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Ahmed27990
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Registered: ‎05-10-2012
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Switchable graphics

I'am facing problems with games my laptop is HP Pavilion dv7-6b55dx which is processor i5 , intel hd graphics 3000 but i cannot open any game or graphics is very bad while playing a game so please send me how to switch graphics from dynamic to fixed or how to install AMD high definition because i tried to install it before but it failed so is there any solutions.

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CrybKeeper
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Registered: ‎06-20-2009
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Re: Switchable graphics

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If you have intel graphics, it is integrated graphics on motherboard and not at all good with most games, especially newer games with intensive graphics and high memory usage. You may have purchased the wrong computer for gamers altogether.

 

From PC Magazine review of this model(NOT for gaming):

 

The dv7-6b55dx doesn't come equipped with a discrete graphics card, like the HP dv7-6163cl (AMD Radeon HD 6770M). Rather it has Intel integrated graphics, which won't get you as far as a dedicated chip would on the gaming grid. The dv7-6b55dx wasn't able to garner a playable frame rate average (30fps is considered playble) in either DirectX 10 Crysis (13.6 frames per second) or DirectX 9 Lost Planet 2 (20 fps); whereas the HP dv7-6163cl tore through Crysis (53fps) on Medium quality settings and 1,024-by-768 resolution. So if you want to play anything beyond World of Warcraft, you'll have to start considering laptops in the $900 price range.

 

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2396822,00.asp

 

Switching is not going to help you, as the issue here, is the integration and no dedicated graphics card inside the laptop.

 

As stated by HP admins:

 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?cc=us&lc=en&docname=c02948560 Maybe this can help you.

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