XPS 17 Intel HD 1GB and NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M, GT 540M
This system does indeed have two video cards, integrated Intel GPU built into the processor and a discreet NVIDIA video card. The way that the notebook works is that Windows will generally use the Intel GPU for everyday tasks. But when you start a process such a game or a graphic extensive program such as Photoshop the system will switch on the fly to the Nvidia discreet GPU. At any point in time, you can control which setting Optimus will use with a particular title or application by referencing the Optimus Application Profile list within the NVIDIA Control Panel. Open the Nvidia Control panel, choose Manage 3D settings under the 3D settings section. You can choose low profile settings for applications that do not require high-end graphics and in turn save on power consumption. For multi-media and gaming which require high end graphics you can change the graphics features and experience the best high definition view. You can also create custom profiles. You can also create application profiles for any application on the computer. This may be required for newly released games or applications that do not have a default application profile.
To create a new profile for an application:
1. Open the NVIDIA Control Panel.
2. Select Manage 3D Settings.
3. Select Program Settings tab
4. Click Add button.
5. Browse to and select the application executable that needs the new profile.
6. Or choose the preferred application from the drop menu.
7. Select the features and settings you wish to change for this application.
Bay Wolf
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December 27th, 2011 10:00
XPS 17 Intel HD 1GB and NVIDIA GeForce GT 525M, GT 540M
This system does indeed have two video cards, integrated Intel GPU built into the processor and a discreet NVIDIA video card. The way that the notebook works is that Windows will generally use the Intel GPU for everyday tasks. But when you start a process such a game or a graphic extensive program such as Photoshop the system will switch on the fly to the Nvidia discreet GPU. At any point in time, you can control which setting Optimus will use with a particular title or application by referencing the Optimus Application Profile list within the NVIDIA Control Panel. Open the Nvidia Control panel, choose Manage 3D settings under the 3D settings section. You can choose low profile settings for applications that do not require high-end graphics and in turn save on power consumption. For multi-media and gaming which require high end graphics you can change the graphics features and experience the best high definition view. You can also create custom profiles. You can also create application profiles for any application on the computer. This may be required for newly released games or applications that do not have a default application profile.
To create a new profile for an application:
Here are a couple links that discusses Optimus
Help Me Choose: NVIDIA Graphics
NVIDIA ® Optimus™ technology
ejn63
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December 27th, 2011 10:00
You cannot disable the Intel video. The nVidia chip is controlled through the Optimus control panel.
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