Nvidia 5 System Requirements

2NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User’s Guide – Version 2.0

CHAPTER 1

About NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0

System Requirements

• Supported Operating Systems:

•Microsoft Windows® XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

•Microsoft Windows® VistaTM

• Supported Motherboards:

NVIDIA nTune version 5.0 supports only motherboards with nForce processors,

with the exception of the following:

•nForce1

•nForce mobile edition processors

•nForce server class processors

NVIDIA nTune version 5.05 and later supports all motherboards, not just

motherboards with nForce processors, for the following features:

•GPU overclocking and fan control using the nTune Performance page in the

NVIDIA Control Panel

•System performance monitoring and GPU temperature monitoring using the

nTune NVIDIA Monitor

• Supported Processors

•All AMD K7 (except Duron) processors

•AMD Athlon 64 FX processors

•AMD Opteron processors

•AMD Sempron processors

•Intel® Pentium® 4 processor with Hyperthreading support

Note: nTune does not support overclocking, underclocking, or performance auto-

tuning on multi-processor systems.

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