M11xR2/R3 - NVidia Optimus Issues/Whitelisting Problems

[popypopy]

I mean, everything works fine. It's just a small stupid thing that optimus does not recognize the games, and thus not activate the GPU. It's such a small and silly mistake in the software...

I wouldnt call it isssues. Nvidia/Dell will hopefully be on top of this, lol.

But NONE of those specific games listed have any issues I am aware of. The ones with real optimus issues have issues on all optimus machines, but I beleive they have all been sorted out at this point, so the remaining issue is Dell has an old driver, and the 6/15/2010 NV driver doesnt support the r2 without a custom inf file. Just use the inf on the forums to install it and you are golden.

Once I did that it is night and day, zero issues.

[hondalife]

Does Dragon Age and Mass Effect (1 and/or 2) work with Optimus?

Both those games launch just fine. DA runs surprisingly well on the R2.

[hondalife]

Ok, if it takes a bit for certain games to become compatible, I can wait I suppose. Here is my "launch list" so to speak, of games I'll likely be playing as soon as I get the laptop:

Borderlands
Dragon Age: Origins
Arkham Asylum
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Blur
Burnout Paradise
Mass Effect 2
GTA: San Andreas
Splinter Cell: Conviction

Which (if any) of these games are currently experiencing problems with Optimus not kicking in the 335M?

I tested a few that you listed. No issues.

Borderlands
Dragon Age: Origins
Arkham Asylum
Mass Effect 2

[Polytonic]

I still wish it had 1. a manual toggle and 2. a checkbox that did something like' use intel for AERO/Explorer *ONLY* where all other tasks would be 335m.

Just a note for you and all the others who are wishing for the manual toggle. It cannot, and will not ever exist. Why? Because the way Optimus functions. The GT335M (and all other discrete NVidia GPUs with Optimus support) will hijack the framebuffer of the Arrandale onboard GPU to do all the rendering and displaying. Thus, the 335 is basically just doing all the extra math and legwork, and handing it to the IGP to draw (which isn't very intensive at all).

What you can control is what engages the 335M. It is possible to achieve what popypopy desires, with a bit of clicking on the manual list. It is not, however, possible to simply switch to the discrete, as the discrete uses the IGP to display what's on your screen.

[GadgetsNut]

Just a note for you and all the others who are wishing for the manual toggle. It cannot, and will not ever exist. Why? Because the way Optimus functions. The GT335M (and all other discrete NVidia GPUs with Optimus support) will hijack the framebuffer of the Arrandale onboard GPU to do all the rendering and displaying. Thus, the 335 is basically just doing all the extra math and legwork, and handing it to the IGP to draw (which isn't very intensive at all).

What you can control is what engages the 335M. It is possible to achieve what popypopy desires, with a bit of clicking on the manual list. It is not, however, possible to simply switch to the discrete, as the discrete uses the IGP to display what's on your screen.

Excellent explanation, thanks! That explains why disabling the IGP in Windows device manager renders a blank screen. After rebooting the desktop goes to 640x480, need to re-enable IGP and reboot again to get it back.

It is kind of annoying to get a 3.4 overall WEI score, which is what Windows Aeros graphics scores, even gaming graphics is only 6.2. On the R1 it was 6.5 for both.

[ninja2000]

WEI is pontless though!
Real world usage and in game benchmarks are much more important.

[psikey]

WEI is pontless though!
Real world usage and in game benchmarks are much more important.

Why you changing to the R2 i7 ? Can't see anything I've read on here yet to justify cost of loosing on selling R1 machine & price increase of the i7?

I was considering changing myself but for gaming there doesn't look to be any reason, or have I missed something??

[ninja2000]

The main game I play is BFBC2 which is as good as unplayable for me on my R1. I am expecting it to play well on the R2 due to the hyperthreading and higher clock speeds of the i7. If it doesnt perform as well as I am expecting it is going straight back!

If the i7 gets a good overclock it should run at 1.5ghz idle, 2.3 on dual core and 2.8 on 1 core. That should be a decent boost for cpu bound games (BFBC2, GTA4, shattered horizones etc)

[GadgetsNut]

WEI is pontless though!
Real world usage and in game benchmarks are much more important.

Yes I know, and I think most here knows. It just doesn't look good if I stick the WEI screen capture with my Ebay listing showing a *3.4* as the score when the time comes to sell.

[psikey]

The main game I play is BFBC2 which is as good as unplayable for me on my R1. I am expecting it to play well on the R2 due to the hyperthreading and higher clock speeds of the i7. If it doesnt perform as well as I am expecting it is going straight back!

If the i7 gets a good overclock it should run at 1.5ghz idle, 2.3 on dual core and 2.8 on 1 core. That should be a decent boost for cpu bound games (BFBC2, GTA4, shattered horizones etc)

Hmm. Tempted with the UK discount myself. Can you return to Dell once delivered with no cost penalty then? Any figures I've missed showing how much better the OC i7 is compared to my OC Su7300?? Whats it show in WIE??

As I understand it, the Optimus issues can be fixed ?? Currently playing Witcher, ME2, GTA4.