335m gt not kicking in

hi,
I just got my m11x r2 and installed latest updates. i was playing counter-strike and noticed that the frame rates were around 60 fps. for a game like counter-strike made in 1995, i think the 335m gt could handle it a lot better, than i ran an HD video from divx web player and saw that the audio would go out of sync with the visual, so obviously there is some processing error with my vcard, im guessing that its optimus not kicking in. I currently have the 258.96 beta driver installed, i was told this give optimal performance but it doesnt for me, does anyone get this issue or can shed some light on a fix?

edit: i also have firefox.exe, steam.exe, etc all set to high-performance graphics option in nvidia ctrl panel

 

My kinda off topic but still effective support:
Install the latest 260.99 from nVidia, no mod needed and best results according to many.

As for Counter Strike and DivX, I don't use either, so I can't help you.

 

I thought cod was made in 2000....But....Why do you want more fps? I mean does it really change something ?

Edit: Did I said cod? I mean CS xD

 

Do you have vsync turned on? I'm guessing so, which limits to a 60fps max as it's a 60hz panel. Even if you do go over 60fps you're most likely going to get microtearing as the panel's refresh rate is 60hz, if you get microtearing the game is gonna look like crap so I'd be happy with 60fps.

 

To force a video in ff to use the 335m, you have to whitelist plugin-container.exe. I would also recommend upgrading to the latest 260.99 driver.

 

I've upgraded to the latest 260.99 and it's pretty much solved my optimus problem regarding 335m gt not kicking in thanks

 

reference links:

http://forum.notebookreview.com/ali...-r2-how-add-games-applications-whitelist.html

http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-m11x/471057-m11x-graphics-drivers.html