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Voting Question: New computer HD 6970 unable to rate system or play games?

Hello fellow nerds of the internet. I built myself a nice new computer yesterday, I7 3.44ghz, windows 7 64 bit, 16gb ram etc but the video card is the ASUS AMD 6970 knock off aka HD 6970 Direct CU2. I have had absolutely no problems watching videos or any of the normal day to day running of the machine and am able to use the higher resolutions for my monitor, except the moment I attempt to play a game, the game crashes anti climatically revealing my desktop. Whilst I am grateful for the lack of full system crashes, I built my gaming computer for get this GAMING, so I am a tad bit annoyed. I also attempted to do a windows machine rating; however that failed coming up with an error report… The windows experience index for your computer could not be computed Could not measure video playback performance When I attempted to launch Star Wars The Old Republic I received the error report… Error code: 7 incompatible system. Please verify your system is compatible with this game. When I attempted to launch Crysis I received the error report… Unsupported Video Card “ASUS EAH6970 Series” [vender = 0x 0x1002, device= 0x6718] Continuing to run may lead to unexpected results of crashes. I have already reinstalled the graphics card drivers and updated Direct X11. I am running the latest version of windows 7 service pack one. I have suspected that this may be a DX issue, however I would prefer to know what other people think before playing around with the registry. If at all possible I would like to avoid a full system wipe. ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 1/22/2012, 10:27:58 Machine name: NYX-PC Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. System Model: Z68XP-UD3R BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz (8 CPUs), ~3.7GHz Memory: 16384MB RAM Available OS Memory: 16302MB RAM Page File: 3229MB used, 29371MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 DX Setup Parameters: Not found User DPI Setting: Using System DPI System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent) DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 2: No problems found. Sound Tab 3: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: ASUS EAH6970 Series Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x6718) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_6718&SUBSYS_03BC1043&REV_00 Display Memory: 1725 MB Dedicated Memory: 2022 MB Shared Memory: 3798 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: W1952 Monitor Id: GSM4B78 Native Mode: 1440 x 900(p) (59.887Hz) Output Type: DVI Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1083 (English) Driver Version: 8.861.0.0 DDI Version: unknown Driver Model: WDDM 1.1 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 1/22/2012 08:32:02, 811008 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-2458-11CF-C372-B623A1C2CA35} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x6718 SubSys ID: 0x03BC1043 Revision ID: 0x0000 Driver Strong Name: oem37.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_NICayman:8.861.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_6718 Rank Of Driver: 00E62001 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a D3D9 Overlay: n/a DXVA-HD: n/a DDraw Status: Not Available D3D Status: Not Available AGP Status: Not Available
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Resolved Question: What can I do about “Failed to initialize renderer. Hardware T&L required but not supported by adapter”?

I'm hitting this error while trying to run Skyrim. The installation ran smoothly; this is the first problem I'm encountering. Here's my system info: (I'm using a desktop.) ----- Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.111025-1503) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Vostro 200 BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.2GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Available OS Memory: 2038MB RAM Page File: 1569MB used, 2504MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 11 ----- Card name: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3100 DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C2&SUBSYS_02381028&REV_02 Display Memory: 256 MB Dedicated Memory: 0 MB Shared Memory: 256 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor Monitor Model: DELL E198WFP Monitor Id: DELF005 Native Mode: 1440 x 900(p) (59.887Hz) Output Type: HD15 Driver Name: igdumdx32.dll Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.1930 (English) Driver Version: 8.15.10.1930 DDI Version: 9Ex Driver Model: WDDM 1.0 Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 9/23/2009 18:14:54, 536576 bytes

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Resolved Question: How do i update my video driver?

------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 12/18/2011, 01:40:56 Machine name: MADDOX-PC Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1 (6001.vistasp1_gdr.101014-0432) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: Dell Inc. System Model: Inspiron 530s BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E7200 @ 2.53GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz Memory: 3060MB RAM Page File: 3800MB used, 2547MB available Windows Dir: C:\Windows DirectX Version: DirectX 10 DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 6.00.6001.18000 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (retail) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (retail) DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Intel(R) G33/G31 Express Chipset Family Manufacturer: Intel Corporation Chip type: Intel(R) GMA 3100 DAC type: Internal Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_29C2&SUBSYS_020D1028&REV_02 Display Memory: 286 MB Dedicated Memory: 0 MB Shared Memory: 286 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Dell SE178WFP Driver Name: igdumd32.dll Driver Version: 7.14.0010.1437 (English) DDI Version: 9Ex Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 2/11/2008 19:36:08, 3301376 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-6A82-11CF-0576-0722A3C2CA35} Vendor ID: 0x8086 Device ID: 0x29C2 SubSys ID: 0x020D1028 Revision ID: 0x0002 Revision ID: 0x0002 Video Accel: Deinterlace Caps: n/a DDraw Status: Not Available D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Not Available ------------- Sound Devices ------------- Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio) Default Sound Playback: Yes Default Voice Playback: Yes Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_1028020D&REV_1000 Manufacturer ID: 1 Product ID: 100 Type: WDM Driver Name: RTKVHDA.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5555 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail WHQL Logo'd: Yes Date and Size: 1/24/2008 11:06:40, 2054872 bytes Other Files: Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp. HW Accel Level: Basic Cap Flags: 0xF1F Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000 Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0 HW Memory: 0 Voice Management: No EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No --------------------- Sound Capture Devices --------------------- Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio) Default Sound Capture: Yes Default Voice Capture: Yes Driver Name: RTKVHDA.sys Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5555 (English) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Date and Size: 1/24/2008 11:06:40, 2054872 bytes Cap Flags: 0x1 Format Flags: 0xFFFFF ------------------- DirectInput Devices ------------------- Device Name: Mouse Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Device Name: Keyboard Attached: 1 Controller ID: n/a Vendor/Product ID: n/a FF Driver: n/a Poll w/ Interrupt: No I was gonna play league of legends and then it said "Cannot load Direct3d". It's either my video driver... Or something else. Maybe if you guys play LoL you could help me. Thanks D!

Resolved Question: can my computer support this graphics card and processor?

hi i was wandering if if my computer could support this graphics card and processor (look at the bottom for the setup i want) System Specs: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 12/16/2011, 14:12:36 Machine name: CHERIE-D5370748 Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: n/a System Model: n/a BIOS: n/a Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Page File: 1231MB used, 4754MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Radeon X1650 Series Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x71C7) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_71C7&SUBSYS_084017… Display Memory: 512.0 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6925 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 2/25/2009 13:41:10, 325120 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys Mini VDD Date: 2/25/2009 14:58:57, 3565568 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-3287-11CF-F66F-4A283FC2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x71C7 SubSys ID: 0x0840174B Revision ID: 0x009E Revision ID: 0x009E Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}… Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}… Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}… Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}… Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}… Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run Additional Details Edit: ok im sorry that im a hardware newb how about this setup? Graphics Card:GTX 550 Processor: amd phenom ii x6 1090t black edition

Resolved Question: Can My Computer Support A GTX 570 and an i5 Processor?

hi i was wandering if if my computer could support this graphics card and processor System Specs: ------------------ System Information ------------------ Time of this report: 12/16/2011, 14:12:36 Machine name: CHERIE-D5370748 Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 3 (2600.xpsp_sp3_gdr.101209-1647) Language: English (Regional Setting: English) System Manufacturer: n/a System Model: n/a BIOS: n/a Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4000+, MMX, 3DNow (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM Page File: 1231MB used, 4754MB available Windows Dir: C:\WINDOWS DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) DX Setup Parameters: Not found DxDiag Version: 5.03.2600.5512 32bit Unicode ------------ DxDiag Notes ------------ DirectX Files Tab: No problems found. Display Tab 1: No problems found. Sound Tab 1: No problems found. Music Tab: No problems found. Input Tab: No problems found. Network Tab: No problems found. -------------------- DirectX Debug Levels -------------------- Direct3D: 0/4 (n/a) DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail) DirectInput: 0/5 (n/a) DirectMusic: 0/5 (n/a) DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail) DirectSound: 0/5 (retail) DirectShow: 0/6 (retail) --------------- Display Devices --------------- Card name: Radeon X1650 Series Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x71C7) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_71C7&SUBSYS_0840174B&REV_9E Display Memory: 512.0 MB Current Mode: 1440 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz) Monitor: Plug and Play Monitor Monitor Max Res: 1600,1200 Driver Name: ati2dvag.dll Driver Version: 6.14.0010.6925 (English) DDI Version: 9 (or higher) Driver Attributes: Final Retail Driver Date/Size: 2/25/2009 13:41:10, 325120 bytes WHQL Logo'd: Yes WHQL Date Stamp: n/a VDD: n/a Mini VDD: ati2mtag.sys Mini VDD Date: 2/25/2009 14:58:57, 3565568 bytes Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-3287-11CF-F66F-4A283FC2CB35} Vendor ID: 0x1002 Device ID: 0x71C7 SubSys ID: 0x0840174B Revision ID: 0x009E Revision ID: 0x009E Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_C ModeMPEG2_D ModeWMV8_B ModeWMV8_A ModeWMV9_B ModeWMV9_A Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch {3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive {335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch Registry: OK DDraw Status: Enabled D3D Status: Enabled AGP Status: Enabled DDraw Test Result: Not run D3D7 Test Result: Not run D3D8 Test Result: Not run D3D9 Test Result: Not run Edit: ok im sorry that im a hardware newb how about this setup? Graphics Card:GTX 550 Processor: amd phenom ii x6 1090t black edition

Resolved Question: I keep getting a black screen when i start oblivion?

ok so i run oblivion i get past the bethseda intro then i get a black screen and it stays there or quite rarely i get to the loading screen and it stops at 99% and doesnt move anymore. I have played oblivion on this computer before but this time its not working. My specs are: Manufactuer: NVIDIA Chip Type: GeForce 6150SE nForce 430 DAC Type: Intergrated RAMDAC Approx. Total Memory: 825 Current Display Mode: 1440 x 900 Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64x2 Dual Core Processor 3800+(2 CPUs), ~2.0 GHz Memory: 2048MB RAM DirectX Version: DirectX 11 Main Driver: mvd3dumx.dll,nvd3dum BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG what king of updates? details please

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