games dont exceed 512 gb vram 6gb capable

[overturnedv1]

So i had a issue where games would crash cuz my cpu didnt power gpu or something no idea (cpu was "oc'd" i disabled it) and my gpu doesnt stop working anymore but im getting this thing where my vram isnt exceeding 512gb (1/2 gig). When i get game crashes its at 512/

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2 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

So i had a issue where games would crash cuz my cpu didnt power gpu or something no idea (cpu was "oc'd" i disabled it) and my gpu doesnt stop working anymore but im getting this thing where my vram isnt exceeding 512gb (1/2 gig). When i get game crashes its at 512/

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games dont exceed 512 gb vram 6gb capable

Just be happy your card can do half a terabyte 

[overturnedv1]

Just now, Syntaxvgm said:

Just be happy your card can do half a terabyte 

how the hell does this help sorry your pc is buns i dont know.

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On 10/05/2018 at 1:33 PM, overturnedv1 said:

how the hell does this help sorry your pc is buns i dont know.

He was meant to say 512mb, but instead said 512gb.

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1 minute ago, W-L said:

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i made a new thread because i said gb instead of mb 

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1 minute ago, overturnedv1 said:

i made a new thread because i said gb instead of mb 

You can always go back and edit/modify threads.

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12 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

how the hell does this help sorry your pc is buns i dont know.

lol read what you wrote again
 

so to get more info, I want you to run gpu-z and screenshot the first tab for the info, and "sensors" tab when you're running a game (easier if you have second screen, maybe windowed mode if you dont). this will tell me what drivers you have installed and what it thinks it's doing. 

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

You can just paste screenshots in the post editor. 

 

 

If it seems to think there's the full memory your card is supposed to have and the game is only using part of it, make sure it's all games and maybe...run occt gpu memtest? 

http://www.ocbase.com/

 

 

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3 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

lol read what you wrote again
 

so to get more info, I want you to run gpu-z and screenshot the first tab for the info, and "sensors" tab when you're running a game (easier if you have second screen, maybe windowed mode if you dont). this will tell me what drivers you have installed and what it thinks it's doing. 

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

You can just paste screenshots in the post editor. 

 

 

If it seems to think there's the full memory your card is supposed to have and the game is only using part of it, make sure it's all games and maybe...run occt gpu memtest? 

http://www.ocbase.com/

 

 

OK i will thanks for your help -- I just know that when overwatch is using 512 gb it lags and then eventually crashes and i know that fortnite is crashing instantly as it opens but this could be something else.

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5 minutes ago, Syntaxvgm said:

lol read what you wrote again
 

so to get more info, I want you to run gpu-z and screenshot the first tab for the info, and "sensors" tab when you're running a game (easier if you have second screen, maybe windowed mode if you dont). this will tell me what drivers you have installed and what it thinks it's doing. 

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/

 

You can just paste screenshots in the post editor. 

 

 

If it seems to think there's the full memory your card is supposed to have and the game is only using part of it, make sure it's all games and maybe...run occt gpu memtest? 

http://www.ocbase.com/

 

 

gpu-z seems to think that im using intergrated graphics, i have it set to run with the 1060

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5 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

OK i will thanks for your help -- I just know that when overwatch is using 512 gb it lags and then eventually crashes and i know that fortnite is crashing instantly as it opens but this could be something else.

ok so I just realized OCCt no longer has a gpu memtest tab, do this

GPU 3D

Check "Error Check

 

Check Memory Used and put an amount in there that you think would cover most of it , like a gig or two idk. If it's like a couple of other GPU memtests I used to use it may not support above 2 or 4 gigs but IT WILL spit in error in the case of the gpu being bad itself and probably will if you have a problem with vram even if youre not using all of it, though not guaranteed. 

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2 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

gpu-z seems to think that im using intergrated graphics, i have it set to run with the 1060

are you by chance on a laptop with optimus?  

[overturnedv1]

Just now, Syntaxvgm said:

are you by chance on a laptop with optimus?  

I indeed am.

[overturnedv1]

2 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

I indeed am.

http://prntscr.com/jfy3ev

[Syntaxvgm]

4 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

I indeed am.

whelp there's your problem probably. Optimus is a pain in the fucking ass. Chances are you can't even disable it, as the way it works in most laptops these days is the framebuffer is run through the intel gpu either way. I have a couple of precisions I can disable it on, but that's a rare thing. And pretty much all laptops with nvidia gpus have this shit. 

 

So, I'd start by reinstalling both the intel gpu drivers and the nvidia gpu drivers (in that order) and go from there. I'm going to sleep right now, so list your laptop model and other's may be able to help you. Probably not a hardware issue. If you can't get it working and others cant help I'll look at this tomorrow. 

 

 

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Just now, Syntaxvgm said:

whelp there's your problem probably. Optimus is a pain in the fucking ass. Chances are you can't even disable it, as the way it works in most laptops these days is the framebuffer is run through the intel gpu either way. I have a couple of precisions I can disable it on, but that's a rare thing. 

 

So, I'd start by reinstalling both the intel gpu drivers and the nvidia gpu drivers (in that order) and go from there. I'm going to sleep right now, so list your laptop model and other's may be able to help you. Probably not a hardware issue. If you can't get it working and others cant help I'll look at this tomorrow. 

 

 

alright thank u so much

 

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1 minute ago, overturnedv1 said:

alright thank u so much

 

quote me again tomorrow so I see it in notifications. 

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1 minute ago, Syntaxvgm said:

quote me again tomorrow so I see it in notifications. 

also what the hell does optimus do>?

[Syntaxvgm]

8 hours ago, overturnedv1 said:

also what the hell does optimus do>?

It automatically switches between the intel iGPU and the dedicated GPU to save battery. It's a good idea on like a workstation or media pc, but not really on a gaming PC where people expect to plug it in anyway. I've run into at least one game that was literally impossible to get it to recognize the NVIDIA gpu. I think sonic generations or something, idk wasn't me trying to play it.

 

Had any luck with drivers?

[overturnedv1]

2 hours ago, Syntaxvgm said:

It automatically switches between the intel iGPU and the dedicated GPU to save battery. It's a good idea on like a workstation or media pc, but not really on a gaming PC where people expect to plug it in anyway. I've run into at least one game that was literally impossible to get it to recognize the NVIDIA gpu. I think sonic generations or something, idk wasn't me trying to play it.

 

Had any luck with drivers?

I went to bed last time and didnt have time. I will today. My laptop comes with this disk that is like a little hub and has the drivers.. Should I install those? Or the most recent off the nvidia website (the nvidia driver is like 368 or something so its kinda old) and i dont know what the intel ones are. Should I get the that arent for notebooks and just for pc's so maybe it cant use nvidia optimus?

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3 minutes ago, overturnedv1 said:

I went to bed last time and didnt have time. I will today. My laptop comes with this disk that is like a little hub and has the drivers.. Should I install those? Or the most recent off the nvidia website (the nvidia driver is like 368 or something so its kinda old) and i dont know what the intel ones are. Should I get the that arent for notebooks and just for pc's so maybe it cant use nvidia optimus?

Also IDK if its the gpu cuz like games dont crash my PC crashes.

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2 hours ago, overturnedv1 said:

I went to bed last time and didnt have time. I will today. My laptop comes with this disk that is like a little hub and has the drivers.. Should I install those? Or the most recent off the nvidia website (the nvidia driver is like 368 or something so its kinda old) and i dont know what the intel ones are. Should I get the that arent for notebooks and just for pc's so maybe it cant use nvidia optimus?

Install the latest from the official websites. The intel ones first. Then the NVIDIA ones.

And the optimums is a hardware level thing. Drivers wont change it, the only thing that can is if it's built in a way to be switchable (rare)