Yoga 3 Pro DirectX/Direct 3D Error

Question

I have a Yoga Pro 3 which routinely crashes a few minutes into Neverwinter game with the following error:
Fatal Error: Direct3D driver returned error code
(DXGI_ERROR_DEVICE_REMOVED) while checking sync query
Technical Details: sync query 0 0x15ddf780   GetData == 0x887a005 0 NF 0
D3D11 Device removed due to E_OUTOFMEMORY 0x8007000e
A printout of DXDIAG is appended below.
Things I have tried:
 - made sure I had the latest video drivers from Intel for the 5300
-  research on the above code suggests that the last driver that would not crash on a particular game was 9.17.10.2932 in December 2012 LINK: https://communities.intel.com/thread/46821  I was not able to install that driver but I was able to roll back to a generic driver from 2006 that seemed to extend time until crash from 5 min to at least an hour.  At some point system put latest Intel driver on again so I dont know if old driver ever crashed.
- installed latest video drivers from Lenovo which are a few months older than the intel drivers even though they were posted later than most recent intel drivers
- worked through several solutions with tech support from Cryptic/Neverwinter which led us both to the conclusion that this is a video driver issue.
Help will be appreciated.
System Information
Time of this report: 12/12/2014, 09:08:16
Machine name: **REDACTED**
Operating System: Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.3, Build 9600) (9600.winblue_r3.140827-1500)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 80HE
BIOS: A6CN38WW
Processor: Intel(R) Processor 5Y70 CPU @ 1.10GHz (4 CPUs), ~1.3GHz
Memory: 8192MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 8108MB RAM
Page File: 5671MB used, 5507MB available
Windows Dir: C:\windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 240 DPI (250 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: UnKnown
DxDiag Version: 6.03.9600.16384 64bit Unicode
DxDiag Notes
Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.
DirectX Debug Levels
Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)
Display Devices
Card name: Intel(R) HD Graphics 5300
Manufacturer: Intel Corporation
Chip type: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
DAC type: Internal
Device Type: Full Device
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_161E&SUBSYS_390617AA&REV_08
Display Memory: 3839 MB
Dedicated Memory: 0 MB
Shared Memory: 3839 MB
Current Mode: 3200 x 1800 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: SDC434A
Native Mode: 3200 x 1800(p) (60.000Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32
Driver File Version: 10.18.0010.3960 (English)
Driver Version: 10.18.10.3960
DDI Version: 11.1
Feature Levels: 11.1,11.0,10.1,10.0,9.3,9.2,9.1
Driver Model: WDDM 1.3
Graphics Preemption: Triangle
Compute Preemption: Thread group
Miracast: Supported
Hybrid Graphics GPU: Integrated
Power P-states: Not Supported
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 10/3/2014 17:36:50, 24185400 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B78E66-555E-11CF-627B-0C19B5C2C735}
Vendor ID: 0x8086
Device ID: 0x161E
SubSys ID: 0x390617AA
Revision ID: 0x0008
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D3D9 Overlay: Supported
DXVA-HD: Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled
Sound Devices
Description: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0286&SUBSYS_17AA3800&REV_1000
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.7324 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 8/19/2014 05:33:30, 4026840 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No
Sound Capture Devices
Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys
Driver Version: 6.00.0001.7324 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 8/19/2014 05:33:30, 4026840 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF
Video Capture Devices
Number of Devices: 1
FriendlyName: Lenovo EasyCamera
Location: Front
SymbolicLink: \\?\usb#vid_5986&pid_0535&mi_00#6&3b1986b&0&0000#{e5323777-f976-4f5b-9b55-b94699c46e44}\global
Manufacturer: Generic
HardwareID: USB\VID_5986&PID_0535&REV_3653&MI_00,USB\VID_5986&PID_0535&MI_00
DriverDesc: Lenovo EasyCamera
DriverProvider: Realtek
DriverVersion: 6.3.9600.11057
DriverDateEnglish: 8/30/2014 00:00:00
DriverDateLocalized: 8/30/2014 12:00:00 AM
Service: rtsuvc
Class: Image
DevNodeStatus: 180200A[DN_DRIVER_LOADED|DN_STARTED|DN_DISABLEABLE|DN_NT_ENUMERATOR|DN_NT_DRIVER]
ContainerId: {00000000-0000-0000-FFFF-FFFFFFFFFFFF}
ProblemCode: No Problem
BusReportedDeviceDesc: Lenovo EasyCamera
Parent: USB\VID_5986&PID_0535\200901010001
DriverProblemDesc: n/a
UpperFilters: n/a
LowerFilters: n/a
Stack: \Driver\ksthunk,\Driver\rtsuvc,\Driver\ACPI,\Driver\usbccgp
ContainerCategory: Imaging.Webcam
DirectInput Devices
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: USB Receiver
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x046D, 0xC52B
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: HIDI2C Device
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x06CB, 0x2714
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: UMDF HID minidriver Device
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0xBEEF, 0xFEED
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: ITE Device(8386)
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x048D, 0x8386
FF Driver: n/a
Device Name: HIDI2C Device
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0x03EB, 0x8A10
FF Driver: n/a
Poll w/ Interrupt: No
USB Devices
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Answer 1

I have a similar issue with my Yoga 3 Pro. I play Runescape with the desktop client, which is Java based. I regularly encounter driver crashes. Every time this happens, the driver recovers, but it causes the game to go black for about a second or two. I have also noticed that Amazon Instant Video performs badly, especially in HD and to a much lesser extent when playing in SD. Netflix seems to play fine, as does Youtube in HTML5. I have the latest driver.