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cephalalgia

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My video card only supports up to DirectX 8 but Counter Strike auto installed DirectX 9. This makes the game unplayable. How can I uninstall DirectX 9 and where can I find an install for DirectX 8 for Windows XP 64-Bit?
 
If your card only supports DirectX 8 then installing DirectX 9 wouldn't affect it but is required to play some games. What do you mean it makes it unplayable?
 
DX9.x runtime supports not only SM3, but also previous shader models and fixed function cards.

If the game installed DX9, it probably needed some component(s) in the that version runtime.

Your problem with CS is probably something else.
 
What ultra-antique videocard do you have that (a) only supports DX8, and (b) plugs into any PC that XP64 will install on?
 
I would imagine a GeForce FX-series card on a S754 platform.
 
I have an ATI Radeon™ 9800 PRO 128MB. When I go into advanced video options in Counter Strike: Source it states that my hardware support DirectX 8 but my software is DirectX 9. I have put -dxlevel 80 command into my pre launch options but it does not change it. The game runs, but runs like a penny slide show at Disney World. When it initially happened (I have not play for a long time due to the problem) I could not find a solution, but I stumbled upon claims that others have had similar problems, so I figured I would give it a shot. The problem is that most software’s people used to roll back DirectX or remove a copy and reinstall 8 cater towards 32-bit. Pre directX 9 I use to get around 90FPS, after I dropped to about 20 FPS without smoke, flashes or any of that stuff. I would like to play the game again.
 
there's a command that you can put into the console of counterstrike.

something like ?? [SIZE=-1]mat_dxlevel 80[/SIZE] ???

if that isnt the exact command someone please correct me.

also you can add that command to your autoexec.config to have it run everytime you start CS
 
Tried reformatting? You might have to stick with a 32-bit version of Windows XP..
 
cephalalgia said:
I have put -dxlevel 80 command into my pre launch options but it does not change it. The game runs, but runs like a penny slide show at Disney World.
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AMDOPTY said:
there's a command that you can put into the console of counterstrike.

something like ?? [SIZE=-1]mat_dxlevel 80[/SIZE] ???

if that isnt the exact command someone please correct me.

also you can add that command to your autoexec.config to have it run everytime you start CS
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For reference information the command line is as the OP said, "-dxlevel 80"
 
The 9800 Pro is a Directx-9 Series card.

What are your other system specs? Processor, RAM, hard drive, sound card, power supply...

Has the computer been dusted within the last month? Is the video card fan spinning?

Using the latest 9800 series ATI drivers?
 
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