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10 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User’s Guide – Version 2.0

CHAPTER 2

Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0

Monitoring Your System Performance

NVIDIA Monitor is an application that displays dynamic graphs that track the CPU

and system temperatures, and the voltages and speeds for various hardware

components.

• To start NVIDIA Monitor and manage various NVIDIA Monitor settings, from the

Windows desktop, click Start, then click All Programs->NVIDIA Corporation-

and then click NVIDIA Monitor.

See Chapter 4, “Monitoring and Logging System Events” on page 23 for more

information about NVIDIA Monitor.

Overclocking Your System and Adjusting Voltage and Fan

Speed

Overclocking Your System

To overclock you system, click Adjust Motherboard Settings from the Manual

Tuning section of the Control Panel Performance page.

See Chapter 5, “Supplemental Information for the Adjust Motherboard Settings

Page” on page 29 for more information.

Changing System Component Voltages

To change the voltages of specific system components, click Adjust Motherboard

settings from the Manual Tuning section of the Control Panel Performance page.

Access to these adjustments requires BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer.

Note: For nTune Generation 2.0 and higher, the maximum CPU voltage level is

limited to 2.0 volts.

Contents

Main NVIDIA Corporation 2701 San Tomas Expressway Santa Clara, CA 95050 www.nvidia.com Notice Trademarks Copyright Table of Contents 3.Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5.Supplemental Information for the Adjust Motherboard Settings Page . . . . . . 29 Page C A BOUT NVIDIA N T System Requirements Installing NVIDIA nTune Before You Begin Installation Instructions Page U SING NVIDIA N T Starting NVIDIA nTune Accepting the End User License Agreement About the nTune Performance Page Quick Start/Reference Guide to Using nTune Tuning Your System for Optimum Performance 1. Automatic Tuning 2. Specify how to use the profiles Monitoring Your System Performance Overclocking Your System and Adjusting Voltage and Fan Speed Overclocking Your System Changing System Component Voltages Changing Fan Speeds Dynamic BIOS Access Overview of Other Menu Options Page Page Tuning Your System Automatically Automatic Tuning Understanding the Tuning Options Quick Complete Custom Running the Tune Process Page Adjusting and Creating Custom Rules Page Page MONITORING AND LOGGING SYSTEM EVENTS About NVIDIA Monitor Temperatures Voltages Speeds Current Profile Page NVIDIA Monitor Appearance Specifying the Temperature Reading Interval Specifying a Viewing Option Tracking Temperatures Logging Events Adjusting Event Logging Settings Launching the Event Logger SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION FOR THE ADJUST MOTHERBOARD SETTINGS PAGE Page System Clocks Group Hints and Cautions System Clock Settings Reference Clock (HTT) or (FSB) CPU Multiplier HT Multiplier Use in combination with the reference clock (HTT) to define the FSB speed, in most cases. Reference Clock (AGP or PCI-Express) Memory Controller Timing Group