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    Nvidia GPU not working anymore!

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by mittens14x, Sep 3, 2011.

  1. mittens14x

    mittens14x Notebook Consultant

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    i was on bios A03, and i played GTA 4 a lot. (my gta 4 has problems so i could only play at low settings, this problem hasnt been resolved yet) Then, i upgraded to BIOS A05 and tried to play Black Ops and BFBC2. they both lagged so much. gta 4 works fine because it has problems and i think it uses the Intel 3000 and not the Nvidia gpu. well, now i switched back to A03 to find that games still lag. seems to be my gpu problem, not bios. HELP PLEASE!
     
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  2. alroar

    alroar Notebook Consultant

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    i didnt notice any perfomance loss on A05. A2, PR, mafia 3 all run the same.

    did you try to start the games with right mouse, context > and select nvidia gpu?
    have you checked your windows power profile, is it set on max performance?
     
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    CGSDR Alien Master Race

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    GTA4 yes it has problems, but I dont play it much, however for BFBC2 I play nearly everyday, and I didnt notice any different as well except for the fan noise Obviously.

    @alroar Switching to High Performance do really help as I tried this once on each of the plan (Power Saver, Balance and High Performance), and I found that High Performance Does really do what it say.
     
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