Question how do i turn on my GPU for world of warcraft?

[codygearhart200]

Please delete if not allowed. I bought a prebuilt gaming pc earlier this month for wow light gaming. specs: intel i5-6500. gpu: amd radeon rx 6400 4 gb vram. Ram: 16gb.
So my problem is it played wow nice and it looked good. so fast forward this past week. wow says graphics card drivers is out of date. so i tried everything to make it work. which would including of uninstalling and reinstalling everything to no avail. i ran intel driver & support assitant. it says gpu availability is offline but its working properly. but when i use my amd adreline edition its using it obviously. my integrated graphics is bsing used and i did high performance mode for advanced graphics settings. so what am i doing wrong? what did i do my system?

 

[codygearhart200]

That would likely be for the Intel devices, right?

side note. apparently it won't update to windows 11.

 

[COLGeek]

yes...

Okay, then we need to focus on the video card. You need to update the AMD drivers from the link provided earlier. That is what your display should be attached to.

 

[COLGeek]

side note. apparently it won't update to windows 11.

Nope. Your system is too old for that version.

 

[codygearhart200]

Okay, then we need to focus on the video card. You need to update the AMD drivers from the link provided earlier. That is what your display should be attached to.

which i've already done and is up to date. i can redownload it again if you want.

 

[USAFRet]

just google back of optiplex 5040. simple enough....

We want to see the back of YOUR system.

 

[USAFRet]

For instance, all of these are "Optiplex 5040":

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000124528/dell-optiplex-5040-system-guide

 

[COLGeek]

which i've already done and is up to date. i can redownload it again if you want.

You don't just download it. You have to open the file to run the installer.

If you have installed those drivers, can you confirm that your monitor is now connected directly to your video card?

 

[codygearhart200]

We want to see the back of YOUR system.

https://imgur.com/Hv3XcpN

View: https://imgur.com/Hv3XcpN

this should work. let me know if it doesnt.

 

[COLGeek]

https://imgur.com/Hv3XcpN

View: https://imgur.com/Hv3XcpN

this should work. let me know if it doesnt.

Move the DisplayPort cable from where it is now and attach to the port near the bottom of the picture. That thing with two ports is your video card.

 

[USAFRet]

Currently, your monitor is connected to the motherboard, and the iGPU.

You need to connect it to the area circled in red.

 

[codygearhart200]

Currently, your monitor is connected to the motherboard, and the iGPU.

You need to connect it to the area circled in red.

man i'm so dumb....

 

[COLGeek]

man i'm so dumb....

You aren't the only person to make this mistake. Move the cable as indicated and then power your system on.

Let us know if the system fires up and you can play WoW now.

 

[codygearhart200]

You aren't the only person to make this mistake. Move the cable as indicated and then power your system on.

Let us know if the system fires up and you can play WoW now.

yes works fine now. im doing a full install of the driver. is there a perference of hdmi vs displayport? thanks.

 

[COLGeek]

yes works fine now. im doing a full install of the driver. is there a preference of hdmi vs displayport? thanks.

For your system? Likely no real difference. DisplyPort is what I prefer and use. Technical details can be found here: https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/HDMI/displayport-vs-hdmi

What is the make/model of your monitor?

 

[codygearhart200]

For your system? Likely no real difference. DisplyPort is what I prefer and use. Technical details can be found here: https://www.cablematters.com/Blog/HDMI/displayport-vs-hdmi

What is the make/model of your monitor?

LG 24GN650-B ultragear 144hz monitor. i have xbox one s (2016) and i use it for that. i also have a ryzen 5 5600 g custom built myself. just saving up for a graphics card for it and problem a larger ssd down the road.

 

[COLGeek]

Continue to use DisplayPort whenever possible. You are set now. Have fun.