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Article #2Re: Install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1? Suggestions
From: Philo Bedoe
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
Date: Sat, 06 Mar 1999 00:00
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DirectX 6.1 is required for the PIII to operate correctly.
Philo
Stefan Huber wrote in message ...
Don't waste your time with DirectX 6.1. There is no performance =
increase in most games. When I put DX6.1 on over DX6, Quake 2 would =
randomly lock-up with DirectSound errors and whatnot. The safest and =
most stable bet, especially if you are a gamer, is to install DirectX 6.
Rich Niemaszyk wrote in message =
<36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@interaccess.com>...
Need to install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1.
I am leaning to try 6.0 first. If games (half-life, Sin, etc) =
don't run
right, I figure I can go to 6.1. Heard its tougher going from =
6.1 back
to 6.0
If things are fine, stay with 6.0.
Looking for positive suggestions or others' experiences.
Currently using DirectX 5.0 and everything runs fine. I am =
using Win95b
(2.1)
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Before installing 6.0, I plan to upgrade the velocity drivers =
(1.52?)
and the voodoo2 drivers to diamond's 207.
Will use reference drivers as a last resort.
=20
System:
P-II266, DMI motherboard (P2XLX),128ram, velocity 4400 agp (1.44
drivers), voodoo2 (diamond 203 drivers), AWE64, mitsubishi 87txm
monitor.
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Current games run great, quake2, unreal, Need4Speed3, no =
problems.
Hope it stays that way with 6.0 or 6.1!
Thanks
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<DIV>Stefan Huber<NAFETS@MEDIAONE.NET> wrote in=20
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<DIV><FONT color=3D#000000 size=3D2>Don't waste your time with =
DirectX 6.1.=20
There is no performance increase in most games. When I put DX6.1 on =
over=20
DX6, Quake 2 would randomly lock-up with DirectSound errors and =
whatnot. The=20
safest and most stable bet, especially if you are a gamer, is to =
install=20
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<DIV>Rich Niemaszyk<RNEMO@INTERACCESS.COM> wrote in message =
<<A=20
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href=3D"mailto:36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@interaccess.com">36E18B8C.8D8F4BE0@inter=
access.com</A>>...</DIV>Need=20
to install DirectX 6.0 or 6.1.<BR>I am leaning to try 6.0 =
first. =20
If games (half-life, Sin, etc) don't run<BR>right, I figure I =
can go to=20
6.1. Heard its tougher going from 6.1 back<BR>to 6.0<BR>If =
things=20
are fine, stay with 6.0.<BR>Looking for positive suggestions or =
others'=20
experiences.<BR>Currently using DirectX 5.0 and everything runs=20
fine. I am using Win95b<BR>(2.1)<BR><BR>Before installing =
6.0, I=20
plan to upgrade the velocity drivers (1.52?)<BR>and the voodoo2 =
drivers=20
to diamond's 207.<BR>Will use reference drivers as a last=20
resort.<BR><BR>System:<BR>P-II266, DMI motherboard =
(P2XLX),128ram,=20
velocity 4400 agp (1.44<BR>drivers), voodoo2 (diamond 203 =
drivers),=20
AWE64, mitsubishi 87txm<BR>monitor.<BR><BR>Current games run =
great,=20
quake2, unreal, Need4Speed3, no problems.<BR>Hope it stays that =
way with=20
6.0 or =
6.1!<BR>Thanks<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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