because they did it so those of us who do have cards that support dx9 have been chomping at the bits to play a game using it. [img]smile.gif[/img] and it wouldn't be nice to publish a game that only supports 2 or 3 video cards, now would it?
anyway, like you say, your card doesn't support it, so you'll have a good gaming experience, i'm sure, just without the full set of bells and whistles.
*wondering what game is out now that supports dx9*
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