NIVIDIA card settings

[LCQ_SH]

Hi everyone!

I would like some help. I have the following rig:

CPUCore i7-2655LE 2-Core 2.2GHzOur
GeForce GTX 560M
RAM 8GB

which I think that's good enough but I have to adjust video settings to low, otherwise the game seems and feels kind of slow. Any ideas of why is that happening? :hmmm:

Thanks a lot! :salute:

[depthtok33l]

Based on the 560"M" in your GPU are you running the game on a notebook?

Few things you could try:


Disable all post-process filters, lighting effects etc.



Try to disable the Power Saving mode (if you have it active) from your batteries and see if the game runs better. If I'm ever playing games on my notebook at home, I tend to remove the batteries and just let it run through the charger.



If you have dual GPU's (which notebooks tend to have), make sure you're using the NVIDIA card instead of the Integrated Graphics.

*Go to NVIDIA Control Panel -> Manage 3D settings -> Select Preferred Graphics Processor to High Performance NVIDIA Processor.


As for tweaking the card - go to Adjust Image Settings with Preview option -> Select use my preference emphasizing -> drag it down to Performance.


Done all this and still no change? Look for more advanced tweaking in the Internet - still doesn't work? Then most likely that your GPU is fried. Only option if you're in this situation is to switch back to Integrated GPU (which is not that good for gaming, but hey at least you can still play)

[LCQ_SH]

Thanks for the advice....

I don't thing my card it's fried. I can perfectly play even "heavier" games such empire total war ....battle stations pacific, company of heroes....at maximum and no problem at all.

Maybe it is because of the "steam engine" perhaps?

[depthtok33l]

Probably the Filters then. I have 770 Ti, i7 4770k if I turn on those filters etc. I can notice a significant drop on fps and the game becomes kind of "sluggish" though maintaining high fps and I'm on Steam too.

Edit: Ohh and maybe the GPU is outdated (this thing always gets me.)

[LCQ_SH]

everything is up to date. I'll give it a try, though I thought that my rig could possibly handle SH5 max settings as with the rest of my games... :hmmm:

[Phrozin]

everything is up to date. I'll give it a try, though I thought that my rig could possibly handle SH5 max settings as with the rest of my games... :hmmm:

I also run off a laptop and have come across issues with games in the past. Here's what I have, what settings I use. Not saying they will help because my laptop is actually really well setup, but maybe it'll help.

Programs I use:
Display Drivers Uninstaller (http://www.guru3d.com/files_details/display_driver_uninstaller_download.html)
Nvidia Display Drivers (http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us) (Note* I always download the beta drivers. Most would not as they sometimes are buggy.)
Intel Display Drivers (https://downloadcenter.intel.com/SearchResult.aspx?lang=eng&ProductFamily=Graphics&ProductLine=Laptop+graphics+drivers&ProductProduct=2nd+Generation+Intel%C2%AE+Core%E2% 84%A2+Processors+with+Intel%C2%AE+HD+Graphics+3000 %2f2000) or if you would like to select your devices: Intel Download Center (https://downloadcenter.intel.com/default.aspx)
MSI Afterburner (http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm) (Only use MSI Afterburner if you have a Nvidia Card)
ToolWiz GameBoost (http://www.toolwiz.com/en/products/toolwiz-game-boost/) or the full program ToolWiz Care (http://www.toolwiz.com/en/products/toolwiz-care/)

Now here are my system specs. I'll highlight the more important info.


System Name: LENOVO-PC
[System Summary]

Item Value
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
Other OS Description
OS Manufacturer Microsoft Corporation
System Name LENOVO-PC
System Manufacturer LENOVO
System Model Lenovo IdeaPad Y580
System Type x64-based PC
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3610QM CPU @ 2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date LENOVO 5DCN40WW(V2.07), 10/10/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.7
Windows Directory C:\Windows
System Directory C:\Windows\system32
Boot Device \Device\HarddiskVolume1
Locale United States
Hardware Abstraction Layer Version = "6.1.7601.17514"
User Name Lenovo-PC\ChicagoJoe
Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 6.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 5.90 GB
Available Physical Memory 4.21 GB
Total Virtual Memory 11.8 GB
Available Virtual Memory 9.66 GB
Page File Space 5.90 GB
Page File C:\pagefile.sys

[Display]

Item Value
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0FD4&SUBSYS_397717AA&REV_A1\4&23704A70&0&0008
Adapter Type GeForce GTX 660M, NVIDIA compatible
Adapter Description NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Adapter RAM (2,147,483,648) bytes
Installed Drivers nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,n vwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver Version 9.18.13.3750
INF File oem10.inf (Section270 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries Not Available
Resolution Not Available
Bits/Pixel Not Available
Memory Address 0xD2000000-0xD2FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xC0000000-0xD1FFFFFF
Memory Address 0xD0000000-0xD1FFFFFF
I/O Port 0x00003F80-0x00003FFF
IRQ Channel IRQ 16

Name Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
PNP Device ID PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_0166&SUBSYS_397717AA&REV_09\3&11583659&0&10
Adapter Type Intel(R) HD Graphics Family, Intel Corporation compatible
Adapter Description Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000
Adapter RAM (2,080,374,784) bytes <-- this is fictitious the onchip gpu's use system ram.
Installed Drivers igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd umdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32
Driver Version 10.18.10.3496 (ps. I noticed there's a newer driver version then I have now... guess what I'll be doing after this post. :03: )
INF File oem11.inf (iIVBM_w7 section)
Color Planes Not Available
Color Table Entries 4294967296
Resolution 1920 x 1080 x 59 hertz
Bits/Pixel 32
Memory Address 0xD3000000-0xD33FFFFF
Memory Address 0xE0000000-0xEFFFFFFF
I/O Port 0x00004000-0x0000403F
IRQ Channel IRQ 4294967294
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF

Continue.....

[Phrozin]

What I do right off the bat is uninstall the stock drivers. (this has bit me in the rear-end a couple of times, so backup completely before hand! you've been forewarned) You can uninstall the drivers and programs by using the native windows uninstaller (start> control panel>uninstall a program).

Then you will have to reboot. Make sure before you reboot that you have already downloaded DDU (Display Drivers Uninstaller). As it starts booting backup, keep tapping the F8 key untill it asks you if you would like to start windows normally, or safe mode, etc., etc.

Choose safe mode with networking. Once in safe mode (and you will know you are by the window popping up asking if you want to run in safe mode.) run the DDU program. Here' s how I do it.

First I run DDU and uninstall the Nvidia driver by selecting uninstall and reboot method after dropping the drop box and choosing nvidia.
http://s26.postimg.org/5vmy9rtlx/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_11_36.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/5vmy9rtlx/)

Now as it's rebooting tap F8 again to get back into safe mode. This time, choose the intel drivers.
http://s26.postimg.org/rw3aqec9x/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_15_19.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/rw3aqec9x/)

Once you have done that, let it bootup into normal windows and it will install the vesa drivers semi-automatically. Once it's done, it will ask you to reboot again. After rebooting again, you can proceed to install the Intel drivers. Yup you guessed it! reboot again.

Now once the Intel drivers are installed and you have rebooted, install the nvidia drivers. I only install the physX and drivers. I stay away from the Geforce Experience as I've had bad Experiences (pun intended) with it.

Now reboot again.
Run a system clean, disk clean, and defrag.

Now install MSI Afterburner. (Only use MSI Afterburner if you have a Nvidia card. Will not work with ATI or Intel graphics.) This program let's you do a couple of things.

First and foremost it allows you to monitor your temps in game. When GPU's and CPU's get heated up, they work less efficiently. the hotter they get, the less efficient they become until they fry. (It works just like fraps, but it's free. It even captures screenshots and videos.) Now you have to do some setup, but just search it on google.

Secondly it allows you to log the performance it monitors so you can post the file online for others to read and thus help resolve issues if there is ever the need.

Last (and I put this last because on laptops this is very dangerous) you can overclock your gpu/memory and adjust fan speeds. I overclock when I'm going to be recording, otherwise I leave it alone.

Lastly install ToolWiz Care or ToolWiz GameBoost. I personally use ToolWiz Care because it includes gameboost plus a lot more. like system cleaning tools and such.
http://s26.postimg.org/m96xsx9r9/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_51_43.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/m96xsx9r9/)

Game Boost just shuts down services that aren't needed during gameplay, then when you exit gameboost it starts it back up. It also defrags JUST the games directory.
http://s26.postimg.org/bavoaql5x/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_51_13.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/bavoaql5x/)

For My Nvidia Control panel settings, this is what they look like:
http://s26.postimg.org/5b7x730dh/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_56_12.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/5b7x730dh/)
http://s26.postimg.org/5cmge8rl1/Snap_2014_05_10_at_02_59_12.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/5cmge8rl1/)
http://s26.postimg.org/x3sz8li91/Snap_2014_05_10_at_03_04_21.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/x3sz8li91/) <-- This is a screencapture for the image above (SH5 only), not a global settings tab.
http://s26.postimg.org/qotybxbj9/Snap_2014_05_10_at_03_00_42.jpg (http://postimg.org/image/qotybxbj9/)

Small youtube video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oeAZnS4qWc) of game. 30 seconds long.