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Utlities for Windows NVIDIA nT une Generation 5.0 User ’ s Guide Ve r s i o n 2 . 0 NVIDIA Corp oration November 9, 2006[...]

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NVIDIA Corporation i Driver Util ities NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User’s Guide Version 2.0 1.About NVIDIA nT une Generation 5.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 System Requirement s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Installing NVIDI A nT une . . [...]

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NVIDIA Corporation 1 C HAPTER A BOUT NVIDIA N T UNE G ENER ATION 5.0 NVIDIA nTune TM Generation 5.0 is a full-featured application that lets you easily modify system settings and test them wi thout having to r eboot your system. With NVIDIA nTune, you can • Modify system performance settings, such as bus speeds, CPU voltages, fan speed, and other[...]

2 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Sy stem R equirements • Supported Operating Systems: • Microsoft Windows ® XP (32-bit a nd 64-bit ) • Microsoft Windows ® Vista TM • Support ed Mother boards: NVIDIA nTune version 5.0 supports only mo therboards with nForce processor[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 3 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Ge neration 5. 0 Installing NVIDIA nT une Bef ore Y ou Begi n • Make sure your hardware meets the “System Requirements” on page 2 . For nTune 5.0, the installer will not install NVIDIA nTune on non-supported systems, including non-supported nForce-based motherbaords. nTune 5.05 and later will[...]

4 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 1 About NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 5 At the Select Features screen, select all the nTune features and then click Next . 6 At the Choose Destination Lo cation window, browse to locate the folder where you want the NVIDIA nTune files installe d, or just use the default location a[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 5 C HAPTER U SING NVIDIA N T UNE G ENER ATION 5.0 This chapter provides basic instructions for starting and using nTune 5.0. It contains the follow ing sect ions: • “Starting NVIDIA nTune” on page 6 • “Quick Start/Reference Guide to Using nTune” on page 9 • “Overview of Other Menu Options” on page 13[...]

6 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Starting NVIDIA nT une You can start NVIDIA nTune in several ways: • From the Windows desktop, click Start , then click All Programs -> NVIDIA Corporatio n -> NVIDIA Control Panel-> Performance , or • Right-click the W indows desk[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 7 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 IMPORTANT! Depending on your motherbo ard settings, the following warning message may appear when nTune starts: Warning: Your PCI clock is currently set to track the HT bus. If you adjust the clock for the HT bus, the PCI bus clock will change as well. Please consult your motherboar[...]

8 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 About the nT une P erformance P age nTune Generation 5.0 is incorporated into the new intuit ive NVIDIA Control Panel design. Explanations of the various pages are provided within the page, so this manual focuses on providing an overview of th[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 9 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 Quick Start/R eference Guide to Using nT une This section provid es a quick refe rence for accomplishing the following nTune tas ks: • Tuning Your System for Optimum Performance • Monitoring Your System Performance • Overclocking Your System and Ad justing Voltage and Fan Spee[...]

10 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Monitoring Y our S ystem Perf ormance NVIDIA Monitor is an application that displays dynamic graphs tha t track the CPU and system temperatures, and the voltag es and spee ds for various hardware components. • To start NVIDIA Monitor and ma[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 11 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 • Hints: When overclocking the system, it may be desirable to increase the voltage level of the components to provide more operating margin. •C a u t i o n s : Increasing the voltage or the clock speed of a component may void its warranty due to exceeding recommended spec ifica[...]

12 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 Dynamic BIOS Access This feature is available only with BIOS support from the motherboard manufacturer . To manage system BIOS s ettings, 1 Click Dynamic BIOS Access from the Manual Tuning section of the Control Panel Performance page. 2 In t[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 13 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generati on 5.0 Overview of Other Menu Options Save Pr ofiles From the NVIDIA Control Panel main menu, click Pro file -> Save to s a ve t he c ur r en t changes to a new profile. Choose or name the .nsu file from the Save As dialog box, then click Save . Load Profiles From the NVIDIA Control Pa[...]

14 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 2 Using NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 15 C HAPTER A UTOMATICALLY T UNE P ERFORMANCE AND A DJUST C USTOM R ULES This chapter describes the various options available when performing the following tasks: • “Tuning Your System Automatically” on page 16 • “Adjusting and Creating Custom Rules” on page 20[...]

16 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules T uni ng Y our System Automatically The NVIDIA tuning engine lets you tu ne the system using NVIDIA developed benchmarks to determine the current performance level of the system. You can also tune the system to various pe[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 17 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 Select a tuning type. 3 Select Tune . During the course of tuning, the system may stop responding or reboot. NVIDIA recommends checking Automatically cont inue at reboot ... to disable prompts on reboot during the tuning process. • A progress bar shows the t[...]

18 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules Complete The Complete tuning option tunes your system automatically and takes approximately 3 hours. The process involves adjusting (where appl icable) the FSB, Memory bus, AGP bus, PCI-E bus, GPU Core clock, GPU Memory b[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 19 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 During the course of tuning, the system may stop responding or reboot. If you want the tuning process to restart when th e system is restarted and continue from the last good test, then check Automatically continu e at reboot. 3 Select a Tuning time .[...]

20 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules Adjusting and Creating Custom Rules NVIDIA nTune allows you to create rules for how the sy stem uses nTune profiles ( .nsu files or .npe files). After you create the rule, the system wi ll select an enabled profile automa[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 21 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 2 From the Take this action section, select an action from the list provided. Note: Blue under lined text may be selected to se t parameters. • Load this Profile : Select to load a s pecific profile. When t he “Profile” link is selected, an Explorer window[...]

22 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 3 Automatically Tune Performance and Adjust Custom Rules 4 Use the following buttons and controls as needed: • Click “ -> ” to add conditions to the rule . • Use the “ AN D ” and “ OR ” buttons to make more complex rules by logically grouping conditions toget[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 23 C HAPTER M ONITORING AND L OGGING S YSTEM E VEN T S This chapter describe s how to set up an d use the NVIDIA Monitor application for monitoring and logging system events. It contains the following se ctions: • “About NVIDIA Monitor” on page 24 describes the NVIDIA Monitor application features. • “Adjusting NVIDIA Mo[...]

24 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events About NVIDIA Monitor NVIDIA Monitor can display dynamic graphs that track var ious performance usage and temperatures, and the voltages, fan speed s, and bus speeds for various hardware components. To open NVIDIA Monitor, • From the Wind[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 25 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events T emperatures The temp erature g raphs refle ct the tempe r ature level reported by the BIOS. Right click to select settings to make adjustments to • Specify the temperature units—eith er degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit. • Pick a method for alerting when the temperature reach[...]

26 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events Adjusting NVIDIA Monitor Settings To customize various NVIDIA Monitor sett ings, right-cl ick the NVIDIA Monitor and select Settings . Figure 4.2 Adjust NVIDIA Monitor Settings Page[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 27 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events NVIDIA Monitor Appear ance Specifying the T emperature R e ading Interv al To specify how often to update the temperature values, click the Update list arrow and then click one of the polling intervals from the list. Note: Because of SMI traffic and CPU utilization, fast er polli[...]

28 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 4 Monitoring and Logging System Events Logging Events Adjusting Event Logging Set tings 1 Specify how often to track the selections. Under Log file settings , either leave the default setting or click the Update timer list arrow and cli ck the time in terval—in seconds—that[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 29 C HAPTER S UPPLEMENTAL I NF ORMATION FO R THE A DJUST M OTHERBOARD S ET TINGS P AGE This chapter provides supplemental inform ation to keep in mind when adjusting system timings using the Adjust Motherboard Settin gs page. All changes made on this page take eff ect immediately after selecting Apply or OK ; however, these setti[...]

30 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page Figure 5.1 nTune Adjust Motherboard Settings Page[...]

NVIDIA Corporation 31 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboar d Settings Page System Clocks Group The System Clocks section provides clocki ng con trol of the reference clock for the Hypertransport Technology bus (HTT) or th e front side bus (FSB), HT multiplier, memory bus, and the reference clo ck for the AGP or PCI-Express[...]

32 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page HT Multiplier Use in combination w ith the reference clock (HTT) to define the FSB speed, in most cases. Ref erence Clock (AGP or PCI-Expr ess) • Reference clock (AGP) Use this slider to control the AGP bus [...]

NVIDIA Corporation 33 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboar d Settings Page Memory Controller Timing Group The memory controller timing section lets you control essential timings in order to maintain stability when ov erclocking the fr ont side bus and memory bus. Increasing (relaxing) these parameters should allo w for inc[...]

34 NVIDIA nTune Generation 5.0 User ’s Guide – Version 2.0 C HAPTER 5 Supplemental Information for the Ad just Motherboard Settings Page • Write to Read Delay (tWTR) This is the amount of cycl es required between a valid write command and the next read command. Lower values result in better pe rformance, but can cause instability. • Write t[...]