Use DX9 in Steam?

**jcrox** · 09-18-08, 07:42 AM

Can anyone tell me how to launch warhead in steam using DX9 instead of DX10?

Unfortunately for me this game for some reason runs like absolute crap in DX10... I don't get it, DX10 1920x1200 everything on high Crysis runs just fine but I can put anything above mainstream in warhead without it turning into a 3-5 fps slide show.

**bacon12** · 09-18-08, 03:51 PM

1.Go to your steam games page.
2. Right click Crysis Warhead or Crysis Wars
3. Click "Set Launch Options"
4. In the box type in "-dx9"

Fuku2 · 09-18-08, 04:40 PM

DX9 actually runs worse for me. I even tried the game in XP and it's very bad. So far Vista on DX10 on Gamer setting is the best I can do. Even then it gets quite bad, under 20 fps most of the time and then sometimes around 10 fps.

**jcrox** · 09-18-08, 04:58 PM

Thanks, I forgot to put the "-" in there.

I can run it @ 1920x1200 enthusiast settings DX9 now

Much better looking than DX10 mainstream.

09-18-08, 07:42 AM	#1
jcrox Mahna Mahna Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madison, Wi Posts: 6,123	Use DX9 in Steam? Can anyone tell me how to launch warhead in steam using DX9 instead of DX10? Unfortunately for me this game for some reason runs like absolute crap in DX10... I don't get it, DX10 1920x1200 everything on high Crysis runs just fine but I can put anything above mainstream in warhead without it turning into a 3-5 fps slide show. __________________ Gaming MSI Z68 G3 \| 2500k \| CNPS9900MAX-B \| 8GB G.Skill \| EVGA GTX570 2560MB \|ThermalTake 850w \| X-Fi Titanium \| Antec 900 \| Asus PA248Q \| Lycosa \| Death Adder \| Win7 Pro 64 Dev/Backup Asus P5QL Pro \| Q9400 \| H50 \| 8GB G.skill \| GTX260 216 \| Ubuntu 11.10 Laptop 17" Inspiron \| i5 \| 4GB DDR3 \| 500GB HDD \| Win7 Pro 64

09-18-08, 03:51 PM	#2
bacon12 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 3,536	Re: Use DX9 in Steam? 1.Go to your steam games page. 2. Right click Crysis Warhead or Crysis Wars 3. Click "Set Launch Options" 4. In the box type in "-dx9"

09-18-08, 04:40 PM	#3
Fuku2 Metal Guitarist Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Victoria, BC, Canada Posts: 358	Re: Use DX9 in Steam? DX9 actually runs worse for me. I even tried the game in XP and it's very bad. So far Vista on DX10 on Gamer setting is the best I can do. Even then it gets quite bad, under 20 fps most of the time and then sometimes around 10 fps. __________________ Asus P8P67 Pro Intel Core i7 2600 3.40 GHz 2x Gigabyte GTX 570 1GB SLI 8 Gigs Kingston 1333 DD3 Asus VH238H 23" LED 2ms WD 1TB Caviar Black 64MB cache SATA 6 Gb/s CM Silent Pro 850 Watt Band: http://www.myspace.com/hollowappostle

09-18-08, 04:58 PM	#4
jcrox Mahna Mahna Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Madison, Wi Posts: 6,123	Re: Use DX9 in Steam? Thanks, I forgot to put the "-" in there. I can run it @ 1920x1200 enthusiast settings DX9 now Much better looking than DX10 mainstream. __________________ Gaming MSI Z68 G3 \| 2500k \| CNPS9900MAX-B \| 8GB G.Skill \| EVGA GTX570 2560MB \|ThermalTake 850w \| X-Fi Titanium \| Antec 900 \| Asus PA248Q \| Lycosa \| Death Adder \| Win7 Pro 64 Dev/Backup Asus P5QL Pro \| Q9400 \| H50 \| 8GB G.skill \| GTX260 216 \| Ubuntu 11.10 Laptop 17" Inspiron \| i5 \| 4GB DDR3 \| 500GB HDD \| Win7 Pro 64

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