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ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX#DirectX_12 So if the above is true there will be no need to upgrade for many of us (not to get DX12 compatibility anyway). Let's hope it's supported in the drivers and applications soon. Even a test demo to show it's potential would be nice. Direct X...

You've heard about how the XBox One can magically make it look like you are making eye contact when video chatting? Even though the Kinect may be above or below the screen? Oh cool would it be if you could use your Kinect for Windows and do that in Skype for Windows? Link Removed The Video...

Hey guys, I've been pointed in this direction as you may be able to help me with a problem I am having When I start up H1Z1 I can usually get into a queue and even some times into the game itself but then my PC will shut down and I don't know why. My specs are: AMD FX 8150 eight core 2.81 16gb...

Hey guys...I was recently forced to upgrade to windows 8.1 on my lenovo y410p laptop. After the upgrade I cannot get any of my games to run. I have googled the problem and I can't seem to find a fix...I have tried running different compatibility setting, running as admin, upgrading my graphics...

I can't seem to find a video card driver anywhere, can someone suggest one for me? When I try to download one, it fails to download or won't work. I can't enable aero or play games like minecraft. Someone please help, it's taking a lot of my time. Dxdiag: ------------------ System...

I am trying to download directx to my computer. Once the setup wizard starts to run the install an error message pops up and says that I need to connect to the Internet to continue. The funny thing is that I am obviously connected to the Internet since I am trying to download it off of the...

Cannot install Windows Live Essentials 2012 Here's the latest in a long series of unsolvable problems where Windows Essentials 2012 can not be installed. I've asked this same question on other forums only to have it insulted, ignored or used to guide me to spam. The repeated error message -...

Howdy guys, I've spent the last few days scouring the internet to resolve an issue affecting my laptop. The issue came about while trying to play Shadows of Mordor, it announced that "your device isn't DX11 compatible". So after checking the specs of the 640m, I noted that it does infact...

Two days ago my games used to run just fine,but now,after 5 mins my game turns to a black screen the sound loops,and after some seconds it shuts down.When i reboot the message appear "windows recoveried from an error" My specs are: -Windows 7 32 -Intel pentium dual core 3 ghz -ASUS mainboard...

Why hasn't or isn't Microsoft building an operating system (OS) exclusively for desktop PC gaming? Something similar to Xbox OS optimized for desktop, mouse and keyboard. With Xbox OS already existing and running on very similar hardware to desktop PC, why isn't there a version for desktop PC...

Hi, Im not so sure is win 8 right for my pc? If im looking for specs, then it shold be ok. I have atm win8 in my pc for a week now, after the install my pc worked good, but now its so slow, and in taskmanager i see that service host and some kind of update thing uses all my ram. Or what kind of...

So recently i've had no issues with my monitor or adapter cable, which is what i think and hope is the problem. Everything worked fine, but one day i shut down my PC, and in the morning, tried starting it up. My tower turned on as usual, i could hear the fan running and the lights come on, but...

This has been going on for a couple months, and it hasn't gotten in the way but now it is as it's preventing me from opening certain files and games i want to use, such as Skype, and games like Bioshock Infinite. Whenever i start up my computer or open specific programs, it says ...

Imma 10 year old gamer who frankly, doesn't have a gaming computer. I've been wanting to buy a new GPU and a new SSD/HDD for a while, but I can't find anything on a $40 budget. So These are the things I need help with: GPU with DirectX 11+, Pixel Shaders 4.0+, and 512mb+ of Dedicated VRam And...

Hi guys I really like playing my old style games (from years 1999) and what I find is that every year or so I have to re-install, or freshly install my OS (right now I have win 8.1). I have many games which then need to be installed again (300Gb+) so doing so each time takes hours - if not...

Diagnostics are attached. The BSODs seem to be mainly when gaming although not only. The games in specific are smite, it also crashes when I play Civ V but, only when I'm streaming Netflix on my second monitor but, not if I'm watching something via VLC. I recently upgraded my GPU from a 7790...

I've been having this problem for a while now, and I stopped using my Windows desktop and started using my Chromebook instead. I just got back into using my desktop again, and I restarted it factory fresh. After installing all possible Windows updates, installing the latest graphics drivers...

This has been going on for a couple months, and it hasn't gotten in the way but now it is as it's preventing me from opening certain files and games i want to use, such as Skype, and Bioshock Infinite. Whenever i start up my computer or open specific programs, it says ...

I first had windows xp professional i used to play uberstrike in that OS after that there was a problem with my OS and I changed it to windows 7 ultimate now i am not able to play the game....... its displaying " failed to initialize 3d rendering . make sure you have directx9 and video card...

I recently downloaded a game off of Steam and immediately after trying to run it I received an error message which said: "Failed to create Direct3D9 device". I have had this error message before and did manage to resolve the issue by updating all my drivers. So I decided to give that a try but...