Stereoscopic 3D option doesn't show up in the control panel. In fact a lot of options don't.
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[img]http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4896/kl8r.jpg[/img]I have a Acer Aspire V3-771G and a Optoma DX329 dlp beamer (3D Ready) connected by HDMI.
The problem is that I cannot see the "Stereoscopic 3D" submenu in the control panel.
System Specs:
Intel Core i7-3610QM
GeForce GT 650M
24GB
driver 320.18 WHQL
I did a clean install and made sure 3D vision was selected as an install option.
How can I make the "Stereoscopic 3D" submenu show?
Nvidia's information is non existant on this matter.
EDIT:
My Laptop is an optimus laptop:
"Unfortunately the way the Optimus technology functions prevents you from being able to use 3D Vision with an external 3D display or even 3DTV Play with an external 3D HDTV."
- [url]http://3dvision-blog.com/5532-nvidia-optimus-technology-and-3d-vision-dont-go-well-together/[/url]
So apparently I'm fucked. They advertise it with 3D vision and in fact totally ripped me off?
Isn't there a workaround?
[img]http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8639/3wm3.jpg[/img]
I have a Acer Aspire V3-771G and a Optoma DX329 dlp beamer (3D Ready) connected by HDMI.
The problem is that I cannot see the "Stereoscopic 3D" submenu in the control panel.
The Optoma DX329 is not officially supported by 3D Vision
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-displays.html
Since it's not HDMI 1.4 compliant, it will not work with 3DTV Play
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dtv-play-overview.html
I've no idea about the laptop but I think it needs a direct video connection to the Nvidia GPU to enable stereoscopic gameplay.
It wouldn't work with 3DTV, but it would work with 3Dvision because it uses the same TI chip every other projector uses.
Isn't there a way to rig the Nvidia driver to show the menu anyway, bypass the intel4000, another program or a program you run on top of 3dvision or just a patch.
You know, solutions.
[rant]Because it's really stupid of Nvidia and Intel to undo their own efforts. Both my 650M and i4000 can do 3D on their own, but with this bullshit energy saving optimum thing neither can do it anymore apparently.
And it's not like anyone ever uses a powerhouse notebook without psu. That's the reason they only give these kind of notebooks 40Ah or less. [/rant]
So basically how do I fix this without having to buy a new laptop with working as advertised components.
EDIT:
Also Nvidia doesn't appear to have a complaint center. That's real easy of them.
AMD has a great support center. Emailed them a displayport problem once (of a card made by saphire not amd) and within 40 min got a working fix.
It wouldn't work with 3DTV, but it would work with 3Dvision because it uses the same TI chip every other projector uses.
Isn't there a way to rig the Nvidia driver to show the menu anyway, bypass the intel4000, another program or a program you run on top of 3dvision or just a patch.
You know, solutions.
[rant]Because it's really stupid of Nvidia and Intel to undo their own efforts. Both my 650M and i4000 can do 3D on their own, but with this bullshit energy saving optimum thing neither can do it anymore apparently.
And it's not like anyone ever uses a powerhouse notebook without psu. That's the reason they only give these kind of notebooks 40Ah or less. [/rant]
So basically how do I fix this without having to buy a new laptop with working as advertised components.
EDIT:
Also Nvidia doesn't appear to have a complaint center. That's real easy of them.
AMD has a great support center. Emailed them a displayport problem once (of a card made by saphire not amd) and within 40 min got a working fix.
[quote="2wayspeaker"]I have a Acer Aspire V3-771G and a Optoma DX329 dlp beamer (3D Ready) connected by HDMI.
They advertise it with 3D vision and in fact totally ripped me off?
[/quote]
consult the link provided by D-Man again, are your laptop and display among the 3D vision ready hardware (3D notebooks and 3D display)?
3D ready =/= 3D vision ready.
can you show us the advertisements stating that Acer Aspire V3-771G and Optoma DX329 are 3D vision ready?
Your image there shows it in Optimus mode. The ports are coming out of the Intel chip, and you want them to show up on the 650M. Find out how to switch modes, as a start.
Your image there shows it in Optimus mode. The ports are coming out of the Intel chip, and you want them to show up on the 650M. Find out how to switch modes, as a start.
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@teardropmina
[url]http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-650m/features[/url]
My graphics card can do it. Nvidia is bragging about it, and puts both optimus and 3dvision on the same page without a footnote saying they cancel eachother out.
But that's not my problem YET, right now the problem is activating 3Dvision at all and having my notebook output any 3d signal at all. I don't have the setting available and I'm looking for a workaround. (as explained in detail above)
@ bo3b
That's what my conclusion is as well after a day of research. 3d-vision blog states in an article that my graphics in optimus mode works like this: cpu > hd4000 > 650m > hd4000 > output ports.
Can I turn off the intel hd4000? Can I rig an expansion slot (msata, hdd,...) back to pci e and output video, or output it by usb 3.0. Can I turn of optimus and disable that garbage forever?
EDIT: link to Nvidia Optimus Documentation [url]http://www.nvidia.com/object/LO_optimus_whitepapers.html[/url]
[img]http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/57/7r29.jpg[/img]
This also is a good thread: [url]http://superuser.com/questions/282734/how-to-disable-nvidia-optimus-on-a-dell-xps-15[/url]
They are basically saying that to disable the IGP the only way is to shut it off in bios. If this setting it isn't in the BIOS, get an unlocked bios that does have that option but the option might not have any effect.
But that's not my problem YET, right now the problem is activating 3Dvision at all and having my notebook output any 3d signal at all. I don't have the setting available and I'm looking for a workaround. (as explained in detail above)
@ bo3b
That's what my conclusion is as well after a day of research. 3d-vision blog states in an article that my graphics in optimus mode works like this: cpu > hd4000 > 650m > hd4000 > output ports.
Can I turn off the intel hd4000? Can I rig an expansion slot (msata, hdd,...) back to pci e and output video, or output it by usb 3.0. Can I turn of optimus and disable that garbage forever?
[quote="2wayspeaker"]@teardropmina
[url]http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-650m/features[/url]
My graphics card can do it. Nvidia is bragging about it, and puts both optimus and 3dvision on the same page without a footnote saying they cancel eachother out.
[/quote]
so you went to check a notebook gpu page but never bothered to actually checked out 3D vision pages?
and neither your laptop nor your display was advertised to do 3D vision. I don't see why Nvidia needs to apologize for anything (though my opinion of Nvidia concerning 3D vision support is among the lowest in this forum).
notebook gpu works differently from desktop graphic card; most of the time a notebook gpu is designed to work with certain make and model of notebooks, not a plug-n-play device such as graphic cards.
anyway, good luck with your searching for workarounds.
so you went to check a notebook gpu page but never bothered to actually checked out 3D vision pages?
and neither your laptop nor your display was advertised to do 3D vision. I don't see why Nvidia needs to apologize for anything (though my opinion of Nvidia concerning 3D vision support is among the lowest in this forum).
notebook gpu works differently from desktop graphic card; most of the time a notebook gpu is designed to work with certain make and model of notebooks, not a plug-n-play device such as graphic cards.
anyway, good luck with your searching for workarounds.
@terdropmina
So you don't agree that nvidia advertises the gt 650m as a device able to do 3d vision?
anyway, a quote from another thread:
[url]http://forum.techinferno.com/msi/2873-gt70-optimus-nvidia-3dtv-play.html[/url]
[quote]so i got my 3d tv, and using tridef, i had to make all my games work only with intel4000 rather than 680m to get stereoscopic working, is there any way to force the 680m to render the hdmi output?
edit: only displaying an image on tv and using iz3d or tridef allows me to play games in 3d at 720p 60 hz. you have to disable the monitor. it still looks like like the 4000 renders it, but the 680 does... so i dont think 3dtv play will work with the gt 70.. but i havent gotten it to work yet even with edid modifier.
so what im saying is hook up the laptop to 3d hdtv, then right click the screen and pick screen resolution, hit the multiple display box and select only the 3dtv. then use either iz3d or tridef with the games and voila, the 680m processes the graphics. (as far as ive experimented u have to do it this way or the intel4000 renders it...)
since the hdmi port is muxed through the intel4000 there is no way to get 3dtv play to work unless nvidia and intel both fix the issue. so the only thing we can do with the gt 70 is use 3rd party software like iz3d and tridef... im actually contemplating buying tridef unless there is another app like it
***YES, you can do 720p 3D gaming on the gt70, but u gotta do ^(only have the tv as a screen and disable the monitor) use tridef/iz3d.*** you can do 1080p 24hz gaming but its too choppy in some games[/quote]
So basically he can do 3d vision. By disabling his GTX 680m, using 3rd party software TriDef 3D and rendering everething with intel hd4000 (and sometimes 680m). Don't you agree that is just sad. That guy spent $1000 more on his laptop to get a good graphics card and can't decently use it because of this optimus fuckup.
Unrelated whilst my hdmi output appears to be fixed intel hd 4000 my vga out looks like it's muxed between iGP and dGp so there might be some promise in that.
so i got my 3d tv, and using tridef, i had to make all my games work only with intel4000 rather than 680m to get stereoscopic working, is there any way to force the 680m to render the hdmi output?
edit: only displaying an image on tv and using iz3d or tridef allows me to play games in 3d at 720p 60 hz. you have to disable the monitor. it still looks like like the 4000 renders it, but the 680 does... so i dont think 3dtv play will work with the gt 70.. but i havent gotten it to work yet even with edid modifier.
so what im saying is hook up the laptop to 3d hdtv, then right click the screen and pick screen resolution, hit the multiple display box and select only the 3dtv. then use either iz3d or tridef with the games and voila, the 680m processes the graphics. (as far as ive experimented u have to do it this way or the intel4000 renders it...)
since the hdmi port is muxed through the intel4000 there is no way to get 3dtv play to work unless nvidia and intel both fix the issue. so the only thing we can do with the gt 70 is use 3rd party software like iz3d and tridef... im actually contemplating buying tridef unless there is another app like it
***YES, you can do 720p 3D gaming on the gt70, but u gotta do ^(only have the tv as a screen and disable the monitor) use tridef/iz3d.*** you can do 1080p 24hz gaming but its too choppy in some games
So basically he can do 3d vision. By disabling his GTX 680m, using 3rd party software TriDef 3D and rendering everething with intel hd4000 (and sometimes 680m). Don't you agree that is just sad. That guy spent $1000 more on his laptop to get a good graphics card and can't decently use it because of this optimus fuckup.
Unrelated whilst my hdmi output appears to be fixed intel hd 4000 my vga out looks like it's muxed between iGP and dGp so there might be some promise in that.
Well if you have a VGA output coming off the Nvidia GPU and a 3D Vision emitter, you should be able to override the EDID with a H5360 and make it work. Provided your PJ can do 1280x720@120Hz, if not you'd need a different EDID.
I read somewhere that Nvidia developed Optimus without help/collaboration with Intel. I imagine Intel has bad feelings after that 1.5 Billion they had to pay Nvidia.
So it seems that it's purely up to the laptop manufacturer to implement features such as 3D Vision with direct video output from the discrete GPU.
Well if you have a VGA output coming off the Nvidia GPU and a 3D Vision emitter, you should be able to override the EDID with a H5360 and make it work. Provided your PJ can do 1280x720@120Hz, if not you'd need a different EDID.
I read somewhere that Nvidia developed Optimus without help/collaboration with Intel. I imagine Intel has bad feelings after that 1.5 Billion they had to pay Nvidia.
So it seems that it's purely up to the laptop manufacturer to implement features such as 3D Vision with direct video output from the discrete GPU.
You need to do more research on your laptop, not on 3D forums. There is no way that anyone would design a laptop with a 650M in it that could not be used. That makes no sense to add a boat anchor that raises the price of a laptop.
This setup works, you just need to find the right combo to enable it. It seems to me that you are missing some key piece of software that would switch modes. In 650M mode, the 4000 would just be a pass through and not doing any graphics. In 650M, I would still expect the NVidia control panel graphics to change.
Learn more about Optomus, and how it is enabled and disabled. It's a power saving feature, so maybe look in power profiles.
More to the point though- go to your manufacturer website and try to find what software is required for this. If you can't see anything there- ask their support team. You are a customer, they will respond.
You need to do more research on your laptop, not on 3D forums. There is no way that anyone would design a laptop with a 650M in it that could not be used. That makes no sense to add a boat anchor that raises the price of a laptop.
This setup works, you just need to find the right combo to enable it. It seems to me that you are missing some key piece of software that would switch modes. In 650M mode, the 4000 would just be a pass through and not doing any graphics. In 650M, I would still expect the NVidia control panel graphics to change.
Learn more about Optomus, and how it is enabled and disabled. It's a power saving feature, so maybe look in power profiles.
More to the point though- go to your manufacturer website and try to find what software is required for this. If you can't see anything there- ask their support team. You are a customer, they will respond.
Acer H5360 (1280x720@120Hz) - ASUS VG248QE with GSync mod - 3D Vision 1&2 - Driver 372.54
GTX 970 - i5-4670K@4.2GHz - 12GB RAM - Win7x64+evilKB2670838 - 4 Disk X25 RAID
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I can't say that I've ever seen Bloody be wrong. He's pretty knowledgable about stereoscopic hardware.
Here's what he says
Bloody // Jul 6, 2011 at 23:02
As I’ve mentioned in the article above having Optimus technology and trying to get the laptop to work in stereo 3D mode with external 3D-capable display device can be troublesome. Depending on where your VGA/HDMI ports are attached to – the integrated Intel or the discrete Nvidia GPU you may not or may be able to make the 3D work. This is due to the way the Optimus technology works and there is nothing you can do if the VGA/HDMI output is attached to the integrated Intel GPU and not to the discrete graphics chip from Nvidia… I repeat THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. So choose carefully if you are going for an Optimus-based laptop that you might need to be connected to a 3D HDTV or a 3D Projector. - See more at: http://3dvision-blog.com/5532-nvidia-optimus-technology-and-3d-vision-dont-go-well-together/#sthash.esJsfXTr.dpuf"
I can't say that I've ever seen Bloody be wrong. He's pretty knowledgable about stereoscopic hardware.
Here's what he says
Bloody // Jul 6, 2011 at 23:02
As I’ve mentioned in the article above having Optimus technology and trying to get the laptop to work in stereo 3D mode with external 3D-capable display device can be troublesome. Depending on where your VGA/HDMI ports are attached to – the integrated Intel or the discrete Nvidia GPU you may not or may be able to make the 3D work. This is due to the way the Optimus technology works and there is nothing you can do if the VGA/HDMI output is attached to the integrated Intel GPU and not to the discrete graphics chip from Nvidia… I repeat THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. So choose carefully if you are going for an Optimus-based laptop that you might need to be connected to a 3D HDTV or a 3D Projector. - See more at: http://3dvision-blog.com/5532-nvidia-optimus-technology-and-3d-vision-dont-go-well-together/#sthash.esJsfXTr.dpuf"
You might try Nvidia Inspector to see what programs use which GPU, it won't help with 3D Vision but it might help out on something else later on.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/547193/geforce-drivers/how-to-enable-nvidia-640m-instead-of-intel-hd-4000/#reply
[quote="Bigmaneds"][quote="AdamN"]Try changing the default GPU from Auto-Select to High-Performance in Nvidia Control Panel>Manage 3D>Global Settings
However, some programs(ie. media/video players, browsers, etc) might be forced to use intel GPU by nvidia using it's built-in profiles, and you will need to use nvidia inspector to "unforce" these profiles.[/quote]
In past i didn't needed to manualy unforce them in Nvidia control pannel,becouse for some reasons it is useless,when i had that icon colorful it meaned that,the laptop uses everything with nvidia GPU,but now it is gray.I tryied to change to High-Performance,but it didn't work.[/quote]
[quote="AdamN"]Changing it to High-Performance won't make any difference if the profile is being forced, you will need to delete the built-in profile using nvidia inspector to unforce it.
As i remember, even if you create your own profile, as long the built-in profile is still there (hidden), the one being used is the built-in profile (which might be forced to use integrated GPU for some programs)
AdamN said:Try changing the default GPU from Auto-Select to High-Performance in Nvidia Control Panel>Manage 3D>Global Settings
However, some programs(ie. media/video players, browsers, etc) might be forced to use intel GPU by nvidia using it's built-in profiles, and you will need to use nvidia inspector to "unforce" these profiles.
In past i didn't needed to manualy unforce them in Nvidia control pannel,becouse for some reasons it is useless,when i had that icon colorful it meaned that,the laptop uses everything with nvidia GPU,but now it is gray.I tryied to change to High-Performance,but it didn't work.
AdamN said:Changing it to High-Performance won't make any difference if the profile is being forced, you will need to delete the built-in profile using nvidia inspector to unforce it.
As i remember, even if you create your own profile, as long the built-in profile is still there (hidden), the one being used is the built-in profile (which might be forced to use integrated GPU for some programs)
Link to EDID override: [url]http://3dvision-blog.com/tag/edid-override/[/url]
That's really a great tip.
I've contacted Acer support @midnight but they haven't gotten back to me yet, I'll post anything helpfull in their reply.
I'll try and find a system outline for my notebook.
I think the Optimus "whitepapers" I've linked should
provide ample information about optimus but I haven't thoroughly read that yet.
I'm preoccupied at the moment (finals week) but tomorrows the last one so I'll be all over this on saturday and hopefully post which combo's make 2D games go 3D on an optimus notebook.
EDIT: I had previously installed inspector to stop throttling, usually optimus correctly selects the 650m but there have been programs where I had to force using the 650m (CAD programs, some benchmarks and some games)
Link to EDID override: http://3dvision-blog.com/tag/edid-override/
That's really a great tip.
I've contacted Acer support @midnight but they haven't gotten back to me yet, I'll post anything helpfull in their reply.
I'll try and find a system outline for my notebook.
I think the Optimus "whitepapers" I've linked should
provide ample information about optimus but I haven't thoroughly read that yet.
I'm preoccupied at the moment (finals week) but tomorrows the last one so I'll be all over this on saturday and hopefully post which combo's make 2D games go 3D on an optimus notebook.
EDIT: I had previously installed inspector to stop throttling, usually optimus correctly selects the 650m but there have been programs where I had to force using the 650m (CAD programs, some benchmarks and some games)
The problem is that I cannot see the "Stereoscopic 3D" submenu in the control panel.
System Specs:
Intel Core i7-3610QM
GeForce GT 650M
24GB
driver 320.18 WHQL
I did a clean install and made sure 3D vision was selected as an install option.
How can I make the "Stereoscopic 3D" submenu show?
Nvidia's information is non existant on this matter.
EDIT:
My Laptop is an optimus laptop:
"Unfortunately the way the Optimus technology functions prevents you from being able to use 3D Vision with an external 3D display or even 3DTV Play with an external 3D HDTV."
- http://3dvision-blog.com/5532-nvidia-optimus-technology-and-3d-vision-dont-go-well-together/
So apparently I'm fucked. They advertise it with 3D vision and in fact totally ripped me off?
Isn't there a workaround?
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3d-vision-displays.html
Since it's not HDMI 1.4 compliant, it will not work with 3DTV Play
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3dtv-play-overview.html
I've no idea about the laptop but I think it needs a direct video connection to the Nvidia GPU to enable stereoscopic gameplay.
Isn't there a way to rig the Nvidia driver to show the menu anyway, bypass the intel4000, another program or a program you run on top of 3dvision or just a patch.
You know, solutions.
[rant]Because it's really stupid of Nvidia and Intel to undo their own efforts. Both my 650M and i4000 can do 3D on their own, but with this bullshit energy saving optimum thing neither can do it anymore apparently.
And it's not like anyone ever uses a powerhouse notebook without psu. That's the reason they only give these kind of notebooks 40Ah or less. [/rant]
So basically how do I fix this without having to buy a new laptop with working as advertised components.
EDIT:
Also Nvidia doesn't appear to have a complaint center. That's real easy of them.
AMD has a great support center. Emailed them a displayport problem once (of a card made by saphire not amd) and within 40 min got a working fix.
consult the link provided by D-Man again, are your laptop and display among the 3D vision ready hardware (3D notebooks and 3D display)?
3D ready =/= 3D vision ready.
can you show us the advertisements stating that Acer Aspire V3-771G and Optoma DX329 are 3D vision ready?
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http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gt-650m/features
My graphics card can do it. Nvidia is bragging about it, and puts both optimus and 3dvision on the same page without a footnote saying they cancel eachother out.
But that's not my problem YET, right now the problem is activating 3Dvision at all and having my notebook output any 3d signal at all. I don't have the setting available and I'm looking for a workaround. (as explained in detail above)
@ bo3b
That's what my conclusion is as well after a day of research. 3d-vision blog states in an article that my graphics in optimus mode works like this: cpu > hd4000 > 650m > hd4000 > output ports.
Can I turn off the intel hd4000? Can I rig an expansion slot (msata, hdd,...) back to pci e and output video, or output it by usb 3.0. Can I turn of optimus and disable that garbage forever?
EDIT: link to Nvidia Optimus Documentation http://www.nvidia.com/object/LO_optimus_whitepapers.html
This also is a good thread: http://superuser.com/questions/282734/how-to-disable-nvidia-optimus-on-a-dell-xps-15
They are basically saying that to disable the IGP the only way is to shut it off in bios. If this setting it isn't in the BIOS, get an unlocked bios that does have that option but the option might not have any effect.
so you went to check a notebook gpu page but never bothered to actually checked out 3D vision pages?
and neither your laptop nor your display was advertised to do 3D vision. I don't see why Nvidia needs to apologize for anything (though my opinion of Nvidia concerning 3D vision support is among the lowest in this forum).
notebook gpu works differently from desktop graphic card; most of the time a notebook gpu is designed to work with certain make and model of notebooks, not a plug-n-play device such as graphic cards.
anyway, good luck with your searching for workarounds.
epenny size =/= nerdiness
So you don't agree that nvidia advertises the gt 650m as a device able to do 3d vision?
anyway, a quote from another thread:
http://forum.techinferno.com/msi/2873-gt70-optimus-nvidia-3dtv-play.html
So basically he can do 3d vision. By disabling his GTX 680m, using 3rd party software TriDef 3D and rendering everething with intel hd4000 (and sometimes 680m). Don't you agree that is just sad. That guy spent $1000 more on his laptop to get a good graphics card and can't decently use it because of this optimus fuckup.
Unrelated whilst my hdmi output appears to be fixed intel hd 4000 my vga out looks like it's muxed between iGP and dGp so there might be some promise in that.
I read somewhere that Nvidia developed Optimus without help/collaboration with Intel. I imagine Intel has bad feelings after that 1.5 Billion they had to pay Nvidia.
So it seems that it's purely up to the laptop manufacturer to implement features such as 3D Vision with direct video output from the discrete GPU.
This setup works, you just need to find the right combo to enable it. It seems to me that you are missing some key piece of software that would switch modes. In 650M mode, the 4000 would just be a pass through and not doing any graphics. In 650M, I would still expect the NVidia control panel graphics to change.
Learn more about Optomus, and how it is enabled and disabled. It's a power saving feature, so maybe look in power profiles.
More to the point though- go to your manufacturer website and try to find what software is required for this. If you can't see anything there- ask their support team. You are a customer, they will respond.
Acer H5360 (1280x720@120Hz) - ASUS VG248QE with GSync mod - 3D Vision 1&2 - Driver 372.54
GTX 970 - i5-4670K@4.2GHz - 12GB RAM - Win7x64+evilKB2670838 - 4 Disk X25 RAID
SAGER NP9870-S - GTX 980 - i7-6700K - Win10 Pro 1607
Latest 3Dmigoto Release
Bo3b's School for ShaderHackers
Here's what he says
Bloody // Jul 6, 2011 at 23:02
As I’ve mentioned in the article above having Optimus technology and trying to get the laptop to work in stereo 3D mode with external 3D-capable display device can be troublesome. Depending on where your VGA/HDMI ports are attached to – the integrated Intel or the discrete Nvidia GPU you may not or may be able to make the 3D work. This is due to the way the Optimus technology works and there is nothing you can do if the VGA/HDMI output is attached to the integrated Intel GPU and not to the discrete graphics chip from Nvidia… I repeat THERE IS NOTHING YOU CAN DO. So choose carefully if you are going for an Optimus-based laptop that you might need to be connected to a 3D HDTV or a 3D Projector. - See more at: http://3dvision-blog.com/5532-nvidia-optimus-technology-and-3d-vision-dont-go-well-together/#sthash.esJsfXTr.dpuf"
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/547193/geforce-drivers/how-to-enable-nvidia-640m-instead-of-intel-hd-4000/#reply
That's really a great tip.
I've contacted Acer support @midnight but they haven't gotten back to me yet, I'll post anything helpfull in their reply.
I'll try and find a system outline for my notebook.
I think the Optimus "whitepapers" I've linked should
provide ample information about optimus but I haven't thoroughly read that yet.
I'm preoccupied at the moment (finals week) but tomorrows the last one so I'll be all over this on saturday and hopefully post which combo's make 2D games go 3D on an optimus notebook.
EDIT: I had previously installed inspector to stop throttling, usually optimus correctly selects the 650m but there have been programs where I had to force using the 650m (CAD programs, some benchmarks and some games)
Acer H5360 (1280x720@120Hz) - ASUS VG248QE with GSync mod - 3D Vision 1&2 - Driver 372.54
GTX 970 - i5-4670K@4.2GHz - 12GB RAM - Win7x64+evilKB2670838 - 4 Disk X25 RAID
SAGER NP9870-S - GTX 980 - i7-6700K - Win10 Pro 1607
Latest 3Dmigoto Release
Bo3b's School for ShaderHackers