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SeanoffShotgun

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#171844 2-May-2015 20:37
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Hi guys.  So I have a fairly new custom PC with two GPU's installed.  One being my GeForce 970 and the other is a Intel 4600.  My issue is that the 4600 is set as the default GPU and I don't know how to change this.  I have looked up this issue and it seems to be fairly common, but there are a mixture of different remedies which all seem confusing to me...

Can anyone give me any insight on how to set my Geforce 970 as my default GPU?  I try to open the NVIDIA control panel but I get a message saying "You are not currently using a display attached to an NVIDIA GPU".  Does this mean the 970 isn't connected to the motherboard?

Cheers guys.

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  #1295896 2-May-2015 20:44
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If you have a look, you'll notice you have an expansion card lower down from the main group of inputs on the back of your PC.

 

Your screen is plugged into the on-board video, instead of the 970. If the port is in a cluster of lots of ports and is standing vertically, you're looking too high, basically. You want the horizontal ports down lower.




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  #1295898 2-May-2015 21:09
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Disable the on board one in your bios settings.




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