HOW TO CONFIGURE THE NVIDIA GRAPHIC CARD FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE ON YOUR COMPUTER ?

Some systems have the option to switch between an integrated graphics card and a discrete card to save power by using the right card for the right application.

Default Settings (Auto-Select)

By default the NVIDIA Driver will determine which video card will be used depending on the aplication, for example, Internet Explorer will use the integrated graphics card as it does not require heavy video processing but if you open a game, the discrete card will take over and do all the work

Important: Your Video Card drivers (Intel HD and NVidia) must be up to date to have the latest profiles for games and video intensive applications. You can check NVIDIA Optimus Technology Website for more information on Optimus.

Manually Configure

If you have installed the latest NVIDIA driver for your system and have slow performance issues with your games do the following:

• Set the discrete card as the preferred graphics processor:
  
  
1. Right Click on your desktop
2. Click NVIDIA Control Panel
3. Click Manage 3D Settings on the left menu
4. Click on the Preferred graphics processor drop down menu under the Global Settings tab
5. Select High-performance NVIDIA processor from the list
   
• Make sure your game has the right settings selected:
  
  
1. Right Click on your desktop
2. Click NVIDIA Control Panel
3. Click Manage 3D Settings on the left menu
4. Click on the Select a program to customize drop down menu under the Program Settings tab
5. Choose your game or application from the list.
   If your game does not show on the list uncheck Show only programs found on this computer
6. Click on the Select the preferred graphics processor for this program drop down menu
7. Select High-performance NVIDIA processor from the list

Repeat these steps for each of your games

• Click Apply
• Exit the NVIDIA Control Panel

Manually adding a game to the NVIDIA Control Panel

Newest games or some older games may not have a profile in the NVIDIA Control Panel, if you have updated your driver and your games does not show up try the following steps:

1. Right Click on your desktop
2. Click NVIDIA Control Panel
3. Click Manage 3D Settings on the left menu
4. Click on the Progam Settings tab
5. Click Add
6. Select a program from the list.

If your game is not on this list either do the following:

1. Click Browse
2. Look for the executable file of your game and double click on it

If you do not know the location and/or name of your game's executable do the following:

1. Right Click on your game's icon
2. Click Properties
3. The Target field shows the location and name of the executable