB.

I know, I understand that I have to get a Ti or FX version. However, FS2004 runs very well with this card. I also have installed the latest graphics drivers from NVIDIA and I used Windows Update to keep my system running well.

I am planning to get an AlienWare Desktop in the near future. Those computers use the Ti or FX versions of Geforce.

Anyways, I never liked overclocking. There are always some risks involved. Especially when it comes to liquid-cooled systems.

Besides, I like the setup that I currently have. It runs well. All I need to do is keep the computer up-to-date.