kiddunc Posted December 23, 2004 Share Posted December 23, 2004 Before I plunge into buying a new video card, is there a difference in the quality of the graphics between a DirectX 8 card and a DirectX 9 card for BattleFront? Currently running a Radeon 9000 Pro All in Wonder...thinking about 9600 XT or 9600 All in Wonder I know the newer cards will help frame rates(its pretty playable now as it is...just interested in the eye candy) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 I think a radeon 9800 pro is already using the maximum of battlefront. Graphics aren't that high and fps is capped in MP to 20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddunc Posted December 24, 2004 Author Share Posted December 24, 2004 Thanks but how about quality...for example in Half Life 2, there are different techniques used to draw the objects (bump-mapping, etc) depending on the type of card...is the quality that much better with a DX 9 card? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiddunc Posted April 8, 2005 Author Share Posted April 8, 2005 Upgraded to a BBA 9600 XT AIW and boy everything looks awesome now Running 1280x1024 with 2x AA(anything more and its unplayable) The coolest part(s) are 1. Water reflections look so real - its almost breathtaking 2. Shadows 3. Better lighting effects(such as laser blasts and the rays from the sun beaming down) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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