February 7, 200917 yr I am dual booting to a new Vista 64 installation, and wonder if I should install DX10 for FSX (or other titles). I currently plan to just keep Vista 64 as lean as possible, and use it only for FSX.Can you go back to DirectX 9.0c if you wish, or no?THanks,Noel Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
February 7, 200917 yr I am dual booting to a new Vista 64 installation, and wonder if I should install DX10 for FSX (or other titles). I currently plan to just keep Vista 64 as lean as possible, and use it only for FSX.Can you go back to DirectX 9.0c if you wish, or no?THanks,NoelNoel,You do not need install or uninstall anything. If you wish to run FSX in DX9 mode leave DX10 Preview mode unchecked in the FSX configuration panel. If you wish to run in DX10 Preview mode check the option in the FSX configuration panel and restart FSX to run in DX10 Preview mode. DirectX in itself is backwards compatible so there is nothing you need to do with DirectX itself other than keep it up to date. With your system you are going to find no benefit to running in DX10 Preview mode the graphic quality is horrible to what can be attained under DX9. You also have no control over Vsync, AA or AF under DX10 Preview mode in FSX (those settings are under exclusive control of FSX in this mode and cannot be manipulated manually in any way).
February 7, 200917 yr Author Noel,You do not need install or uninstall anything. If you wish to run FSX in DX9 mode leave DX10 Preview mode unchecked in the FSX configuration panel. If you wish to run in DX10 Preview mode check the option in the FSX configuration panel and restart FSX to run in DX10 Preview mode. DirectX in itself is backwards compatible so there is nothing you need to do with DirectX itself other than keep it up to date. With your system you are going to find no benefit to running in DX10 Preview mode the graphic quality is horrible to what can be attained under DX9. You also have no control over Vsync, AA or AF under DX10 Preview mode in FSX (those settings are under exclusive control of FSX in this mode and cannot be manipulated manually in any way).Thanks Sarg. Some good news anyway: in Vista 64 I am not having audio pops with the 181.20 drivers. That's a first. It is with my 8800GT, so I will try the 280GTX next and see how that goes. I guess from what you are saying, there is not too much point in DX10 installation, or no? Would it help in Vista with other games, such as Crysis? Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
February 7, 200917 yr I guess from what you are saying, there is not too much point in DX10 installation, or no? Would it help in Vista with other games, such as Crysis?Vista comes with DX10 already installed - no need to install anything, just keep it updated if you use it. If a game requires DX9, Vista will fallback to DX9 mode. Carl Hudson Intel i3 550 @ 4.20GHZ on Air with Arctic Freezer Pro 7 / Arctic Silver 5 - 4Gb Corsair XMS 3 - GIgabyte H55M-UD2H Motherboard - Asus GeForce GTX280OC 1Gb
February 7, 200917 yr Author Vista comes with DX10 already installed - no need to install anything, just keep it updated if you use it. If a game requires DX9, Vista will fallback to DX9 mode.Ah, that explains it :( Noel System: 9900X3D Noctua NH-D15 G2, MSI Pro 650-P WiFi, G.SKILL 64GB (2 x 32GB) 288-Pin PC RAM DDR5 6000, WD NVMe 2Tb x 1, Sabrent NVMe 2Tb x 1, RTX 4090 FE, Corsair RM1000W PSU, Win11 Home, LG Ultra Curved Gsync Ultimate 3440x1440, Phanteks Enthoo Pro Case, TCA Boeing Edition Yoke & TQ, Cessna Trim Wheel, RTSS Framerate Limiter w/ Front Edge Sync. Aircraft used in MSFS 2024: Fenix A320, Aerosoft CRJ, FBW, WT 787X, I-Fly 737 MAX 8, Citation Longitude.
February 7, 200917 yr Vista comes with DX10 already installed - no need to install anything, just keep it updated if you use it. If a game requires DX9, Vista will fallback to DX9 mode. Carl,Thanks for clarifying my rambling explanation. :(
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