I installed P3D v2 and all went well. ... Until I started P3D then it stated that P3D was unable to initialize the rendering system. check DirectX 11 support Video Cards and or update drivers. I updated drivers however will the following cards support DirectX 11?

ATI Radeon HD 5800 

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 

or is it time for new cards?  I tried to find the answer myself but no success>

Thank you.

 

I installed P3D v2 and all went well. ... Until I started P3D then it stated that P3D was unable to initialize the rendering system. check DirectX 11 support Video Cards and or update drivers. I updated drivers however will the following cards support DirectX 11?

ATI Radeon HD 5800 

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 

ATI Radeon HD5800 - yes it supports DX11, however it is relatively "ancient" 2009 tech.

See: http://www.amd.com/us/products/notebook/graphics/mobility-radeon-5000/mobility-radeon-5800/Pages/mobility-radeon-5800.aspx#2

 

NVidia GeForce 8800 GTS - no, it only supports DX10.

See: http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_8800_gt_us.html

Thank you very much. My problem appears to be bigger then I thought. I updated drivers and my ATI Radeon supports Direct X. Perhaps replacing the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 with a newer version might be the answer. Then I would be running two NVIDIA cards. Surely that would do it. Any suggestions?

Thanks again.

Rolf

Solution at hand! P3D went to video card that did not support Direct X10 (NVIDEA GE Force 8800)

and would not start. I disconnected that card leaving ATI and all is well. I will be getting a new card this weekend and should be able to use all Monitors. I experimented and took a few flights and I must say I am impressed. I installed FTX Global 1.1 and FSX will be on the way out in the near future. I am sorry that so many appear to have negative experiences. I am looking forward to installing all of my add-ons that fit P3D.

 

Regards,

 

Rolf

Cool beans! I'm happy to hear you've got it sorted out now.