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    Razer Blade beginner help

    Discussion in 'Razer' started by michaelnesodden, May 14, 2014.

  1. michaelnesodden

    michaelnesodden Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all,
    Receiving my 512GB from Microsoft today and could use some help. I'm new in PC-gaming so all help will be appreciated :)

    The questions I have for now:

    - How could I calibrate the screen so that the color saturation is at it best and overall?

    - Is there any settings for the GPU I should be aware of? I been reading about IE use DGPU and some games uses IGPU istead of DGPU, how do I make the settings right?

    - Is there any other settings is should change right out of the box, that makes my experience better?

    - And last, what software do you recommand to download for the Blade for the best experience?

    Been waiting a long time from Razer so I orderd from Microsoft, sorry for my english, I'm from Norway :)
     
  2. CrazyTasty

    CrazyTasty Notebook Consultant

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    To calibrate your monitor, you need a hardware device like these. It's not worth it in my opinion, unless you have a profession or hobby that requires color accuracy between devices. I just set my color/gamma/brightness where it looks good to me.

    To force programs to use a specific gpu:
    1.right-click desktop
    2.open "Nvidia control panel"
    3.click "Manage 3D settings"
    4.click "Program Settings"
    5.select the program you want to change
    6.select the gpu you want it to use

    You may want to adjust the power settings to suit your needs, especially if you use it unplugged alot. I like to use BatteryCare to automatically switch to "power saving" mode when I unplug the Blade.

    There are also updated drivers for the Nvidia GPU and the Intel GPU, wireless and bluetooth.

    That's all I can think of for now.
     
  3. michaelnesodden

    michaelnesodden Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you so much!
    Where do I find the drivers? And also been reading about hyper-v, is this something I should diable?