Optimising HD 530 graphics

[mightlife]

Just built a new Skylake system with a 6600k and don't have enough cash left over for a GPU.

Anyone know how to best optimise the HD 530 graphics? While I save up for a discrete GPU, I'd like to at least try to get the most from what I have. Apparently it can run really wellhttp://www.tomshardw...00k,4252-9.html (please excuse the link to a competitor), but I'm having a terrible time even with CS:GO  

 

I have a Z170M Plus MoBo, 8Gb of RAM and have installed the latest drivers.

 

Any suggestions on how to resolve this (that don't include "just buy a GPU"   ) are most welcome.

[ZombieLloyd]

The problem with Integrated graphics is if you want to play games, you have to have at least low-med settings on even the least taxing games out there. I can't speak for that igpu personally but I used to game on a machine that used HD 4600 and I had to turn down the settings on every game to the lowest they could go to get barely playable frame rates.

 

Oh and don't forget to follow your post

[Bouzoo]

Optimise? How do you even optimise an iGPU (or any GPU)? Install drivers and let it run loose.  Then get a new dGPU. 

[DannyRyu]

Resolution? most of those tests were at 1080p or lower some even 720p

[mightlife]

Thanks for the replies.

@ZombieLloyd Yea, I know it's not an ideal situation, but I have my eye on an ASUS Strix 970 (I'm aiming for budget friendly).

 

This video shows relatively impressive quality and has very similar specs to my system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGA473BOF0

[mightlife]

Optimise? How do you even optimise an iGPU (or any GPU)? Install drivers and let it run loose.  Then get a new dGPU. 

By 'optimise' I mean set up in such a way as to use it to its best advantage, installing the latest drivers would be one way, but AFAIK I have done that.

What's a 'dGPU'?

[mightlife]

Resolution? most of those tests were at 1080p or lower some even 720p

That's all I'm expecting for the time being

[Bouzoo]

By 'optimise' I mean set up in such a way as to use it to its best advantage, installing the latest drivers would be one way, but AFAIK I have done that.

What's a 'dGPU'?

 

Discrete graphics card (discrete GPU), some people use that as an abbreviation. 

Well you can do 2 things, OC it and optimise settings in the game. Nothing else you can do.

[mightlife]

Discrete graphics card (discrete GPU), some people use that as an abbreviation. 

Well you can do 2 things, OC it and optimise settings in the game. Nothing else you can do.

dGPU - Of course, should have realised that. Thanks.

 

Cool, thanks for the input. Greetings from Barcelona!

[Ostwind]

 

Just built a new Skylake system with a 6600k and don't have enough cash left over for a GPU.

Anyone know how to best optimise the HD 530 graphics? While I save up for a discrete GPU, I'd like to at least try to get the most from what I have. Apparently it can run really wellhttp://www.tomshardw...00k,4252-9.html (please excuse the link to a competitor), but I'm having a terrible time even with CS:GO  

 

I have a Z170M Plus MoBo, 8Gb of RAM and have installed the latest drivers.

 

Any suggestions on how to resolve this (that don't include "just buy a GPU"   ) are most welcome.

 

This is relevant and helpful https://gameplay.intel.com/HardwareGames/88191/Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20i5-6600K%20Processor%20%286M%20Cache,%20up%20to%203.90%20GHz%29

 

You can also look up games for CPU's with less powerful iGPU's as yours will obviously be able to run them too.

[Guest HyppoCube]

OC it ( i have no idea about overclocking igpu of i5)

 

 OC memory. Since there are the textures, you Need For Speed. For example my old iGPU i can overclock core, but no effect as main bottleneck is memory speed.

Oh and you can play games on it, like indie games. Kerbal space program is 40% off on steam, and there is Volo Airsport, Fallout NV, Skyrim, ... plenty titles with lesser graphics that are fun

[ZombieLloyd]

Thanks for the replies.

@ZombieLloyd Yea, I know it's not an ideal situation, but I have my eye on an ASUS Strix 970 (I'm aiming for budget friendly).

 

This video shows relatively impressive quality and has very similar specs to my system:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WGA473BOF0

 

I know how hard it is, as I said, I used to play games on a Dell Studio 1555. I'm now saving up to build an X99 PC for gaming/music creation and I should be able to buy all the parts in July.

[mightlife]

OC it ( i have no idea about overclocking igpu of i5)

 

 OC memory. Since there are the textures, you Need For Speed. For example my old iGPU i can overclock core, but no effect as main bottleneck is memory speed.

Oh and you can play games on it, like indie games. Kerbal space program is 40% off on steam, and there is Volo Airsport, Fallout NV, Skyrim, ... plenty titles with lesser graphics that are fun

Certainly, most of my catalogue is Source engine based, but I doubt that would even Portal would work judging by the stuttering and lag I was getting on the CS:GO menu screen. I also tried Gauntlet (reboot) and that menu screen was like dragging the mouse through treacle!

Yea, I guess I just have to bust out MAME

[mightlife]

This is relevant and helpful https://gameplay.intel.com/HardwareGames/88191/Intel%C2%AE%20Core%E2%84%A2%20i5-6600K%20Processor%20%286M%20Cache,%20up%20to%203.90%20GHz%29

 

You can also look up games for CPU's with less powerful iGPU's as yours will obviously be able to run them too.

I found that page when looking for the latest drivers and was very surprised to see Battlefront on there! Pity I'm not a MOBA fan hehe.

Thanks though.

[Guest HyppoCube]

Certainly, most of my catalogue is Source engine based, but I doubt that would even Portal would work judging by the stuttering and lag I was getting on the CS:GO menu screen. I also tried Gauntlet (reboot) and that menu screen was like dragging the mouse through treacle!

Yea, I guess I just have to bust out MAME

wut

 

you can run portal on a potato

 

just lower settings