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directx 9.c compatable with vista?
Name: salty Date: October 19, 2006 at 13:36:29 Pacific OS: xp hom CPU/Ram: x2 4600 2 gig
Comment:
Will our directX 9.c video cards (nvidia7800GT) be compatable with windows vista? (gaming)
Name: jam Date: October 19, 2006 at 14:00:42 Pacific
Reply:
They will run, but performance may suffer somewhat....
"The DirectX 10 API will have completely new and faster dynamic link libraries (DLLs) and is supposed to run much faster. The company decided to cut the backward compatibility with DirectX 9, 8, 7 and lower in this API but there will be a way to use games programmed for those APIs. Microsoft will enable support for DX 9 or lower games through a software layer, meaning it might run slower."
Name: Sabertooth Date: October 19, 2006 at 14:35:02 Pacific
Reply:
Judging from the deployment of Vista Beta and RC versions, the card is no doubt compatible with Vista.
In Vista, gaming with a DX9 card should not be a problem despite the fact that DX10's backward compatibility with DX 9, 8, 7 and lower isn't supported due to the totally different API, however DX9ex (DirectX9 Extended fka DX9L) implementation in Vista will allow the support for DX9 gaming in Vista.
Summary: My dad just bought an E-Machine (model W3615) that was preloaded with Vista Home Premium. There are a couple games that he wants to play that are compatible with Vista but not with his onboard video c...
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