curious guys how are some DFI owners managing to use DX8.1 for 3d2k1 when DFI boards nvidia drivers prompt and require DX9 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=43696 ?
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curious guys how are some DFI owners managing to use DX8.1 for 3d2k1 when DFI boards nvidia drivers prompt and require DX9 http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=43696 ?
You just press "yes" and continue to install.
But Control panel for sound wont be installed i think.
doh so simple :o
is dx8 faster in 2k1?
yup :)
I have got a serious problem with this board.
Yesterday it ran fine, till the lockup in windows.
Now my bios is sort of corrupt, sometimes teared up bios screen. lockup logo LANPARTY...etc. so i thought trying to reflash overwrite the 9/12 bios with the 10/5.
After serveral times trying. (sometimes the system hang during loading the bootdisk) I reflashed the bios.
But still it hangs and my bios is STILL corupt.
Can someone help me with this? or RMA?
maybe memory oc'd too high ? tried hot flashing ?
i have a bios savior installed on my DFI board for such emergencies
Heh, when you go to install the NF3 drivers and you get that pop-up about DX9, just hit yes. :toast:Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
Even though there is no question in the dialog box, just the warning, the "Yes"/"No" buttons are there. This should be asking if you would like to continue anyway. Yes, you do.
well i reflashed my bios now 3 times. so it cannot be the bios.Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
The mem could be the issue, cause the bios write the data in the memory.
But when im in the bios it hangs sometimes? also a mem prob?
tried different ram, different dimm slots ? condensation in dimm slot area ?
different ram, At this moment i only have 2 diff. mem. Tryed them in any order. One dimm only etc etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
It seems it must be a memory issue, i try higher vddr.
Very odd problems it is.
a few people have had similar issues due to condensation forming near the dimm slots as well, might want to check
hmmm should i try to remove the ihs from my hottest cpu? there may be a bubble in the contact.
its really bugging me that i can oc my memory so far but not cpu.
im gonna go water in a couple of months but i want to get a reasonable air oc otherwise water wont be much better i fear...
otherwise board is rock steady.
240x10 prime errors, crashes, 270x9 same deal. ive tried a few voltages, uup to about 1.67 but no imporvement. not even 3d stable so i cant burn it in.
I found it :DQuote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
There where two problems, my memory and the APIC.
That was the reason why I could'nt boot into windows. It was disabled.
And with 2.8v vdimm it works...pffjuw
What about Catalyst drivers, that require DX9? Or is there an ultimate version of Cats to use, without the DX9 requirement? I'm using a VIVO@ XT PE, if that's relevant to older driver performance. Thanx. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by mikead_99
Installed win2000 and directx 8.1 and ati 4.9
After alot of tweaking i gained 50 points in 3dmark01 hahaha
Wasnt worth it, thought i would gain a few hundred.
4.9 sucks for 3d2k1
Hi again,
I got my DFI yesterday, really happy :D
Though i havent bought any new ram, som im stuck with kingston ddr333 hyperx, not bh-5 :(
Anyway, my problem is that i get a ugly bluescreen, IRQL not less or equal, this is a bad ass bluescreen, can be anything. So i release the timings abit and it seems to work, and i tried another dimm slot then dimm1 but it wont work, the screen dont come on, just black, but i can hear it start and so....weird...
Why cant i use another slot then 1, and do anyone no what my bluescreen could be.
It sucks ? ppl recommended it =(Quote:
Originally Posted by eva2000
What driver should i use ?
@ spaceman: I think anything beyond 4.9's isn't going to work with dx8 setup, but for 2k1, with an X800 variant, 4.9's, dx8.1 and W2k are the best.
@ Ubermann: Last time I benched a 9800 the 3.2's, dx8.1 and W2k beat all. That may have changed in the last 6 months or so, but might be worth trying.
Sucks the way this 3d benching path is going atm. You pretty much need to keep multiple OS partitions setup if you want to get any kind of a competitive score.
lol, and just to stay on topic, all of those OS/dx configs work great on my DFI mobo! :p:
trey sounds like your ram is stressed too much try looseing timings a bit more. is it stable at stock?
sorry my mistake i was think 4.8 drivers heh 4.9 are okay for 3d2k1 hehQuote:
Originally Posted by Ubermann
reject, yea i tried 2,5-3-3 timings and it works great now, will try thighting them later, though i know that they dont overclock so good, so i will probably wait for new ram.
But its hard two chose ram, cause i need 2x512, and i wanna overclock them as high as possible :D
get TCCD then geail ultra X for budget or ocz EL rev.2 for richer!
I was thinking on one of thous, but here in sweden they have the same pricetag, so if i buy them here i will go for the ocz.... But are the TCCD ram the best when its 2x512, it seems so, but im not sure, im gonna think until the end of this month, then i need to buy a pack!