SOLVED Playing on GT 640M with lower resolution

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

Let's suppose I have a full HD laptop with the GT 640m. If I lower the resolution of a game to make it playable (Say, 1366x768). Will the display stretch to the whole screen or is there an option to scale it the way it would look on a genuine 1366x768 screen?

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

What is the resolution of the screen?

Edit: I ask because there are multiple resolutions considered "HD"

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

the original resolution is 1920x1080.

ssjwizard · Jul 13, 2012

The nVidia drivers have a scaling mode setting under advanced 3d settings. If you want to run at 1366x768 and see it in native res then you simply disable scaling.

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

The ratios are very very close, so you could scale it.

1920/1080=1.7777
1366/768=1.7786

Likely that you would have a tiny black strip on either the left and right or top and bottom. Probably wouldn't notice it in full screen though.

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

Ssj, if he cuts scaling off, it will be a small box in the middle of the screen. Effectively cutting your viewing area down and leaving a large black border on all four sides

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

Great! Because my I've been running AMD GPUs and they don't have that option on unless you have either DVI OR HDMI. Another question. is 1099$ a good deal for an i5-3210M GT 640M LE 1080P 15.5" screen two 4400mah batteries 4Gb RAM?

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

Model number of the laptop?

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

You could probably play 1080p at lower settings also, just have to try and see.

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

SVS151190S

Customized on Sony Canada

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

Personally, I wouldn't buy a Sony laptop. As for hardware, the price is decent at best.

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

I don't know what brand to pick. That is the problem. Else i can pick an acer laptop on newegg: i5-2450 6GB 750GB HDD 8 hours of battery GT 540M. The 540M is the deceiving part for me. Around 650$

I want a Kepler GPU but in Canada choices are limited... Or inexistant.

ssjwizard · Jul 13, 2012

The 640M seems to be a pretty solid chip. It lands right in the middle of the top end of mobile GPUS.

check some specs and benches here

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

I already read all of this

But NOW!!! i've got to find a machine with one. In Canada ... XD

ATMINSIDE · Jul 13, 2012

If that's the only Kepler in Canada, then its not that bad. Sony isn't my last choice, just not my first either. Can you get Dell? I've always had good luck with them

MAL22 · Jul 13, 2012

Been looking... 630M... 550M...650M...HD 7730M now that's interesting because it's neck-to-neck with the GT 640M

Edit: The 640m is a little more powerful than the 7730m for the same TDP.

ATMINSIDE · Jul 14, 2012

Just get one with the highest 6xxm you can afford. It'll keep you happier longer that way.

MAL22 · Jul 14, 2012

I'll try but most of them are rebranded fermi **** with high power consumption

Archer0915 · Jul 14, 2012

Have you tried GL apps? Honestly it impresses me.

MAL22 · Jul 15, 2012

What's that? And where can i find this?

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