skywalka Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Hi guys.I'm having problems playing some games & am trying to work out what the problem is. I ran 3dMark & got these results:NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560M video card benchmark result - Intel Core i7-2760QM Processor,Alienware M17xR3 score: P885 3DMarksI was hoping fellow M17x owners may be able to help me.Thanx for looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted October 18, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2012 That's some crappy scores, have you looked at the nvidia-settings? Under 3d-settings there should be an option that allows you to choose between the integrated gpu and the nvidia one.I've read that it's usually set to auto by default and changing it to nvidias have sorted out the problem for other people.Hope this helps./Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 That's some crappy scores, have you looked at the nvidia-settings? Under 3d-settings there should be an option that allows you to choose between the integrated gpu and the nvidia one.I've read that it's usually set to auto by default and changing it to nvidias have sorted out the problem for other people.Hope this helps./RobThanx for replying.My laptop does not have an option to switch between integrated graphics. I'm not even sure if it has integrated graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Sure it has, it can switch between the 560m and the Intel HD3000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted October 18, 2012 Author Share Posted October 18, 2012 Device Manager only lists the Nvidia adapter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted October 18, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 18, 2012 As stated above you do have optimus, unless you have the 3D enabled one which doesn't offer optimus.Download gpu-z through this link to monitor temps and clocks on your gpu http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2173d/GPU-Z.0.6.5.exeWhen running a gpu demanding application it will show the lowest, average and highest gpu usage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vginside Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 Yeah Optimus really a pain it keeps switching even in 3D application from discrete GPU to Intel GPU and causes the performance to fall... Even i'm searching for how to disable optimus... i have M17x R4 with 680m and FPS fall all of sudden even though my temps are lower then 60°C... recoding with fraps while playing make game switch from Nvidia to Intel and recording gets screwed with FPS falling straight to 10-15FPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aminof Posted October 20, 2012 Share Posted October 20, 2012 you can disable optimus in bios for the m17x and m18x .so you dont have to always get the fps drop in games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted October 21, 2012 Author Share Posted October 21, 2012 As stated above you do have optimus, unless you have the 3D enabled one which doesn't offer optimus.I replied to your post days ago but I guess something went wrong.Do you mean a 3D enabled laptop? Mine is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted October 22, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 22, 2012 I replied to your post days ago but I guess something went wrong.Do you mean a 3D enabled laptop? Mine is.In that case, have you checked your power options? See if it is set to high performance or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Can I clarify with you that because I have a 3d screen I don't have integrated graphics? Is that right?Power options are set to maximum performance. My gpu was at 75C when I was using my browser. I rolled back my drivers and my gpu went to 60C when using my browser. I ran 3DMark again and got a better score but still not as good as it should be. I'll post the results soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted October 22, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 22, 2012 yes the 3d version does not have optimus. Try a clean install of your drivers, if it still doesn't perform nearly as it should do you might be looking at faulty hardware. 70 and even 60 C is a bit too hot while in idle. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 OK, thanx again for all your help.Another question if you don't mind. In my BIOS there is no Integrated Graphics detected. Is that to be expected without Optimus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator BAKED Posted October 22, 2012 Moderator Share Posted October 22, 2012 OK, thanx again for all your help.Another question if you don't mind. In my BIOS there is no Integrated Graphics detected. Is that to be expected without Optimus?Yes the only one that will show up is your gtx 560m or whatever you have. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skywalka Posted December 11, 2012 Author Share Posted December 11, 2012 Pulled her apart. Full of dust. Running properly now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forevercwj Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 optimus...I hate it...Because of it,My CLEVO P150EM could not use NV 3D VISION Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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