Running DX11

[Supra]

I got my GTX 470 and installed the drivers, how do you make sure that its running the games with DX11 or is it automatic?

 

[Sgt.SID]

Not sure but if you run the game in a window. It will say it on top. Don't ask me how to do that. I don't think alt table works for that. You could right click the game icon and go to properties. I think there's a check box that does that. Hope it help's.

 

[HeatSurge]

If you have MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision (they share the same "engine" underneath), it shows "D3D9, 10, or 11" when you enable FPS monitoring in-game.

Just download MSI Afetrburner (you should overclock your 470 with it anyway, even if it's just a little bit), and go to "settings / monitoring / scroll down to "framerate" / check it / check "show in on-screen display" / read and OK the info popups / run your game."

You should then see "D3D11 : FPS <some number="">" in the upper left corner of your screen when the game starts as an overlay. If you see that, it's running in DX11 ...

Mind you the game has to be coded for DX11 of course. Don't start UT2004 and expect it to be DX11... obviously.

Anyway, let me know if you can't get this going.

BTW afterwards you should uncheck "show fps" from the on-screen display, because otherwise you'll be running that "OSD server" thing in the tray 24/7 and it slows games down a TINY bit, but still you don't want to run it all the time imo. Just follow the same path, but uncheck "show in on-screen display" on "framerate" and the OSD server should shut itself back down. I like to leave the client itself (MSI Afterburner) in the tray so it monitors the clocks/temps/framerate if I need to look at them.

Edit: Nevermind, you have to uncheck "framerate" completely for the OSD server to shut itself down. Just scroll down to it and click the check next to it so it turns off when you're done and the OSD Server ("60 airplane tray icon") should disappear by itself. You can't shut it down otherwise.
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[Soldier4Real]

Well it all depends on whether the game you are playing supports it or not. For instance 2142 does not but BC2 does as I'm sure Black Ops and MoH do as well. For BC2 if it's set to auto it should automatically use DX11 but you can force it by editing your settings.ini file:

Go to the BFBC2 folder in Documents, opening settings.ini and change the line 'DxVersion=auto' to 'DxVersion=11.

 

[HeatSurge]

It'll always use the highest available DX Version if set on "auto." I never had to change it and mine was DX11. Just make sure you have the latest drivers (use the beta ones if newer, I always do, and they're often just as good as "whql"), and just in case make sure your DX libraries are updated with this:

Microsoft DirectX

Go to "latest downloads for gamers" and get the "directx end-user runtime" and run it and let it update your windows (if needed). Most games' installers nowadays already do this for their available version when they're released, so it shouldn't be necessary, but I like to keep it current anyway.

 

[Supra]

Awesome thanks Surge and Soldier! Everything is good to go now!