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The first game to use DX12 is Ashes of the Singularity an RTS based game. Testing shows that DX12 does improve performance although it varies depending on choice of card: Dx12 runs far better on the AMD cards than Dx11 does so they will see the most benefit in this instance. Other games...

I was having x01a BSODs constantly and figured that it was due to inefficient power. I've upgraded my PS to a 1600W EVGA and those BSOD's have stopped. Now I'm occasionally having the attached BSOD minidump. Here are my system details if they are needed System Manufacturer MSI Model...

AMD release their driver for Windows 10 Preview. Ref and download: Link Removed Up to date Graphic drivers can always be found in the Update section of the forum: https://windowsforum.com/threads/graphic-drivers.11365/page-27#post-643920

Link Removed, Friend of the Gallery, posted another great example of using the Kinect v2, this time using it and its capabilities to start an Avatar journey... Here's some of the other posts from Peter we've highlighted recently; Kinect 2, Sound Detection with C++ More on the openFrameworks...

I've highlighted MonoGame a number of times but it's always been dependent on XNA, which has been dead for a few years now, making it a little complicated to use. Until last week. MonoGame has just reached a huge milestone and has left XNA behind for good... Here are just a few of our MonoGame...

I've been enjoying my new computer for a while now, but windows keeps asking me to revert the colour scheme to improve performance Your computer's hardware and video card must meet hardware requirements to able to display Aero graphics. Check that your computer meets the minimum hardware...

Today we've got two posts about the new Unity 5 and the Kinect for Windows v2 and how, "it just works"... (I love those words ;) Link Removed During Global Developer Conference there were many announcements like Unity 5 availability for free. Of course, Unity has been offering a free version...

Today's post isn't about Kinect coding or development, but it's pretty darn cool... Come on, what's cooler than using the Kinect to do 3D scanning and 3D printing... Link Removed In this video, Alex Blondin and Gavin Gear demonstrate how you can plug a Kinect V2 sensor into your PC and turn...

Since Kemical's comments about the DX 12 situation, I have been doing some checking. I realized Borderlands 2 is playing as DX 9 and 32 bit, which is its normal configuration. But I downloaded Borderlands Pre-Sequel which is a DX 10 version and it is still playing in DX 9 (32 bit). I also...

It's a great time to be alive if you're a fanatic about the particulars of various performance-boosting graphics APIs. AMD's Mantle is here , Microsoft's DirectX 12 is coming with Windows 10 , and at GDC in early March we'll hear the first news about a successor to the open-source...

I bought a new laptop, I removed Windows 8 and I installed Windows 7. I have 128 GB SSD, Operation System in it. I got BSOD 4 times, everytime same crash address (ntoskrnl.exe+76e80). Sometimes it also comes when booting Windows. I used Avira before but uninstalling it did not help. PC Info...

ref: DirectX - Wikipedia 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 12 contains many features...

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...