Zion Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Okay Well I Know This May Sound Easy But Im Stuck On Why Doesnt My Nvidia Card Run When I Do A Benchmark On Final Fantasy XIV, At The End Of It It Told Me It Ran On The Intel HD One So Im Wondering How Do I Switch To The Nvidia GT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjahunter Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) *Hi, So to play a game using the nvidia gpu you need to right click on the game and use the nvidia card under the "use graphics processor" tab. You cant do this from the start menu, you either have to do it from your desktop or the game directory. *If this option isnt visible go to the nvidia control panel and at the top ther is a "desktop" menu, From there enable the setting for 'use graphics processor".*On a side note your game may already be using your nvidia card and just mistakenly labeling it as the Intel HD one. If you get decent performance this is usually the case. Edited August 21, 2011 by Ninjahunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Well I Did What You Said But Under The Desktop Tab It Already Had A Check Next To It Sayin Its Already Enabled But At First I Went To Nvidia Control Panel And Went To Manage 3D Settings Then Global Settings, Seein That The Perferred Graphics Card Was On "Auto Select" So Instead I Changed It To High-Performance NVIDIA Processor, When I Did The Benchmark Again It Ran Completely Better How It Was Suppose Too So I Knew It Was Using The Nvidia Card Now But In The End It Still Said The Intel HD Graphics Card lol. You Were Right That It Was Labeling The Wrong One But It Was Running On The Right One This Time. I Think It Was The Program Itself Thats Doin The Mistake. I Got Another Question Tho And Just To Be Safe, Im Planning On Updating The Nvidia GT 555m Card {Currently On The 267.21 Driver} To The Latest One Which Is The 280 On The Nvidia Website Itself But I Need Some Help On How To Do It Right Because For Some People It Messed Up There Video Card Since They Didnt Do "A Clean Install". Any Advice? Edited August 21, 2011 by Zion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjahunter Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 alright, to do a clean install you need to: 1:download and install "driver sweeper" 2:download 280.26 driver and modded inf from laptopvideo2go.com (280.28 doesnt work correctly) 3:uninstall all nvidia drivers installed and reboot 4:run driver sweeper and only select the nvidia-display and nvidia-physx, click the botton 'clean' and reboot when prompted 5:run the driver file you downloaded and it will extract the files. Also extract the modded INF 6:Replace the original inf with the modded one (the original INF is in one of the folders in the driver you extracted ) 7:install and enjoy your 10-20% faster computer (be sure to select 'clean install') Thas is the methodology that i do it with. Theoretically any problems you run into driver wise will be easily fixed by uninstalling the driver. I doubt theres any irreversable damage a driver can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Can You Give Me The Links To Download The Driver Sweeper And The Nvidia Driver? Plus I Dont Get The Six Step, You Mean Like Take Out The Original Inf Out The Folder And Replace It With The Modded One? Sorry It Got A Little Confusing For Me At That Part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjahunter Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 ya, thats what you do on the 6th step. I was a little worried about that step but you seem to get it.Driver sweeper: Phyxion.net - Driver Sweeper280.26 win7 x64:Drivers | laptopvideo2go.com*for the driver and inf you have to scroll down and do the two downloads seperately Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) Ok I Done Everything But Now Im Stuck On Where Is The Original Inf & The Modded, I Have Both Folders Opened...What They Suppose To Say?*Nevermind I Think I Got It, The Modded Inf Was The {Nvwi}* So I Looked For The Same File Wit Those Same Letters, Took Out The Original & Put The Modded One, Did The Custom Setup With Clean Install...Looks Like Everything Went Perfect. Now Just Gotta Rerun The Games To See If They Still Work. So I Should Be Ok Right? Edited August 21, 2011 by Zion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjahunter Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yep, everything should run alot better now. Good gaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted August 21, 2011 Author Share Posted August 21, 2011 Yea It Is. Thanks A Lot! Btw One More Thing So When Nvidia Comes Out With A New Updated Driver On There Official Site, Will I Be Able To Update It On There Site Without Any Problems Or Do I Gotta Do Same Thing Again? lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjahunter Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 You have to have a modded inf for the specific driver so nvidia site wont work. If i were you i would get to know the laptopvideo2go website because its very useful for laptop gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zion Posted August 22, 2011 Author Share Posted August 22, 2011 Alright I'll Keep An Eye On It. Thanks Again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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