I recently purchased a laptop with a GeForce RTX 3060 and AMD Ryzen 5 5600H processor, and I've been experiencing some serious issues. I can't play games without severe lag, and programs like DaVinci Resolve keep telling me there's a GPU initialization failure, suggesting I check if my graphics driver is up to date. Plus, sometimes videos on YouTube and Netflix flicker. I've noticed a weird issue too: when I close the laptop without shutting it down, it seems like it's actually turned off—the power button doesn't light up and the startup menu appears when I open it again. It all started when I was watching a YouTube video, and suddenly my screen went black, although the audio continued. After waiting and restarting, my screen icons and cursor appeared enlarged. I've tried to update the NVIDIA driver but I'm not tech-savvy, so I might have messed that up. Do I need to buy a new graphics card?
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Don't worry, you definitely don't need a new graphics card! It's likely a software issue, and you can sort it out pretty easily. Just make sure you're downloading the right drivers from the NVIDIA website specifically for your GPU model.
Could you explain that approach a bit more? I'm not entirely sure how to disable integrated graphics in the BIOS. I'm still learning how all of this works.
Have you thought about disabling the integrated graphics on your Ryzen 5600H? Sometimes, doing that in the BIOS can help ensure that your Nvidia card is being used. A quick search for how to disable onboard graphics should give you some step-by-step guidance. It could just be a simple settings issue that’s causing your problems.
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