Occasionally switching between integrated graphics and video card and drivers?

[okino]

ok, so my question is, since I couldn't get a motherboard that support Lucid Virtu, I know that I can like if I am using an HDMI chord, like switch to the integrated graphics if I know I don't really wanna do any gaming, and switch it back to the video card to do gaming, but my question is, how well would that work driver wise, do I have to install both drivers, the intel graphics 4000 driver AND the Nvidia updated drivers as well and like when I switch between both it'll work just fine? I haven't received my parts yet that's why I can't examine that so, anyone else done the same thing? and any problems occur? and is Lucid Virtu worth it? cuz usually mini-itx mobos with LGA 1150 that support Lucid Virtu are much more expensive than my planned budget so.

 

[Entomber]

my question is why would you prefer to use the integrated graphics instead of the GPU even if you aren't doing gaming?

 

[okino]

my question is why would you prefer to use the integrated graphics instead of the GPU even if you aren't doing gaming?

I am not very knowledgeable about it as you can imagine, but if I am using the Integrated Graphics for regular PC stuff, doesn't that mean the Video Card isn't being used at all, so, isn't that just saving power or video Card power or something? like why does Lucid Virtu improve performance juuust a little bit as I've heard?

 

[Entomber]

a GPU only pulls as much power as is being used for graphical computing. If it is processing more information, then it will use proportionally more power. If you are not gaming, it won't use nearly as much power as when you are.

Additionally, if your CPU is under more load and doing more computations, it will also use more power. I don't see you saving many pennies on your electric bill with this anyways.

 

[okino]

a GPU only pulls as much power as is being used for graphical computing. If it is processing more information, then it will use proportionally more power. If you are not gaming, it won't use nearly as much power as when you are.

Additionally, if your CPU is under more load and doing more computations, it will also use more power. I don't see you saving many pennies on your electric bill with this anyways.

I see I see, I just found it a waste to get an i7 4790k that has the integrated graphics and it's useless, is there like an equivalent to the core i7 4790k but without the integrated graphics, like the Xeon series?

 

[FunnyHDMI]

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