nope! it actually improves speed.

 

Thanks for the reply, but to be on the safe side could anyone else tell me that they've seen improvements when installing directx 8a. I thought I saw a post that directx8 caused problems with the emu.

 

It doesn't tend to create problems with the emu proper, but be *absolutely certain* you have the newest drivers available for your various piece of hardware. Quite a few old drivers fail horribly when used in conjunction with DX8.

 

yep... if you are planning to use directx8a, upgrade all video and audio drivers ..... and maybe windows drivers as well....

 

I'm kind of confused on upgrading video and audio drivers. How you do that?

 

there kind of a toturial in windows help...

 

What is your VGA and OS???

 

In other words could someone tell me in short so I could understand.

 

Depend on what your VGA and OS using???
1.Go to your brand website
2.Go to driver section(Support,Download or anything)
3.Choose your classs and OS
4.Download them
5.unzipped and read their instruction how to install
Note : Each brand have their own way to install.............
For Example : Matrox brand just double click at file it will atomatic install...................

 

enigma: OS stands for Operating System

And VGA, although i don't know what it stands for, i know it has to do with your video card, mine's SVGA for exemple

 

Thanks alot guys.

 

Originally posted by Metalmurphy
enigma: OS stands for Operating System

And VGA, although i don't know what it stands for, i know it has to do with your video card, mine's SVGA for exemple

Yep OS stands for Operating System like win95,98,me,2000,NT,Unix,Linux,and many
VGA stand for Video card

 

So meaning when we download a newer vers. of directx, we also have to download newer drivers everytime.

 

Not every time!

But there were a lot of complains with incompatibilities with Directx8.... i think....

at least I had a trouble.

And enigma... my last post wasn't to be directed to u...

sorry

 

Originally posted by Bubsy
So meaning when we download a newer vers. of directx, we also have to download newer drivers everytime.

No not like that...................
It depend on your develop brand will release new driver or not...............not depend on your directx....................
Anyway you should to always check their website look it have new driver or not becuase new driver make your video card work better than old driver

 

>VGA stand for Video card
Actually it stands for "Video Graphics (Array/Adapter)." It's named as it is because prior standards were CGA (Color Graphics Array) and MGA (Monochrome Graphics Array).

 

old hardware drivers(for video cards, and sound cards) didn't have support for directx8a so problems arose.... Directx8a is relatively new and the hardware manufacturers needed time to create drivers with support and compatibility with it...... So the best thing to do if you want to use directx8a is to update your audio\video drivers to current ones........ I have been using directx8a ever since it came out....... haven't had a problem yet with emus or anything...... Of course I updated all my drivers for my system as well though......

 

yup i had some problem because i forgot to update my vid card drivers. ePSXe gave me some funked up shite but thats cuz i was running dx8 on drivers for dx7

had no problem with sound thoguh.

good luck on the upgrade.