Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns

Spivey · 11-28-04, 12:01 AM

Hi all you peeplez.

I'm back... probably noone remembers me...okay, cool

I've been realy enjoying my Albatron 5900nu until Half Life 2 where I get only DX8.1! Probably a beaten down subject by now. Going to get an Albatron 6600 GT I suppose for christmas. I upgraded my system except my RAM which is old winbond Mushkin 2100 running in dual channel for over a gig.

Anyways I'm back in college and still gameing a little - Biology major.

Question: Will it ever be possible to play Half Life 2 in DX9 with my 5900nu?
Could a patch or new driver set fix this or is this a technological limitation?

I'd love to se Half Life 2 in full DX9 dammit! You would expect my card should be capable at a general consumer level knowledge.

Be chatting with you guys,
Thanks,

Spivey

anzak · 11-28-04, 12:06 AM

Your card can run in DX9 mode, but only at lower resolutions with no AA and low AF. I belive the command is mat_dxlevel 90 . If you want to switch back to 8.1 mode replace the 90 with 81.

fivefeet8 · 11-28-04, 01:15 AM

You could try what these guys at guru3d.com did.

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....hreadid=115614

Too bad Valve decided to can the partial precision path for Nvidia cards.

rewt · 11-28-04, 03:02 AM

Runs pretty good on my system when the game runs anyways (it crashes sometimes with a memory "read" error, but many people have this same issue). I play at DX 9 mode, 1152 x 864 resolution @ 75 Hz, no AA, 8x AF, High Performance, all game settings on their highest. Not bad at all for an AMD 1800+ and a 5900NU (flashed) I must say

I/JG53_Jaguar · 12-04-04, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by anzak

Your card can run in DX9 mode, but only at lower resolutions with no AA and low AF. I belive the command is mat_dxlevel 90 . If you want to switch back to 8.1 mode replace the 90 with 81.

Well I find this a bit strange. I'm running HL2 at 1152x864 with everything maxed out with Aniso 8x and AA x4 and HL2 engine is super fast. I'm executing my own cfg file to force HL2 engine to run in Directx9 mode with the following:

mat_dxlevel 90
mat_clipz 0
cl_ShowSunVectors 1
r_waterforcereflectentities 1

In game when I check the video option it shows that the engine is in Directx9 mode but I'm not really sure if that's true because like I said the game is super fast. I can't even use AAx4 on FarCry and that is Directx9 engine...

NightFire · 12-04-04, 09:51 PM

Odd. Is there any noticible improvement in quality?

msxyz · 12-05-04, 04:21 AM

There is a water reflection patch out for cards which supports PS 1.3 (GeForce4 and ATi 8500/9000 or GeForceFX) http://www.pcgamemods.com/8877/

I've tried the 3D Analyze hack myself but I get a noticeable hit in the framerate even enabling partial precision

11-28-04, 12:01 AM	#1
Spivey Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maine Posts: 69	Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns Hi all you peeplez. I'm back... probably noone remembers me...okay, cool I've been realy enjoying my Albatron 5900nu until Half Life 2 where I get only DX8.1! Probably a beaten down subject by now. Going to get an Albatron 6600 GT I suppose for christmas. I upgraded my system except my RAM which is old winbond Mushkin 2100 running in dual channel for over a gig. Anyways I'm back in college and still gameing a little - Biology major. Question: Will it ever be possible to play Half Life 2 in DX9 with my 5900nu? Could a patch or new driver set fix this or is this a technological limitation? I'd love to se Half Life 2 in full DX9 dammit! You would expect my card should be capable at a general consumer level knowledge. Be chatting with you guys, Thanks, Spivey

11-28-04, 12:06 AM	#2
anzak Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,553	Re: Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns Your card can run in DX9 mode, but only at lower resolutions with no AA and low AF. I belive the command is mat_dxlevel 90 . If you want to switch back to 8.1 mode replace the 90 with 81.

11-28-04, 01:15 AM	#3
fivefeet8 Ngemu Mod Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 1,886	Re: Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns You could try what these guys at guru3d.com did. http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread....hreadid=115614 Too bad Valve decided to can the partial precision path for Nvidia cards. __________________ [i7 2600k @4.4ghertz][2x4 GB DDR3 1600][EVGA GTX570 1.280GB SC][EVGA GTX460 physx][Asrock Extreme7 Gen3 Z68][2xSeagate 160 Gb SATA HD raid0][Seagate 250 GB SATA2 HD][Sony Bravia 40' 1080p LCD HDTV][NEC 3520a DVD+-DLw][Windows 7 Ultimate x64][Rosewill 1000w]

11-28-04, 03:02 AM	#4
rewt mmm, Beer.. :drooling: Join Date: May 2004 Location: USA Posts: 3,667	Re: Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns Runs pretty good on my system when the game runs anyways (it crashes sometimes with a memory "read" error, but many people have this same issue). I play at DX 9 mode, 1152 x 864 resolution @ 75 Hz, no AA, 8x AF, High Performance, all game settings on their highest. Not bad at all for an AMD 1800+ and a 5900NU (flashed) I must say __________________ My pimp'n rig Athlon64 Venice 3000+ @ 2.6GHz (4100+) · Win XP Pro x86, Vista Ultimate x64 · eVGA K8-NF41 nForce4 SLi · Corsair XMS 1.5GB PC3200 CAS2/1T · eVGA 2x 6600GT SLi · Leadtek Winfast TV2000 XP Deluxe · Western Digital Caviar SE ½TB RAID 0/1 · PowerLink LPK2-30 400W · LiteON LDW-411S OC to 811S 8x DVD±R/RW/ROM · MicroAdvantage 64MB QuickiDrive · Samsung SyncMaster 931B 19" LCD · Microsoft Optical Wheel Mouse USB · Sony PSXtoUSB Analog Gamepads · Memorex MX2700 Multimedia Keyboard · Lexmark 3200 Color Jetprinter · nForce Network Controller 1Gb/s LAN (Cable ~3Mb/s down) · ΩPioneer Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound

12-04-04, 09:51 PM	#6
NightFire Bu Zi You, Wo Ning Si Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,464	Re: Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns Odd. Is there any noticible improvement in quality? __________________ Funny story SteelSoft Incorporated Specs: AMD Athlon 64 3200+ @2.5GHz/512 MB PC2700 RAM/80 GB Western Digital Caviar/15 GB Maxtor/Diamond Viper X1950XT 256MB/Dell 1907FP 19" LCD Monitor/ASRock 939Dual SATA-2/1.44 MB Floppy/40x-12x-48x CD-RW/8x DVD-ROM

12-05-04, 04:21 AM	#7
msxyz Hybrid Microprocessor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Milan (Italy) Posts: 2,050	Re: Half Life 2 DX9 - Spivey returns There is a water reflection patch out for cards which supports PS 1.3 (GeForce4 and ATi 8500/9000 or GeForceFX) http://www.pcgamemods.com/8877/ I've tried the 3D Analyze hack myself but I get a noticeable hit in the framerate even enabling partial precision __________________ Powered by: Pentium Dual E2180 (2GHz, 200MHz FSB) Abit L95C (The one and only mATX with dual PCIe slots!) + 2x1 Geil Black Dragon PC6400 XFX 9600GSO 384MB Little freak wonder

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