diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.cpp
index 8bb5fede53..2c5ff1df91 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 #include "GSUtil.h"
 #include "resource.h"
 
+static const D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL levels[] =
+{
+	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0,
+	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_1,
+	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0,
+};
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 //  DX11 Detection (includes DXGI detection and dynamic library method bindings)
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -32,15 +39,16 @@
 
 static IDXGIFactory*			m_DXGIFactory = NULL;
 static bool						m_D3D11Available = false;
+static bool						m_HasD3D11Features = false;
 
 static HMODULE					s_hModD3D11 = NULL;
-static FnPtr_D3D11CreateDevice	s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice = NULL;
+static PFN_D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE	s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice = NULL;
 
 static HMODULE					s_hModDXGI = NULL;
 static FnPtr_CreateDXGIFactory	s_DynamicCreateDXGIFactory = NULL;
 
 
-static bool DXUT_EnsureD3D11APIs( void )
+static bool DXUT_EnsureD3D11APIs()
 {
 	// If any function pointer is non-NULL, this function has already been called.
 	if( s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice )
@@ -63,28 +71,22 @@ static bool DXUT_EnsureD3D11APIs( void )
 
 	if( s_hModD3D11 != NULL )
 	{
-		s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice	= (FnPtr_D3D11CreateDevice)GetProcAddress( s_hModD3D11, "D3D11CreateDevice" );
+		s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice	= (PFN_D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE)GetProcAddress( s_hModD3D11, "D3D11CreateDevice" );
 	}
 
 	return ( s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice != NULL );
 }
 
-static bool WINAPI DXUT_Dynamic_CreateDXGIFactory( REFIID rInterface, void ** ppOut )
+static bool DXUTDelayLoadDXGI()
 {
 	if( !DXUT_EnsureD3D11APIs() ) return false;
 
-	return s_DynamicCreateDXGIFactory( rInterface, ppOut ) == S_OK;
-}
-
-static bool DXUTDelayLoadDXGI()
-{
 	if( m_DXGIFactory == NULL )
 	{
-		DXUT_Dynamic_CreateDXGIFactory( __uuidof( IDXGIFactory ), (LPVOID*)&m_DXGIFactory );
-		m_D3D11Available = ( m_DXGIFactory != NULL );
+		if( s_DynamicCreateDXGIFactory( __uuidof( IDXGIFactory ), (LPVOID*)&m_DXGIFactory ) != S_OK ) return false;
 	}
 
-	return m_D3D11Available;
+	return ( m_DXGIFactory != NULL );
 }
 
 static void* GetDX11Proc( const char* methodname )
@@ -95,8 +97,24 @@ static void* GetDX11Proc( const char* methodname )
 
 bool GSUtil::IsDirect3D11Available()
 {
-	return DXUTDelayLoadDXGI();
-	//return m_D3D11Available;
+	if( !DXUTDelayLoadDXGI() ) return false;
+
+	CComPtr<ID3D11Device> dev;
+	CComPtr<ID3D11DeviceContext> ctx;
+	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL level;
+	
+	HRESULT hr = s_DynamicD3D11CreateDevice(NULL, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, NULL, D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_SINGLETHREADED, levels, countof(levels),
+		D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &dev, &level, &ctx);
+
+	m_D3D11Available = !FAILED(hr);
+	m_HasD3D11Features = (level == D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0);
+
+	return m_D3D11Available;
+}
+
+bool GSUtil::HasD3D11Features()
+{
+	return m_D3D11Available && m_HasD3D11Features;
 }
 
 void GSUtil::UnloadDynamicLibraries()
@@ -169,13 +187,6 @@ bool GSDevice11::Create(GSWnd* wnd)
 	flags |= D3D11_CREATE_DEVICE_DEBUG;
 #endif
 
-	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL levels[] =
-	{
-		D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_11_0,
-		D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_1,
-		D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0,
-	};
-
 	D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL level;
 
 	hr = D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain(NULL, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE, NULL, flags, levels, countof(levels), D3D11_SDK_VERSION, &scd, &m_swapchain, &m_dev, &level, &m_ctx);
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.h
index a847d80ac2..76b512a46f 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDevice11.h
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 #include "GSTexture11.h"
 
 typedef HRESULT     (WINAPI * FnPtr_CreateDXGIFactory)(REFIID, void ** );
-typedef HRESULT     (WINAPI * FnPtr_D3D11CreateDevice)( IDXGIAdapter*, D3D_DRIVER_TYPE, HMODULE, UINT, CONST D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL*, UINT, UINT, ID3D11Device**, D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL *, ID3D11DeviceContext**);
 
 typedef HRESULT  (WINAPI * FnPtr_D3D11CreateDeviceAndSwapChain) (
 	__in   IDXGIAdapter *pAdapter,
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSDialog.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSDialog.cpp
index 51bd52d23a..52d99b7501 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSDialog.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSDialog.cpp
@@ -133,9 +133,9 @@ void GSDialog::ComboBoxInit(UINT id, const GSSetting* settings, int count, uint3
 	{
 		if(settings[i].id <= maxid)
 		{
-			string str = settings[i].name;
+			string str(settings[i].name);
 
-			if(settings[i].note != NULL)
+			if(!settings[i].note.empty())
 			{
 				str = str + " (" + settings[i].note + ")";
 			}
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSSetting.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSSetting.h
index 8cfb007364..87b4e7c07a 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSSetting.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSSetting.h
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@
 struct GSSetting
 {
 	uint32 id;
-	const char* name;
-	const char* note;
+	std::string name;
+	std::string note;
 };
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
index 8504cb5ccf..c81874b6b8 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSSettingsDlg.cpp
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@
 
 GSSetting GSSettingsDlg::g_renderers[] =
 {
-	{0, "Direct3D9 (Hardware)", NULL},
-	{1, "Direct3D9 (Software)", NULL},
-	{2, "Direct3D9 (Null)", NULL},
-	{3, "Direct3D10/11 (Hardware)", NULL},
-	{4, "Direct3D10/11 (Software)", NULL},
-	{5, "Direct3D10/11 (Null)", NULL},
-	{12, "Null (Software)", NULL},
-	{13, "Null (Null)", NULL},
+	{0, "Direct3D9 (Hardware)", ""},
+	{1, "Direct3D9 (Software)", ""},
+	{2, "Direct3D9 (Null)", ""},
+	{3, "Direct3D%d    ", "Hardware"},
+	{4, "Direct3D%d    ", "Software"},
+	{5, "Direct3D%d    ", "Null"},
+	{12, "Null (Software)", ""},
+	{13, "Null (Null)", ""},
 };
 
 GSSetting GSSettingsDlg::g_interlace[] =
 {
-	{0, "None", NULL},
+	{0, "None", ""},
 	{1, "Weave tff", "saw-tooth"},
 	{2, "Weave bff", "saw-tooth"},
 	{3, "Bob tff", "use blend if shaking"},
@@ -50,19 +50,19 @@ GSSetting GSSettingsDlg::g_interlace[] =
 
 GSSetting GSSettingsDlg::g_aspectratio[] =
 {
-	{0, "Stretch", NULL},
-	{1, "4:3", NULL},
-	{2, "16:9", NULL},
+	{0, "Stretch", ""},
+	{1, "4:3", ""},
+	{2, "16:9", ""},
 };
 
 GSSetting GSSettingsDlg::g_upscale_multiplier[] =
 {
-	{1, "1x (Use D3D internal Res)", NULL},
-	{2, "2x", NULL},
-	{3, "3x", NULL},
-	{4, "4x", NULL},
-	{5, "5x", NULL},
-	{6, "6x", NULL},
+	{1, "1x", "Use D3D internal Res"},
+	{2, "2x", ""},
+	{3, "3x", ""},
+	{4, "4x", ""},
+	{5, "5x", ""},
+	{6, "6x", ""},
 };
 
 GSSettingsDlg::GSSettingsDlg( bool isOpen2 )
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ void GSSettingsDlg::OnInit()
 
 	for(size_t i = 0; i < countof(g_renderers); i++)
 	{
-		if(i >= 3 && i <= 5 && !isdx11avail) continue;
+		if(i >= 3 && i <= 5)
+		{
+			if(!isdx11avail) continue;
+			g_renderers[i].name = std::string("Direct3D") + (GSUtil::HasD3D11Features() ? "10" : "11");
+		}
 
 		renderers.push_back(g_renderers[i]);
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/GSdx/GSUtil.h b/plugins/GSdx/GSUtil.h
index 60acaa1400..67d5320ec1 100644
--- a/plugins/GSdx/GSUtil.h
+++ b/plugins/GSdx/GSUtil.h
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ public:
 
 	static void* GetDX9Proc( const char* methodname );
 	static bool IsDirect3D11Available();
+	static bool HasD3D11Features();
 };