Neocron not detected dedicated GPU

[unc0nnected]

when I load up the launcher it only see's the integrated intel GPU and not the Nvidia 540M. I'm not expecting the game to tax either of the cards but was just wondering if there's anything that can be done to rectify this?

[CMaster]

It's not Neocron that's at fault here - rather that the nVidia Optimus system in your laptop isn't recognising Neocron and switching the cards across.
I seem to recall that there is a way of manually adding certain programs (so inc Neocron launcher/client.exe) in the nVidia control panel.

[Siuko]

The other thing to check is whether you have proper NVIDIA drivers on for that card incase it isn't recognised correctly :-)

[unc0nnected]

It's not Neocron that's at fault here - rather that the nVidia Optimus system in your laptop isn't recognising Neocron and switching the cards across.
I seem to recall that there is a way of manually adding certain programs (so inc Neocron launcher/client.exe) in the nVidia control panel.

Well the global default behavior in the nvidia control panel is to have it use the Nvidia gpu for everything but it doesn't appear in the dropdown list of available hardware. Drivers are latest and up to date

[Siuko]

Got the correct DirectX installed too?

[unc0nnected]

Got the correct DirectX installed too?

I guess that depends on what you mean by 'correct'

[Siuko]

Lol! You are right... I guess I was being vague there

What I really meant was have you got ANY directx installed? (I would have thought its something like directx 9c for most versions of windows?)

[unc0nnected]

Lol! You are right... I guess I was being vague there

What I really meant was have you got ANY directx installed? (I would have thought its something like directx 9c for most versions of windows?)

Oh yea, definitely I always wondered why we are install DirectX9c still , where's my Directx11b.exe file?

[Transformer]

I'd like to bump this up as I have the same issue and can't seem to troubleshoot. Same symptoms. Its an Asus Laptup with a GT540M and an Integrated Intel card. I was able to force client.exe from booting with the nvidia and I can select the right resolution and everything, but when I hit "apply" on the hardware configuration screen the client acts like its going to open, I get a black screen, then it immediately shuts itself down. Any ideas?


/edit Oh and I meant to add that, I had this same exact problem when I first installed patch 175 or whatever and I re installed Directx and it fixed it, so I tried to reinstall Directx again, but it's telling me that it's already installed and wont' re-install it. I'm going to try to uninstall re-install and see what happens.

[Fenix Wylde]

I had the same issues last time i tried NC2 on my EEE 1215N and trying to force it to use the nvidia chip.
Am trying it now on my AMD based netbook (HP DM1 with Athlon Neo x2 and Radeon 4200) to see if it works any better.. I gave up on optimus quite early and I refuse to get any portable computer that uses it..

[L0KI]

I have the exact same issue, 680M. Latest Direct X/Nvidia drivers.

I've tried forcing it to use the 680M but it outright refuses. Luckily the 4000HD combined with my CPU runs the game pretty perfectly, but the CPU temps are hotter than I'd like.

I hope someone figures out a fix for this!

[Fenix Wylde]

It does work with my AMD netbook (neo x2/radeon) so it's definately the optimus bit that causes problems for nvidia laptop/netbook users

[zii]

Lucky I read this thread as I was just about to spend 1,500 on a notebook. Every notebook worth its salt now has nVidia Optimus. (Or rather pretty much the only option is to have Optimus if you want Ivy bridge CPUs ...). This includes the MSI and ASUS ROG gaming notebooks.

Has anyone got NC working on a notebook with Optimus?

[L0KI]

Lucky I read this thread as I was just about to spend 1,500 on a notebook. Every notebook worth its salt now has nVidia Optimus. (Or rather pretty much the only option is to have Optimus if you want Ivy bridge CPUs ...). This includes the MSI and ASUS ROG gaming notebooks.

Has anyone got NC working on a notebook with Optimus?

It runs at 60FPS constant (VSync on) on the Intel 4000HD integrated, so I'm really not concerned.

If you do have issues with this, go for a 7970M. It's so close to the 680M anyway; believe me, I had the 7970M in my last laptop. Just don't bother going for anything lower than a 7970M or 680M if you're spending that kind of money!

[zii]

It runs at 60FPS constant (VSync on) on the Intel 4000HD integrated, so I'm really not concerned.
If you do have issues with this, go for a 7970M. It's so close to the 680M anyway; believe me, I had the 7970M in my last laptop. Just don't bother going for anything lower than a 7970M or 680M if you're spending that kind of money!

Hi Loki,

Glad to know that the Intel 400 only gives 60 FPS, which means the Asus UX31a is out of the question as it has the same GFX card. I am still interested in the Asus UX32VD ( has the nvidia 620M). The PC has to achieve consistently 90 FPS in Neocron and some good FPS in Xonotic.

Actually the notebook requirement is small light thin and *quiet*. Items like the Clevo type notebooks do not cut it (Including Giagbyte) and MSI is ugly. Battery life should be reasonable and we have to have no wires hanging around. Otherwise small uncontrollable hands will pull notebook from table into floor resulting in crying baby and broken computer.

This restricts me to less than 15" and some well made yet expensive brands. Pretty much into the so called ultrabook TM arena.

I was going to buy a U500VZ until I released the disc had propitiatory SATA connectors and the max disc size is 256Gb.

I looked at the Sony S15. Felt the far too flexible screen and build quality questions came to mind.

This leaves me with the Asus G46VW, which is very quiet, has a quad core i7, 16Gb RAM, user replaceable disc, and an nVidia GTX660. ( I won't play the likes of Metro 2033 etc so the 660 is fine). The only problem is that it was only released in the US and not in Europe... sux.

I do not know of small and light notebooks that have he ATI cards in it other than the Samsung Series 7 ( AMD Radeon HD 6490M ) yet this comes only with an i5 2430M. I prefer i7 to be future proof for at least 4 years.

I think it strange that NC won't use the nVidia card. Some configuration has to change this behaviour.
Windows problem? Optimus problem? Neocron client problem?
Anything in the system messeages ( or Windows equiv? )

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