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Posted March 07, 2016
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Rodo62: Hello,

I am actually having trouble with several games (AoW:SM, Sacrifice...). They keep running with the integrated graphic card (Intel), even If I have changed settings in Nvidia control panel, tried running as administrator etc..
Those games are laggy and its very annoying... Any tip? My computer is on Windows 8.
Thanks
Are you setting the GPU on the launchers/Gog made Shortcuts, try setting on game executables?

Then you need to manually find the executable aswell and set the dedicated GPU to run it.

Currently don't have any GOG games that use launchers to show but from the screenshot you can see manually added games I/wife/brother tried galaxy with and so on.

WFM on a NVS4200M and NVS5400M

EDIT: Unless you turn off intel integrated in BIOS you won't get Optimus never to run every single game on dedicated gpu unfortunately
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Post edited March 07, 2016 by dewtech
Posted March 07, 2016
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snowkatt: sounds like an optimus set up to be honest https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_Optimus
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GR00T: Ah, thanks. I haven't built a rig in about 4 years, so a bit out of the loop, it seems. Never heard of Optimus before.
I think it is mainly (or only) for laptops, to give them an optional, lower powered, Intel graphics which saves battery time and runs cooler. The higher performance and battery hungry NVidia is activated for more demanding games, usually used only when your laptop is connected to a power outlet.

I don't see the point for desktop PCs, unless you have integrated Intel on the motherboard (are there such motherboards?) and then want to add a more powerful graphics card there too, but I am unsure if it automatically works with any secondary GPU (NVidia/AMD).
Posted March 07, 2016
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dtgreene: La-Mulana is an example of a game that has this sort of issue, and I fixed it on my system (which has only integrated Intel graphics) by lowering the maximum CPU speed. Personally, however, I consider this to be a bug in the game.
But isn't that a problem with the game overusing the CPU, not the GPU? Infinity engine RPGs (Baldur's Gate 1-2, Icewind Dale etc.) seem to have a similar issue, they always try to use your CPU (one logical core) to the maximum, even if you are merely staring at a menu screen. There I opted to run e.g. Baldur's Gate 1-2 with power setting lowered so that the game couldn't hoard too many CPU cycles.

https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/100_cpu_usage_modern_computer_whats_up/page1

https://www.gog.com/forum/baldurs_gate_series/baldurs_gate_12_enhanced_editions_also_100_or_50_cpu_usage/page1

If there was a similar problem with the GPU, then the obvious choice would be to force vsync on somehow so that the game can't refresh the screen at insane framerates for no good reason. I had that problem with the Quake DarkPlaces mod, originally it would run modded Quake at several thousand fps on my laptop (making its fans scream at full speed), but enabling vsync fixed that and it would run at 60 fps, and the laptop was quieter and cooler.
Post edited March 07, 2016 by timppu
Posted March 07, 2016
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PookaMustard: Keep in mind that in this way, everything will run with the Nvidia GPU, which will eat up more battery and energy than the dedicated Intel GPU; and to be honest, not every single game needs the Nvidia GPU to run well...some could very much work off on an Intel fine enough, and with less power consumption.
When I tested various games, some GOG games actually ran better (or at all) on Intel HD graphics, while failing on the NVidia. For instance Gorky 17, with Nvidia I had severe graphics problems with the game (with 3D acceleration enabled in the game, not using the software renderer), while with Intel HD Graphics the game worked perfectly.

So when experimenting with different games and if you run into compatibility problems with some games while using the Nvidia, remember to check also how it runs on the Intel HD. You might be pleasantly surprised. With newer games it probably makes sense to run them on NVidia though (for the extra speed).
Post edited March 07, 2016 by timppu
Posted March 07, 2016
Optimus chips. Won't start a fuss outta nowhere but I had problem with these ;(

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timppu: When I tested various games, some GOG games actually ran better (or at all) on Intel HD graphics, while failing on the NVidia. For instance Gorky 17, with Nvidia I had severe graphics problems with the game (with 3D acceleration enabled in the game, not using the software renderer), while with Intel HD Graphics the game worked perfectly.
I remember you've said this before. Good thing about "dual chips", huh?
Wish there was a way to play some dedicated games only (cossacks etc) on integrated chips...
Post edited March 07, 2016 by vicklemos
Posted March 07, 2016
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GR00T: Ah, thanks. I haven't built a rig in about 4 years, so a bit out of the loop, it seems. Never heard of Optimus before.
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timppu: I think it is mainly (or only) for laptops, to give them an optional, lower powered, Intel graphics which saves battery time and runs cooler. The higher performance and battery hungry NVidia is activated for more demanding games, usually used only when your laptop is connected to a power outlet.

I don't see the point for desktop PCs, unless you have integrated Intel on the motherboard (are there such motherboards?) and then want to add a more powerful graphics card there too, but I am unsure if it automatically works with any secondary GPU (NVidia/AMD).
yes its only for laptops
nvidia looked in to a desktop version but scrapped the idea
Posted March 07, 2016
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timppu: When I tested various games, some GOG games actually ran better (or at all) on Intel HD graphics, while failing on the NVidia. For instance Gorky 17, with Nvidia I had severe graphics problems with the game (with 3D acceleration enabled in the game, not using the software renderer), while with Intel HD Graphics the game worked perfectly.

So when experimenting with different games and if you run into compatibility problems with some games while using the Nvidia, remember to check also how it runs on the Intel HD. You might be pleasantly surprised. With newer games it probably makes sense to run them on NVidia though (for the extra speed).
Also you might have some problems trying to record games with the Nvidia GPU as the one driving said game. On an Intel HD, Freedom Planet in windowed would record normally, but on Nvidia, it would crash. But really, thank you for the reminder of that tip. I often forget about it; not so much nowadays that I got the hang of it.
Posted March 07, 2016
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Rodo62: Isn't the bios change risky?
Only risk I could think of is if you get the settings wrong, you just reset the bios. on PC's that's a pin you touch with pliers/jumper for a few seconds. For laptops... I don't know. That's sort of a problem with proprietary/miniaturized hardware, it's not upgradable and not really accessible. What you see is what you get (sorta).
Posted March 10, 2016
Looks like I have the same problem with AoW:SM... Even if in the launcher there is an option to choose a graphic card, can't select the dedicated one...
Posted March 12, 2016
Looks like running AoW:SM in windowed mode did the trick. Not my cup of tea though.
Posted October 08, 2018
What happened to the visualizations in GOG advertising?
Posted October 08, 2018
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jfrandsn: What happened to the visualizations in GOG advertising?
hahahahaha What?
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