well i'm...not entirely sure about this one, but I have a feeling there'll be plenty of workarounds for vista just like there are for...
typically when i install 2k3 i avoid sp1 because it just turns 2k3 into xp sp2. hate it. anyway, as far as dx9, i install it via the dx 9.0c...
very good drivers...pretty stable perf in cod2, bf2, wow, and nfsmw. however, my machine crashes when i play any video.
On a watercooled core and small copper ramsinks on the memory I was able to get (in unreal engine games and wow) stable performance at 600/620...
xfx imho. they use higher quality memory, pcb, and overall construction than any other manufacturer. that's why they're typically the most...
i'd suggest trying the new apoc drivers...lots of people praising them.
for me...2003 was faster than xp and 2000 when all were fully tweaked using the same drivers and tweaks. 2000 sp4's load times were horrendous...
i'll be testing these tonight on my xfx 6600 256.