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DMark2001 SE is supposed to be DirectX 8.1. Does this mean I need DX8.1 installed, DX8.1 graphics drivers and DX8.1 graphics hardware to be able to run 3DMark2001 SE?

April 26, 2017DirectX Drivers graphics installed mean SE

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DMark2001 SE is supposed to be DirectX 8.1. Does this mean I need DX8.1 installed, DX8.1 graphics drivers and DX8.1 graphics hardware to be able to run 3DMark2001 SE?

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3DMark2001 SE is our DX8.1 benchmark and it does require that DX8.1 is installed. You can download DX8.1 for free from Microsoft’s site http://www.microsoft.com/directx/. 3DMark2001 SE does not require DX8.1 hardware or graphics drivers, but the newest official graphics drivers are always recommended for 3DMark. If you have DX8.1 hardware, you will probably need DX8.1 drivers to be able to use the new DX8.1 features in your hardware.