diff --git a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
index 37c5506f..50ae7763 100644
--- a/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
+++ b/Minecraft.Client/Windows64/Windows64_Minecraft.cpp
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ HRESULT InitDevice()
 	{
 		D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_HARDWARE,
 		D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_WARP,
+#ifdef _DEBUG //str1k3r - using this can actually SLOW stuff down, as its ran on the CPU instead of the GPU also only intended for debugging
 		D3D_DRIVER_TYPE_REFERENCE,
+#endif
 	};
 	UINT numDriverTypes = ARRAYSIZE( driverTypes );