so i got a new laptop that can play games (yay!) but cuz it uses intel integrated graphics for it's general display and a nvidia M425 i can't play fallout 3 with it cuz i load up a save and the game locks up (BOOOOOOOOOO!)
anyone know what to do about this?
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03-25-2011, 01:54 AM #1Lieutenant
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need help with nvidia optimus
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03-25-2011, 02:21 AM #2Major
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I ould check to see if there is a driver update for your CPU. this can easily be done through either the device manager or through windows update. pick your sin
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03-25-2011, 02:24 AM #3Lieutenant
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i did that with both, they both said they were up to date, now what D:
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03-25-2011, 03:21 AM #4Major
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wait then. It is still a fairly new chip that I haven't had experience in dealing with. Your next step would probably be to tweet @MicrosoftHelps on twitter. they respond fairly quickly, and If I run into a major ssue that I cant deal with- I turn to them
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03-25-2011, 03:25 AM #5Lieutenant
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well i did some digging on dell's website and i've concluded microsoft officially fails harder then before cuz i found a driver update for the GPU from this month, and the chip apparently hasn't been updated since November of last year
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03-25-2011, 05:02 AM #6Lieutenant
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grrrrrrrrrrr...still doesn't work D:<
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03-25-2011, 07:00 AM #7Lieutenant
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k, apparently the card had nothing to do with it, it was bethesda failing to have fallout 3 properly support multicore CPUs -__-, i just made the game only use 2 of the cores and it works fine now
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03-25-2011, 07:24 AM #8Major
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haha so microsoft fails, huh?
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03-25-2011, 08:03 AM #9Lieutenant
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seeing as how it's updater missed 2 major driver updates for my GPU yeah, i'd say they do fail alot, this however wasn't their fail Originally Posted by apt.pupil
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03-26-2011, 06:15 AM #10Major
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windows update should never be relied on fully for that. it is reliable for the common consumer who buys pre built pcs from manufacturers. Take my Acer laptop for example: the card in my Acer Aspire 5741G is an nVIDIA GEFORCE GT320M, and there has never been an update for it, because nVIDIA doesnt make drivers for it: they expect ACER to make the drivers
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