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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Motherboards with Intel processors => Topic started by: skipper847 on July 19, 2012, 07:24:45 pm

Title: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: skipper847 on July 19, 2012, 07:24:45 pm

Ive had my PC for 3 weeks nearly and today realized that my internal graphics was not enabled in the bios and i didnt have the drivers installed for the 4000HD series. Now the drivers are installed and upto date and seems no problems.  Should enabling internal graphics improve graphics in games. Ive been playing Max Payne 3 when i have not had the CPU graphics enabled and now notice a realy big improvment in everything from FPS and lighting etc. Should this be?.  My motherboard is a gigabyte Z77X-UD3h and cpu is is ivy 3770k 3.50ghz and graphic card msi gtx 670. Is there anything i need to in the bios so it dont over heat while the CPU is enabled or any other setings i need to change as these are the only setting i have changed.

Thanks..

Title: Re: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: Britemp2012 on July 19, 2012, 11:01:01 pm

Hi,

I've got a similar setup to you and I had the same thought:

http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,9337.0.html

I can't see any reason why enabling your integral graphics on their own would give much of an improvement, but your motherboard supports Virtu MVP which lets your internal gpu and your 670 work together.

Download it here:

http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4153&dl=1#utility

Before you install it, make sure you have the latest intel HD4000 drivers properly installed from the Gigabyte site:

http://uk.gigabyte.com/products/product-page.aspx?pid=4153&dl=1#driver

The bottom one called VGA driver.

Only installed it a day or two ago, but so far it seems pretty good.

Title: Re: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: skipper847 on July 20, 2012, 09:29:42 am

Thanks for reply.

I downloaded MVP 64bit version  but every time PC starts i get Virtu MVP error and the error says.

Could not find the key lucid_active in usersettings.xml.
Exiting Virtu MVP Control Panel.
Please re-install Virtu

Stack Trace:
at commen.ConfigData.getMainAttrib(string attrib)

Title: Re: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: Britemp2012 on July 20, 2012, 02:38:39 pm

Sorry, that's got me stumped too - maybe someone else on here can shed some light?

Title: Re: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: skipper847 on July 20, 2012, 05:23:17 pm

Its working now as ive put in in programs x86 instead of just programs seemed to do the trick.

Title: Re: should enabling internal graphics improve game graphics?.
Post by: Britemp2012 on July 21, 2012, 12:45:28 am

Ah good!

Are you seeing much inporvement with Virtu MVP?