July 29, 200520 yr What is the effect of using a card which only supports Directx8.1 ( Geforce4 TI 4200) when FS2004 requires Directx9?Thanks for any adviceBarry
July 29, 200520 yr No effect. Actually FS is a DirectX 8 game - the standard MS distribution method of new versions of DirectX is to ship it with anything that goes out, which I guess is why it was included with FS9! Allcott
July 29, 200520 yr No problem at all using the 4200. FS2004 only needs DX9 for some sound and on-line functions. All the video is DX7.Doug Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
July 30, 200520 yr I'm sure you guys are technically right but I have two systems that are identical in hardware and configuration, one has the stock Ti4200 64mb (DX8 Card) that came with that Dell machine and the other had the video card upgraded to the ATi9700 pro 128 (DX9 card) and there is a noticeable difference visually between them in FS9.One of the biggest differences, among other things, was the graphical micro-stutters in 2D cockpit view of the outside textures that was almost eliminated on the 9700 but not so on the Ti4200.So in my opinion and I don't know exactly why, in practice, there seem to be a difference. Or at least there is a difference between NVidia and ATi?
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