Direct X 9

Lilaznboi2011

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

03 Jul 2007 at 19:22 - 1
I used the little dxdiag tool on the run option to check what version of Direct X I had installed on my computer and it says it's 9.0c but when I check in the guild wars options it says it's using a Direct X 8 renderer. Why is it like that and how do I change it? I want to use the new modding program but I don't think it works with direct x 8.

Thanks in advance

swaaye

swaaye

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2005

03 Jul 2007 at 20:24 - 2
What video card do you have?

Lilaznboi2011

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

03 Jul 2007 at 21:17 - 3
an Nvidia GForce 4 Mx420 with 64 mb of video memory

scrinner

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

03 Jul 2007 at 21:40 - 4
yeah, its a dx8 Card even though you have nine installed. Btw i recommend you upgrade that old thing.

Lonesamurai

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

03 Jul 2007 at 22:18 - 5
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lilaznboi2011
an Nvidia GForce 4 Mx420 with 64 mb of video memory
It still works? damn....

seriously, upgrade

bhavv

bhavv

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2006

04 Jul 2007 at 01:05 - 6
Erm, Geforce 4 mx isnt even a DX 8 card. They removed DX8 capabilities from the Geforce 4 mx to cut costs.

Seriously though, you may want to consider an upgrade.

scrinner

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jan 2006

04 Jul 2007 at 01:42 - 7
Woah.... Thats sad. If you dont have an AGP/Pci-E port then get a Radeon 9250... It'll be enough to run Guildwars on optimal settings (Albeit it being a dx9 wannabe card)

lordpwn

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2007

R/

04 Jul 2007 at 08:58 - 8
Quote:
Originally Posted by bhavv
Erm, Geforce 4 mx isnt even a DX 8 card. They removed DX8 capabilities from the Geforce 4 mx to cut costs.
They didn't remove anything, the GeForce 4 MX never had anything to do with the "real" DX8- capable GeForce 4 series - the GF 4 MX graphics chip is more similar to a GeForce 2's. Must've had something to do with marketing.

I remember how game devs went nuts about the idea of people mistakenly buying GeForce 4 MX's for the latest games meant for GeForce 4's, only to find their card had NO programmable shader support at all.

Lonesamurai

Lonesamurai

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Apr 2006

Cheltenham, Glos, UK

Wolf Pack Samurai [WPS]

R/A

04 Jul 2007 at 11:03 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by scrinner
Woah.... Thats sad. If you dont have an AGP/Pci-E port then get a Radeon 9250... It'll be enough to run Guildwars on optimal settings (Albeit it being a dx9 wannabe card)
Or a Geforce FX5200 PCI

i ran guild wars on that for over 18months

exori

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

Germany

Rt/

06 Jul 2007 at 08:56 - 10
Quote:
seriously, upgrade
Why? I run GW on one of our three PC's with the same same Graphic Card and a PIII 800 MHz CPU. There is quite no difference to our P4 2,8 Mhz and FX5700 and 7600GS machines.

But of course GW:EN or at least GW2 will put an end to this.