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    How to make optimus turn off and manually switch the graphics

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by wrathofdeath, Sep 29, 2011.

  1. wrathofdeath

    wrathofdeath Notebook Evangelist

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    As the topic says.,... Can you?
     
    wrathofdeath, Sep 29, 2011
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  2. deadboy90

    deadboy90 Notebook Evangelist

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    I dont think you can, if you could i would have already upgraded from my r1; i hate optimus, I NEED CONTROL!!!!
     
    deadboy90, Sep 29, 2011
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  3. jaeyang9

    jaeyang9 Notebook Consultant

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    i haven't had any issues with optimus. turns on when i game and off when i'm done. what's the problem?
     
    jaeyang9, Sep 29, 2011
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    The problem is it doesn't work all the time you want to. It works with most later games, but for instance works very tardy with JAVA games for me... Now it is better with the latest updates, but before it used to be very annoying, as i had to set up most of games manually to use the nvidia graphics, and it wouldn't even switch for some games...
     
    un4tural, Sep 29, 2011
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  5. deadboy90

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    Exactly, there's a gigantic sticky thread about optimus problems for a reason, I really wish alienware would give you the option to use optimus or not as opposed to forcing it on you
     
    deadboy90, Sep 29, 2011
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