Intel GMA 950 - How do i turn off VSYNC?

I downloaded the latest driver, but the Intel settings menu seems to be a little crappy..I looked around everywhere and wasn't able to find the vsync control. Is there a special tool that I need to download to turn off vsync or am I missing something?

Another thing I was wondering about, when I'm on desktop, it says the current memory used is 9 mb (out of 128 mb). I was wondering if this can be switched as desired, since I know it can be with ATI mobile 9000 something ( i forgot what it was exactly), or does it automatically configure itself depending on what you're running (game, movie, etc.)

thanks in advance

 

Hi bayburt,

Multiply the screen res (horizontal times vertical pixels) and colour depth (16, 24, 32 bit) and divide by 8 (for bytes) and you will get the number in MB. That is your allocation needed for windows desktop. For example 1024x768 x 32 /8 = 3,1 MB. I guess the smallest allocation amount is 8 MB with GMA950, and it reads 9MB for some other reason.

Start the game and it will need to put textures and other graphical stuff somewhere. Then it will alocate up to 128 MB RAM.

I don't know about the vsync. I guess it cannot be switched off (if it is on in the first place).

Hope this helps,

Ivan

 

I take it you're assuming vsync MUST be on because your framerates are so low, right? Rather than the GMA950 being pretty poor for gaming...

I've yet to see a driver install for any card that defaults to vsync on.

 

Yet another person who thinks he will make a "show" by making sly, yet sarcastic comments about people who don't have systems as good as others.

Did he ever say he was gaming? Did he ever say he thought the card would be great for gaming? Sorry... just getting sick of you people...

 

GO Integrated Graphics! (I have one too)

As for OP, the GMA chip will automatically allocated the required RAM by itself. With a GMA laptop, lots of RAM is recommended. I'd say 2GB for smooth sailing.

 

Good! I personally have never had one... but I just don't see the point in people bashing them just because they have better.

 

Thank you for pigeon-holing me, just like one of "those people." Last time I checked, I was still looking for a notebook... so bayburt's machine whips mine in that regard.

Once you've been here more than a fortnight you'll realise that many people have unrealistic expectations of their notebooks with integrated graphics (often purchased against advice), and believe that there's some magic "tweak" that's going to make their new machine run like a high-end rig.

I hate to burst your bubble, but someone asking about disabling vsync implies gaming, since it has zero bearing on normal desktop use. It's either gaming or 3D modelling... and a 3D designer wouldn't be expecting anything from the GMA950.

When you have a spare moment, look up the definition and application of emoticons... Then you may realise that my initial statement was made in jest. Geez, at this rate I won't be able to make a joke without advice from my legal counsel.

 

vsync just caps the frame rate to the refresh rate, wich for lcd's is 60hz, wich means 60 fps, what application are you having trouble with?,vsync enambled is actually used to smooth out games and prevent screen tearing when the video card is pumping out frames much faster than the the screen is able to draw, so basically, if you getting less than 60fps, it wont matter if vsync is on or not

 

Good try, trying to cover it up and all.

How does it matter how "long" I have been here? That has no relevance to anything. And still, why would you bring up how terrible of a card that is? How would that have anything to do with his question? You are trying to attack his question, in the Negative to Positive way. (I.E., if he would have said "this card is amazing") But, you made a mistake. He never stated a status on the card! Who knows, he may be playing Quake II, or Quake III. Or Unreal Tournament. All games that don't require much.

And you know what is more insulting? When you lowball someone, and try to "laugh" at the end of it. You know it's going to come off as an insult, but you try and cover yourself up.

 

I'm going to concede on this one before things get out of hand and a mod ends up intervening. You are, of course, entitled to your opinion. Just be careful you don't asphyxiate while enjoying your moral high ground.

I'd like to apologize also to bayburst for this hijack. My comment in my first post still applies... I've never seen a vga driver configured to use vsync by default.

This will be my last post in this thread.

 

Its got everything to do with the question. People disable Vsync to increase their FPS at the expense of screen tearing, telling the original poster that this may not have the desired effect is very relevant and appropriate. I suggest a less offensive approach to posting in future might work better but who am I to say.

 

Okay, you are still missing the point. Of course it has to do with gaming, but he never said how "amazing" the card was. TedJ just assumed he was expecting too much out of his card, and felt the need to somewhat "bash" it. And I would have completly agreed if he would have said "this may not help". But he jumped with the bold and up-sized letters, to make sure the original poster knew just how "poor" of a card this was. That, was uncalled for. A simple "Vsync may not help to be turned off" would have been much better.

Okay, I agree... I am sorry for hijacking the thread.

Again, I do not know how to turn off VSync with an IGP. Google maybe?

 

thanks for the info guys but i was trying to turn off vsync to check how counter striker 1.6 would run..and i guess cs isnt a game that relies heavily on the GPU..cuz i got 100 fps after figuring out that the first option in the Open GL settings list had to be on for vsync to turn off, after that i uninstalled the game and not planning to play games on the laptop anymore..

 

Good to know it worked out for you! Yes, CS 1.6 is built off the HL1 engine, so it is not very intense. Why are you uninstalling it, though, if I may ask? If it runs good, it may come in handy later on... on the road or something.