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    HOw to make optimus boot off any game on steam.

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by Zer0N1nja, Jul 2, 2010.

  1. Zer0N1nja

    Zer0N1nja Notebook Consultant

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    So i've been going all over trying to figure out how to get my steam games to boot with the dedicated card. You need to go into your steapps/common folder and find the .exe for the actual game and add that to your list in optimus. The graphics are finally on for Dirt 2 and Burnout verified by the high framerate and the optimus tool from another thread.
     
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    wrobes21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Every game I play in steam works fine without having to go through each exe file. The only thing I come across is when I go to launch a game for the very first time a window will pop up saying steam doesn't recognize the video card I'm using and that the game may not play right. I click don't show again and continue to play with no problems.
     
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    cKranez Notebook Guru

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    yea im with wrobes same thing for me
     
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    BatBoy Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    BatBoy, Jul 3, 2010
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