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    Power management mode

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by jennifer1, May 10, 2013.

  1. jennifer1

    jennifer1 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi guys,

    Was doing a bit of research last night and found this (it may be old news).

    If you go into nvidea control panel and select manage 3D settings then program settings you can change the power management mode to prefer maximum performance. Don't select it in global settings.

    By selecting prefer maximum performance for each game it forces the GPU to work at 100%. The other options may result in the GPU holding back.

    I have found I can now play Skyrim on ultra ( no AA) 35 to 40 fps. Black ops 2 completely maxed out mid 40's fps.

    I can't believe a simple change has made so much performance increase.

    Anyway thought I would share. Sorry if this is already common knowledge.

    By the way I have R3 core i5. 6 gig ram !
     
    jennifer1, May 10, 2013
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  2. Dinosaur Brutus

    Dinosaur Brutus Notebook Geek

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    I will have to try this. Thanks for the heads up.
     
    Dinosaur Brutus, May 10, 2013
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  3. paui

    paui Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the tip! I'll try this on my R2.
     
    paui, May 11, 2013
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