i have a dx 8 card but graphics running at dx 7 lvl...why?

[valdez]

I have a GeForce 3 Ti200 (yeah i know) and a 2.6 GHz hyperthread comp. I was wondering if the water was meant to have the reflections and some diffraction because at the moment it looks just flat like for a directx 7 card. Is this really the best my card can do or is there something i can do to bring out the best in it?

 

[bikerdave]

The water effects with Direct X 8 are truely bad....You will get horrible edging and no visual effects. Don't bother playing the game, it really is worth go and getting a Geforce 6 card. I promise it will be worth it.

 

[valdez]

yeah it looks pretty crap on mine at the moment. There are hardly any effects but the frame rate is good. I would have just thought that since i have a directx 8 card it would look a little bit better than it does right now.

 

[bikerdave]

No. The lightin effects are almost the same, but everything else is far more advanced with a DX 9.

 

[valdez]

thanks man