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    17 R4 DISABLE GTX 1080 - Use onboard GPU ? G - Sync screen?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by cope123abc, May 27, 2017.

  1. cope123abc

    cope123abc Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi guys as the title suggests is this possible i am going camping and want to switch to the onboard GPU but it's not letting me and saying its becuase its a G Sync panel ?

    Any work arounds?

    Cheers,
    Ry
     
    cope123abc, May 27, 2017
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  2. Fajo

    Fajo Notebook Consultant

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    I don't think there is a way to enable the on board Intel GPU, I believe its disabled internally with the G-Sync display.
     
    Fajo, May 27, 2017
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  3. MogRules

    MogRules Notebook Deity

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    No work around at all. The Gsync panel runs on the integrated GPU only. It's one of the trade offs for going with the 1080 Gsync option.
     
    MogRules, May 28, 2017
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