CEUOTC
Enthusiast
As l see this crop up from time to time l have elected to start a thread to give a quick step by step guide:
White-Listing games to use the Dedicated Nvidia GPU:
1. Right click on desktop.
2. Select Nvidia Control panel.
3. Nvidia Control panel will open.
4. Select Manage 3D Settings.
5. You will see two tabs Global Settings and Program Settings.
6. Select Glabal and select High Performance NVIDIA Processor. (This effectively turns off Optimus using the NVIDIA GPU all the time).
7. Or Select Program Settings.
8. Select Add under 1.
9. Find the game you want to white list.
10. Click on Open.
11. Under 2. Select High Performance NVIDIA Processor if not already selected.
12. Select Apply.
13. Job done, time for tea, biscuts and medals.
And How to enable the Nvidia GPU monitor:
1. Select Nvidia Control Panel
2. Select Desktop drop down menu.
3. Select Display GPU activity icon in notification area.
Regards.
C.
White-Listing games to use the Dedicated Nvidia GPU:
1. Right click on desktop.
2. Select Nvidia Control panel.
3. Nvidia Control panel will open.
4. Select Manage 3D Settings.
5. You will see two tabs Global Settings and Program Settings.
6. Select Glabal and select High Performance NVIDIA Processor. (This effectively turns off Optimus using the NVIDIA GPU all the time).
7. Or Select Program Settings.
8. Select Add under 1.
9. Find the game you want to white list.
10. Click on Open.
11. Under 2. Select High Performance NVIDIA Processor if not already selected.
12. Select Apply.
13. Job done, time for tea, biscuts and medals.
And How to enable the Nvidia GPU monitor:
1. Select Nvidia Control Panel
2. Select Desktop drop down menu.
3. Select Display GPU activity icon in notification area.
Regards.
C.