Anonymous edits have been disabled on the wiki. If you want to contribute please login or create an account.

Warning for game developers: PCGamingWiki staff members will only ever reach out to you using the official press@pcgamingwiki.com mail address.
Be aware of scammers claiming to be representatives or affiliates of PCGamingWiki who promise a PCGW page for a game key.

Difference between revisions of "Drivers"

From PCGamingWiki, the wiki about fixing PC games
(Stubbed, needs more info)
 
(Added DirectX)
Line 3: Line 3:
 
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.<ref name="wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver Device driver on wikipedia]</ref>
 
In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.<ref name="wiki">[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Device_driver Device driver on wikipedia]</ref>
  
−
==Graphic Drivers==
+
==Graphic (Display) Drivers==
 +
It's generally a good idea to have up-to-date graphic card drivers since they tend to fix many problems and increse performance in some games.
 +
 
 
===nVidia drivers===
 
===nVidia drivers===
 
Visit [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia drivers] page and fill in the form.
 
Visit [http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us nVidia drivers] page and fill in the form.
Line 9: Line 11:
 
===AMD / ATI Drivers===
 
===AMD / ATI Drivers===
 
Visit [http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx ATI Drivers support] page and fill in the form.
 
Visit [http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx ATI Drivers support] page and fill in the form.
 +
 +
==Related software==
 +
===DirectX===
 +
Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. To update DirectX visit [http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=35 Microsoft Download Center].
 +
====Compatibility====
 +
Windows 7: DirectX 10, 10.1, 11
 +
 +
Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c
 +
 +
Please note that graphics card needs to be compatibile with DirectX version that you want to use.
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 13:03, 22 February 2012

This page is a stub: it lacks content and/or basic article components. You can help to expand this page by adding an image or additional information.

In computing, a device driver or software driver is a computer program allowing higher-level computer programs to interact with a hardware device.[1]

Graphic (Display) Drivers

It's generally a good idea to have up-to-date graphic card drivers since they tend to fix many problems and increse performance in some games.

nVidia drivers

Visit nVidia drivers page and fill in the form.

AMD / ATI Drivers

Visit ATI Drivers support page and fill in the form.

Related software

DirectX

Microsoft DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) for handling tasks related to multimedia, especially game programming and video, on Microsoft platforms. To update DirectX visit Microsoft Download Center.

Compatibility

Windows 7: DirectX 10, 10.1, 11

Windows XP: DirectX 9.0c

Please note that graphics card needs to be compatibile with DirectX version that you want to use.

References

  1. ↑ Device driver on wikipedia