Thanks, I just wanted to see if anyone had a quick fix. Strangely enough, I tried it on CMBB 2 as well and no dice. But perhaps because that engine is so old it didn't implement the dedicated gpu either. And yes, I have been using nvidia's guidance on adding software to the profile list, also have tried a number of user suggested tricks. To no avail. I have submitted a forum post at the nvidia site and will try and send it in as an issue. I don't see a way around it right now unless they get their "global dedicated" option to work (there is an option in the driver to use the dedicated card globally..but it doesn't work right now.).
thanks