D3D device/non-zero reference count error on launch
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Hi,
My good computer with PoE working great just went into the repair shop. Not wanting to go without PoE for the week it may take to get it back!, I dug out the old computer, downloaded PoE on it and am now getting the following error messages: 1)The D3D device has a non-zero reference count, meaning some objects were not released. then, after I hit ok, another error: 2)failed resetting direct3D device objects hit ok again, yet another error: 3)DXUTCreateDevice failed hit ok again, send the error report, end of PoE. Old Computer and video card seem to meet the minimum, granted bare minimum, requirements according to website. Is there anything more I can do to play PoE until good computer comes back? Currently trying to use: Dell XPS DXPO51 with Intel(R) Pentium (R) 4CPU 3.20 GHz 3.19 GHz with 2.00 GB RAM (I think the bare minimum is 2 GB, right?) Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 (I told you it was the old puter!)Service Pack 3 with Radeon X600 256MB HyperMemory video card (X600 is on the supported list, at the bottom, but there) DirectX version 9.0 (so it should support the 3d graphics I think) I'm on Time Warner Cable with download speed 15mgb and additional Turbo boost, of course the speed is probably limited by the hard drive in this case. I read in the forums someone suggested and I did try, to no avail, going to My Computer/My Games/ PoE and deleting the PoE folder. Is there anything else I can do to play the game at this point or must I go through withdrawal until good computer is fixed? I'd greatly! appreciate any help :D |
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not sure which "supported list" you're looking at, but the x600 is NOT supported. The bare minimum Radeon card is the x1950 and even that doesn't always work.
no you won't be able to run PoE on that. |
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Thanks for quick reply - wish the news was better.
supported list came from here http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=1399&canMyGpuRunIt=Path%20of%20Exile |
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I don't trust those types of sites because rarely are they completely accurate.
You can find the specs on the Steam Store page for Path of Exile. Not to mention, with hardware that old, you're due an upgrade if you want to continue playing the latest games. |
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Lol - are you psychic? Repair shop called back, when they pulled out the memory, the mother board didn't beep, so looks like I'm in the market for a computer upgrade. I'm not seeing Radeon x1950's nor even HD 7870's offered anymore. Instead Radeon has new (or re-vamp of 7870?) card = HD R9 270 with 2 GB GDDR5. The new Nvidia card appears to be the GTX 770 with the same 2 GB GDDR5. I could get either card with the Intel Core i7 4770 3.4 GHz processor. Will PoE play equally well on this processor with either card or is one supported over the other? Your expertise is greatly appreciated!
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" Generally speaking, people have less issues with nvidia cards in PoE. That isn't to say nvidia is a better card, or whatever, but it just seems to work better overall for this specific game. Radeon cards have always had issues with PoE and a lot of them require quite a bit of tweaking before they work properly. The worst I've seen with nvidia is having to manually set the frame limit in Inspector to your monitor refresh rate, then disabling vsync in the nvidia control panel and enabling it inside of the game. Pretty minor in terms of hoops compared to a lot of users with Radeon cards. Otherwise, I believe that CPU and the GTX 770 would work fine. I have a GTX 660 and I love it. Good luck. |
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Radeon cards unfortunately have lots of issues with many things, and have for years. While thier price/perfomance point is nice, the hassle generally makes it not worth it. If you are going for an upgrade, go for nvidia, itll be a lot less hassle in the long run, especially if you decide to try out linux. (Radeon cards are fucking horrible in Linux)
HAIL SATAN!
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