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    Difficulty switching from Integrated Graphics to Nvidia Geforce Graphics

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Afterscore, Sep 12, 2010.

  1. Afterscore

    Afterscore Newbie

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    The title says it all, I can't figure out how to change my graphics from the integrated chipset (Giving me a whopping 18FPS on Aion) to the Nvidia Geforce graphics card.

    Halp?
     
    Afterscore, Sep 12, 2010
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  2. TalonH

    TalonH Notebook Evangelist

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    Fn + F6 if you're on the R1 (dual core). If you have the R2 (the i series) then you'll need to whitelist the exe.
     
    TalonH, Sep 12, 2010
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  3. LegitAsian

    LegitAsian Notebook Enthusiast

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    I thought that the nvidia optimus was supposed to do that for you.
     
    LegitAsian, Sep 12, 2010
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    It will once the game is in the whitelist.

    It doesn't know whether you want the program to be run with the integrated or discreet card unless you tell it to.
     
    kich, Sep 12, 2010
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  5. TalonH

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    Optimus is stupid. You literally have to tell it what programs you want it to use the 335 to apply to.
     
    TalonH, Sep 12, 2010
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    Wow, I thought that it would detect if it was a gpu intensive game.
     
    LegitAsian, Sep 12, 2010
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    From what I hear, Optimus is a mixed bag. It's supposed to be better than a manual switch but I dunno; I love that I can just hit Fn+F6.
     
    TalonH, Sep 13, 2010
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