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-Spacelord-  2 stars
Posts: 281
Registered: 2000-12-18 16:59:19
 Date Posted: 7/24/11 8:53pm Subject: Notebook twin graphic cards question
Hello, my laptop has two video processors, the integrated intel video and nvidia gt540. How do i know if windows switched to the nvidia card when i launch a game?
Nakal  2 stars
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Bad Moogle
Posts: 363
Registered: 2002-7-9 11:50:38
 Date Posted: 7/24/11 8:53pm Subject: Notebook twin graphic cards question
Try http://addgadget.com/gpu_meter/

 

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heiromancerdrackus  2 stars
Title: Is, indeed, a fat ass.
Posts: 274
Registered: 2001-12-24 17:04:55
 Date Posted: 7/24/11 8:53pm Subject: Notebook twin graphic cards question
How recently did you buy your machine? Old Optimus made you switch manually. New optimus should be on the fly. Trust me, if ANY game were running on that crappy intel integrated stuff, you'd notice.
-Spacelord-  2 stars
Posts: 281
Registered: 2000-12-18 16:59:19
 Date Posted: 7/24/11 8:53pm Subject: Notebook twin graphic cards question
I bought it a week ago. WoW runs as good on my GF's notebook with integrated intel graphics. I removed all the asus crap and i am getting some 1 second freeze in WoW. Dunno if it's related cuz it was removed before installing that game. I run Crysis fine tho.
Blisteringballs  2 stars
Posts: 272
Registered: 2009-8-12 12:41:21
 Date Posted: 7/24/11 8:53pm Subject: Notebook twin graphic cards question
-Spacelord- posted:
I bought it a week ago. WoW runs as good on my GF's notebook with integrated intel graphics. I removed all the asus crap and i am getting some 1 second freeze in WoW. Dunno if it's related cuz it was removed before installing that game. I run Crysis fine tho.



I could have sworn that the latest Catalyst and NVidia drivers would allow you to specify that they're always used once within Windows. Haven't goofed about with a laptop with two chipsets in a while though. I wonder if Ati and Nvidia have performance counters you can install.

 

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