Re: DirectX 9c

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From: Michael-NC
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 03:44

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Only nVidia 6800 cards use the new features in DX 9c and that's only if they
are written into the game. I believe it's a new shader spec. I don't think
anyone is going to get any kind of performance boost out of it.

"Marshall" <marshall@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve D" <steve1ddd@aol.com> wrote in message
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> > no change
>
> Same here. Just installed 9c, and noted exactly the same framerates, and
no
> new shading affects that jump right out at you. If there are some,
probably
> need an insider to point out what they were. At least it didn't break
anything
> (that I've noticed yet... ;).
>     -Marshall
>
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