imab_luke 0 Posted July 24, 2012 I have a good nvidia graphics card but the game never selects it, instead it chooses the standard laptop one. How can I make Dayz or even Arma 2 OA select the better graphics card? I can't just right click on the icon as it doesn't offer thee option. any help appreciated, cheers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inch 40 Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) You could try sticking -maxVRAM=<number> on your target line.'Edit' Just out of curiosity what GPU do you have? Edited July 24, 2012 by Inch 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imab_luke 0 Posted July 24, 2012 Sorry not great on computers, what do you mean by the target line? Normally for a game such as minecraft I can make the good graphics card the default but obviously dayz is a bit different. My GPU is the GeForce GT 540m. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
inch 40 Posted July 24, 2012 (edited) If you're starting the game manually. I.e. via a shortcut for the game, right click> properties> Shortcut tab> then your target should be something like this for DayZMod."E:\Program files\Bohemia Interactive\ArmA 2\Expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe" -beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion -mod=@dayz -nosplashJust pop -maxVRAM=<number> on the end don't forget to put your video memory size on the end in MB. Example: -maxVRAM=1024Edit: here is some info on your card http://www.geforce.co.uk/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-540m Edited July 24, 2012 by Inch Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jetao2008@hotmail.com 175 Posted July 24, 2012 The blurry effect could probably be associated with the POSTPROCESS EFFECT, which you can disable in the menu.And how can you be sure the game is selecting the wrong GPU? Where did you get that info? Because let me tell you this, my friend has an ALIENWARE m14 with a GT555m and it struggles a little bit to run, even on normal settings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
imab_luke 0 Posted July 24, 2012 I am in the process of making a shortcut but I am stuck at setting the target. I have tried a few things but can someone please write down or tell me excatly what I need to put in the field, I am following the wiki guide and it says this: Set the Target to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2 operation arrowhead\Expansion\beta\arma2oa.exe" "-beta=Expansion\beta;Expansion\beta\Expansion" "-mod=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\arma 2;Expansion;ca;@dayz" -nosplash I think it is rrunning the crappy GPU becaus eit does it as standard for all games and was the default for steam etc. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites