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how to put your graphic card to run dx 10 or 9?


Dr.jiggles
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My evga geforce gtx 280 sc edition is currently running dx11 idk how it got that but thats what it says it has and i was wondering if anyone can tell me how to put dx 10 or dx9 since i dont like dx 11 I tried downloading dx 10 and 9 but either it says wont download, broken link, or after finishing the instal that you already have a more modern version and theres no need for this version.

 

evga 790i ftw edition motherboard

 

evga geforce gtx 280sc edition

 

500 gb maxtor 7200rpm

 

and window 7 32 bit home premium

 

the reason i ask is because i am getting a ton of lag from playing games like css and tf2 which i should be getting insane amount of fps, and some guy said that it was because my gtx 280 is running dx11 and it really wasnt built for it and i should put it in vista emulation dx10 or xp emultion dx 9 and that i would be getting a lot more fps

 

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjlvyN1rh.zNqckKXP4gF5fty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20091208074458AATeL3w

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use your nvidia control panel in your taskbar, should be able to force a certain dx. also games should have the option to run in either dx10 or dx11 now.

 

That's what I initially tried, but correct me if I'm wrong but (I'm probably wrong) it's still running through my card and since my cards architetire was built for dx 10 & 9 it will still lag, also whenever I put let's say assassins creed to run dx9 or dx 10 I still get the same fps as someone with a 9800gt.

Also I just want my card free from dx11

 

 

 

 

And Terry I will try that when I get home.

 

Thx for your responses.

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first of all, go here and download and install the latest drivers for your card:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_winvista_32bit_196.21_whql.html

 

then, If, and only if, you are still getting bad FPS problems, you can run CSS in alternate DX modes by doing the following:

 

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-dxlevel 70     for DirectX 7.0
-dxlevel 80     for DirectX 8.0
-dxlevel 81     for DirectX 8.1
-dxlevel 90     for DirectX 9.0

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Yeah, go in to your Nvidia options, there is a option that allows you to change what DX your card runs. If not, re-install the drivers, and if you dont want to do that - turn down the anti aliasing, turn down the rez, and deal with it.

 

no.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and bort will do thx :D

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