Re: Importance of DirectX 9 compatability

Steve wrote:
> I'll be ordering a system with the ATI All-in-Wonder 9000 Pro
> (http://www.ati.com/products/radeon90...ro/index.html). I
> like the card because it is relatively cheap, has on screen TV
> viewing capability, and enough memory (64 MB) to drive the somewhat
> low-fi games I plan on using (Sim City 4000, Age of Empires) but I am
> worried because it only states having DirectX 8.1 capability. Is this
> something I should worry about or is DirectX 9 not an issue for most
> users? I do plan on doing some basic home video editing if that is an
> issue. Thanks for the help, Steve.

Not having Dx90 support doesnt matter, you just can't use all the special
effects in the games to come, like Halflife 2. With a budget videocard,
thats not advisable anyway ;-)

Thomas.

"Thomas" <> wrote in message
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>
> Not having Dx90 support doesnt matter, you just can't use all the special
> effects in the games to come, like Halflife 2. With a budget videocard,
> thats not advisable anyway ;-)
>


It blew me away to find out that my ATI Xpert 2000 32MB AGP video card that
I bought three and a half years ago for $150 Canadian will actually be
supported by Half-Life 2. I shudder at such a thought though. :-)