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    Nvidia optimus , intel turbo boost . How?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by chaoscrum, Nov 24, 2012.

  1. chaoscrum

    chaoscrum Newbie

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    Hi

    Firstly i dont know if this is hte right subforum so show mercy :D
    i ordered this , an Acer V3 771G (i5 , GT650m)
    Acer Aspire V3-771G-53214G50Maii mit leistungsstarker NVidia GeForce GT650M bei notebooksbilliger.de
    Because i live in greece a friend is sending this so ill have it in 1 week but id like to know from now what i will have to do by the time it is in my hands.
    It comes without windows. it has linux.
    So ill format it straight away and install windows 8.

    SO i have a few questions

    Does intel turbo boost need drivers?
    Is nvidia optimus included in the latest nvidia drivers 30x.xx?
    DO i need gpu drivers for the intel 4000 gpu?
    How do i get the optimus working? I saw that acer v3 series support optimus.
    I havent been away lately from the pc world so i have missed that stuff and what they need to get them working.

    Anything else you might think is helpful, it will be!

    THanks!!
     
    chaoscrum, Nov 24, 2012
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  2. chaoscrum

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    Anyone? Im sure someone knows.
     
    chaoscrum, Nov 27, 2012
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  3. hackness

    hackness Notebook Virtuoso

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    1) You do not need a driver to get Turbo boost working
    2) Optimus support is included in all verde drivers above version 300 ( For Windows7/8 ).
    3) HD4000 will need a driver, can be obtained through Intel's site/Acer's support/Driver disc came with the Laptop.
    4) You can assign the preferred GPU for each application in NVIDIA panel just under Manage 3D settings > Program Settings . But remember that Optimus might not be Linux friendly.

    This is what Linus Torvalds said to NVIDIA when answering a question related to Optimus on Linux:

     
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  4. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    brilliant response :D
     
    MrDJ, Nov 27, 2012
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    φιλε,the nvidia optimus system is awfull !! you just can't dissable it if you want.and dont even try to unistall the secondary graphics driver ^^ kaloriziko
     
    Wushu, Nov 28, 2012
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  6. chaoscrum

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    Thank you for your reply!! Just on time. I will have it on my hands in 24 hours! Im so happy :D .

    Anyway you missed the part where i wrote that im formatting and installing windows 8 straight away. I dont plan having linux as basic operating system. You've been really helpful !
     
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  7. hackness

    hackness Notebook Virtuoso

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    Well I thought that you might want to keep both systems so I left it as a side note :D

    :D
     
    hackness, Nov 29, 2012
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