Don't worry, the 9800GTX+ is a first generation DX10 card (it's basically a revised 8800) launched when DX9 was still the dominant API so its DX9 support is spotless, compatibility issues usually only appear some generations later.

Seems logical. Thanks!

shiva2004 wrote:

Don't worry, the 9800GTX+ is a first generation DX10 card (it's basically a revised 8800) launched when DX9 was still the dominant API so its DX9 support is spotless, compatibility issues usually only appear some generations later.

Do you think the same would hold true for a GTS 250? I have a GTS 250 1GB edition and I believe they are the same chip with the same features but the GTS 250 is more power efficient and only needs 1 6-pin power plug and not 2 plugs like the 9800 GTX+

It should work, as you say they're the same card, perhaps you should stick to old drivers.
Curiously I've been toying with one today, although in W10 🤣

yeah, start with older drivers and only upgrade that drivers (incrementally) if you find issues with the games.

shiva2004 wrote:

It should work, as you say they're the same card, perhaps you should stick to old drivers.
Curiously I've been toying with one today, although in W10 🤣

I put a GTS 250 in my daughter's computer with Windows 10. Works fine for Minecraft and that's good enough for her.

Just to explain the importance of using the correct (read:usually old) drivers: I was playing with a GeForce 6600 with the latest drivers (304.xx) and a bunch of old games and some present severe graphical glitches, I downgrade to 81.xx and everything works OK. Of course, if you try more modern games it will be exactly the opposite, so you have to decide what are you going to use the card for and choose drivers accordingly. Many thanks, nvidia (and AMD/ATI is even worse) 😢

shiva2004 wrote:

Just to explain the importance of using the correct (read:usually old) drivers: I was playing with a GeForce 6600 with the latest drivers (304.xx) and a bunch of old games and some present severe graphical glitches, I downgrade to 81.xx and everything works OK. Of course, if you try more modern games it will be exactly the opposite, so you have to decide what are you going to use the card for and choose drivers accordingly. Many thanks, nvidia (and AMD/ATI is even worse) 😢

Nvidia is well known for releasing shitty drivers for older cards, i call planned obscolensce.
I have one gf gtx 550ti at work and even on desktop modern drivers sometimes messes up, had the same issue before with one gts 450,i thought that was a board problrm,but later i found that older drivers work didnt messed up.