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    960x540 Custom resolution on laptop videocards

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Temp1234453, Dec 1, 2015.

  1. Temp1234453

    Temp1234453 Notebook Consultant

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    When you downscale the native resolution from your display, it looks pretty bad.
    But I have read that if you downscale to exactly half the size (or quarter) it wont look as bad.

    On the desktop nvidia control panel, you can (or could) define custom resolutions, but not in notebook drivers.
    Has anyone managed to do this on a notebook? I tried Custom Resolution Utility but laptops with switchable graphics are not supported.

    Why would I want to do this? To downscale demanding games.
     
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    It's hit or miss, depending on the laptop, and some Intel drivers do have custom resolution options, so you can run at lower res. If it is not in your Intel control panel then download the latest Intel driver from Intel's website and then uninstall the Intel GPU driver, even use DDU if you have to. Then the new drivers should install fine and include custom resolutions.
     
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    Thanks, that kinda did the trick, it only worked in 2 games tho. Some not recognizing that resolution even after manually editing the config files.
    I guess it also depends if the game (its 3d engine) support this resolution.

    (It could be also because Windows doesnt give any option for a lower resolution than 1024x768)
     
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    you can create custom resolutions but not in optimus mode: if your laptop is running solely on an nvidia GPU then and only then can you do custom resolutions. if you want to do custom resolutions through optimus the last place would be the intel control panel but that might have changed.
     
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    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    Intel custom resolutions don't currently work. Intel engineers are currently looking into it and we may have Intel custom resolutions and overclocked refresh rates some point soon.
     
    i_pk_pjers_i, Dec 1, 2015
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    They said it would happen soon... Still waiting lol..
     
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    i_pk_pjers_i Even the ppl who never frown eventually break down

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    Yeah, but they never even acknowledged it before, they just swept it under the rug. Now they're actively talking about it.
     
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    I got that option. It only worked in 2 games though.
    Driver version 20.19.15.4312
     
    Temp1234453, Dec 3, 2015
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