GeFoce Experience

Tyres O'Flaherty · Jun 29, 2023

Bit the bullet and updated my GPU drivers.

I now have the GeForce Experience installed. Is it worth letting it run with ED? I have no idea what it will do or how it does it so any comments/insights very welcome!

Thanks.

Codger · Jun 29, 2023

Not really, it chooses poor settings for ED (in my opinion). And it forces full-screen which messes with any overlay type programs you use.

You can try it, though. It's easy enough to revert the settings. Probably.

STRONTIUM DOG · Jun 29, 2023

Morbad · Jun 29, 2023

I don't install GFE.

Everything it does can be done better manually, or with superior third party tools.

oblivionmanman 2476 · Jun 29, 2023

its been np to me ive a1050 nvidia ard and it updated to to-day cant see any difference but must be for a reason,o well we will see.

Tyres O'Flaherty · Jun 30, 2023

For some reason, when I get it to look at ED, GFE can't find its current settings. It gives a recommended suite of settings though - although it wants to play windowed and I use seamless for a second monitor.

To be honest, I didnt think it would do much for me as I have everything maxed to the hilt anyway

I might just uninstall it and reclaim a little space.

Northpin · Jun 30, 2023

I dont use the optimizations provided by GFE
I only have it installed for easy drivers update (in the rather rare occasions when i do update my drivers), for performance overlays (i'm lazy enough not to bother with 3rd parties) and for the occasional recording (although the W10 GameBar can work quite the same for someone who's not really into recording every single game session)

It's a commodity, and since i'm not after maxing out every fps out of a game, the potential resources hogged by it are negligible for me (and absolutely negligible compared to the other stuff i have running while i play ED - like hundreds of browser tabs open simultaneous in FF and Chrome/Edge and Steam/Epic clients)

Fnord Velkor · Jun 30, 2023

Fish172 · Jun 30, 2023

I just let in install. I can alter any settings later in game but do use the video recording which I find acceptable. Personal choice I guess. Especially as the settings just sets everything to max for me which is fine, then I never really worry about them.

nemolomen · Jun 30, 2023

I use it for updates, recording and instant replay (recording of the last 5 minutes). I have the optimization turned off and I use the in game settings.

Tyres O'Flaherty · Jun 30, 2023

nemolomen said:
I use it for updates, recording and instant replay (recording of the last 5 minutes). I have the optimization turned off and I use the in game settings.

Interesting... I hadn't thought of recording as I very rarely do that - and when I do, I'll use OBS. Hmm - food for thought! Thanks!

Morbad · Jun 30, 2023

Tyres O'Flaherty said:
I hadn't thought of recording as I very rarely do that - and when I do, I'll use OBS.

GFE has a simpler interface, but OBS has more features, including an adjustable replay buffer.

Tyres O'Flaherty · Jun 30, 2023

I've just run an app that lists what programs/servicea etc. are running at startup on my PC. It looks like the nVidea install I did put at least seven services into my startup process. It didn't whether I wanted them (but maybe I missed a setting somewhere) so they've now been disabled with exrteme prejudice.

I'll keep them that way unless it starts to complain - but if it does, it's bye-bye time for GFE.

nemolomen · Jun 30, 2023

Morbad said:
GFE has a simpler interface, but OBS has more features, including an adjustable replay buffer.

GFE also has adjustable recording settings (Turn it Off, then change the settings and save, then turn it back on)

AND, it can record local audio (microphone) to a separate 2nd audio channel, a feature I find nice (easy way to remove my voice/other sounds from recordings).

Morbad · Jul 1, 2023

nemolomen said:
GFE also has adjustable recording settings (Turn it Off, then change the settings and save, then turn it back on)View attachment 360147AND, it can record local audio (microphone) to a separate 2nd audio channel, a feature I find nice (easy way to remove my voice/other sounds from recordings).

View attachment 360148

More options than I recall from the last time I tried GFE/Shadowplay, but still well short of what third party programs like OBS are capable of.