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    When do you switch graphics?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by superduty, Nov 23, 2008.

  1. superduty

    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Besides for gaming, when do you switch from integrated to discrete graphics and vice versa?
     
    superduty, Nov 23, 2008
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    hehe299792458 Notebook Deity

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    Video editing; watching HD videos, 3d modeling, and when I use vista ( ;) )
     
    hehe299792458, Nov 23, 2008
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    BinkNR Knock off all that evil

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    I never switch. When this system automatically switches between the two, depending on whether I’m on battery or not, is when this feature actually becomes useful.
     
    BinkNR, Nov 23, 2008
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    superduty Notebook Consultant

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    Maybe a lame question, but how do I set it up to automatically switch between the two depending on battery or not?
     
    superduty, Nov 23, 2008
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    jonlumpkin NBR Transmogrifier

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    You can't. Switchable graphics is a manual process. However, I would use the integrated most of the time (even when plugged in because it reduces power draw, heat, and noise). The x4500 MHD is powerful enough for video playback, Vista, and most other tasks.

    You want the discrete for gaming, and the small handful of applications (Maya, CS4, Solidworks, etc.) that are GPU accelerated (however, for many of these you need a FireGL or QuadroFX).
     
    jonlumpkin, Nov 23, 2008
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