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WildKard
04-13-2004, 08:58 PM
What is the easiest way to keep going back and forth between DirectX 8.1 and DirectX 9.0b in order to bench/play games?

or is there an "easy" way?

OPPAINTER
04-13-2004, 08:59 PM
2 Different OSs on seperate partitions:D

OPP

WildKard
04-13-2004, 09:04 PM
Thats what I was thinkin but I am kind of lazy :P

OPPAINTER
04-13-2004, 09:06 PM
Its not that bad:D
I have 4 partions on my bench rig.
One regular OS for mail and everything.
One with DX8.1
One with DX9
And One with 64Bit 2003

OPP

DaveX
04-13-2004, 09:18 PM
Does running DX 8.1 really give that much of a boost over DX 9.0b?

Jrocket
04-13-2004, 09:19 PM
About 200 points in 3dmark01.

G H Z
04-13-2004, 11:58 PM
Originally posted by OPPAINTER
And One with 64Bit 2003

OPP

Try any benching with that OPP?

eva2000
04-14-2004, 12:06 AM
i using ghost 2003 to save images of different OS states