How to downgrade to DX8 from DX9

[nofx]

Ok so what the topic says, is there anyway I can go back to DX8, from DX9. I have a 5200 ;/ I got for 60 usd but I didn't know DX9 sucked with 5200.. Thansk

 

[^Ben]

Theres no point.

The game will select DX8 mode for you.

 

[ewilson248]

from what i remember the whole point of Direct X was reverse compatibily w older HW , so your question is moot, just lower you settings ie.. resolution / refreshrate / eye candy / AA / filtering / lighting etc.. until your frame rate is playable .

i wish you would have thrown up a question about the card before you bought it.

 

[JimmehH]

http://www.dxbuster.de/index_e.html
You could try that but there's no need
Just run the game with some of the fancy stuff turned off. Doom 3 and HL2 will also choose the best settings I believe.

 

[nofx]

Im not lowering it for HL2/DOOM3 just give my processor a little more room to breathe. Im getting a whole new comp for HL2/DOOM3

 

[bosox188]

I have a 5200 also, and now I have a question. The 5200 is supposed to be Dx9, and I know it's too slow to run a dx9 game well. But in Halo, Jedi Outcast, and all my other games, even if I turn EVERYTHING all the way up (Yeah it's kinda slow but that's not the point) the game still doesn't look nearly as good as it should. I have Halo and Jedi Outcast on Xbox, so I know how they're supposed to look. I don't know what it is that's missing, one thing is the characters don't seem to look as good, they don't appear as rounded and don't seem to look as 3D. I can't run 1600x1200, my monitor only gets up to 1280x1024.

 

[nofx]

bosox Theres a option in the 5200 Control console that does this thing called Conformant Clamp see if thats enabled.

 

[Direwolf]

Its not your resolution, its simply the feature set of the card. Sure it supports DX9, but don't expect it to do half the stuff a better card would. It just doesn't have the power for some of those effects and the designers knew it.

 

[bosox188]

I know it can't run the same features nearly as good. I just wondered what exactly was the reason other than it being slow.