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| Processor | Intel Core i7 10850K@5.2GHz |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | AsRock Z470 Taichi |
| Cooling | Corsair H115i Pro w/ Noctua NF-A14 Fans |
| Memory | 32GB DDR4-3600 |
| Video Card(s) | RTX 2070 Super |
| Storage | 500GB SX8200 Pro + 8TB with 1TB SSD Cache |
| Display(s) | Acer Nitro VG280K 4K 28" |
| Case | Fractal Design Define S |
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| Power Supply | eVGA SuperNOVA 1000w G3 |
| Software | Windows 10 Pro x64 |
Ok, I've seen a lot of people wanting a simple way to overclock their video cards, and with ATITool no longer supporting a lot of newer cards, they find themselves at a loss. Rivatuner is usually the first thing suggested to them when they come where asking for ways to overclock their new graphics card, and they usually respond with something like "Rivatuner seems to complicated, there aren't any clock speed sliders anywhere".
Being that Rivatuner is such a powerful tool, it does have a lot of features, that can be overwhelming to the beginning user. However, if all you are looking to do is overclock your graphics card, Rivatuner is actually very easy to use once you know where to go. So I decided to write this very basic, and very simply quide on how to overclock using Rivatuner.
ATi:
When you first open Rivatuner, you will see the following:
You want to click on the small box that I have circled in red.
Then you want to click on the box with a picture of a video card, that I have circled here:
That will bring up the screen you see here:
These are the clock speed sliders, that most people struggle to find, they work just like the sliders in ATITool. There is no "Find Max" buttons, like on ATITool but those buttons haven't worked correctly in ATITool in years anyway. So you will have to do it manually, by increasing the sliders a little bit at a time, and testing for artifacts using benchmarks or even ATITool's test.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
If you click on the "Fan" tab, it will take you here:
This will allow you to adjust the fan speed on your video card, if you like.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
nVidia:
When you first open Rivatuner, you will see the following:
You want to click on the small box that I have circled in red.
Then you want to click on the box with a picture of a video card, that I have circled here:
That will bring up the screen you see here:
These are the clock speed sliders, that most people struggle to find, they work just like the sliders in ATITool. There is no "Find Max" buttons, like on ATITool but those buttons haven't worked correctly in ATITool in years anyway. So you will have to do it manually, by increasing the sliders a little bit at a time, and testing for artifacts using benchmarks or even ATITool's test.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
There is something special about nVidia cards, and that is the ability to change the clock speed of the shaders independently from the core clock speed. If you uncheck the box next to "Link clocks", Rivatuner will allow you to change the clock speeds of the core and shaders independently. If you leave the box checked, when you change one, the other changes also.
If you click the "Fan" tab, it will take you here:
This screen will allow you to change the fan speed on your graphics card if you like. You must select "Direct Control" from the drop down box that I have circled in red.
General:
When you have first installed Rivatuner, and are entering the overclocking screens for the first time, you will this:
If you have not used any other overclocking software, it is safe to select "Detect now", otherwise select "Reboot".
Also, remember that not all graphics cards allow manual fan control, even if Rivatuner allows you to move the slider around. If the slider does not affect your cards fan speed, then your card likely does not support manual fan speed control.
Automatic Fan Control:
The first thing you need to do is open up the fan control windows for either ATi or nVidia, as descibed above. Then set your fan to a setting you want, and click on the floppy disk icon to save that fan setting as a fan profile.
After you do this for each fan speed you want to save you should have a list of fan profiles.
You then need to go to the Launcher tab. Then you need to click on the green arrow.
You will get this window, just press ok.
That takes you to this window. You need to fill in the name yourself, make it the same as one of your fan profiles you have saved. Then put a check next to Associate with Fan Profile. If you are using an nVidia card, make sure it is set to driver-level, if you are using ATi make sure it is set to low-level. Then select the fan profile that corrisponds to the name you entered at the top. Do this for each fan profile you have set up.
Then go to the Scheduler tab and click on the green cross.
In this screen, you need to configure to look like mine, using your own fan profiles and filling in your own temperatures. On mine, this will raise the fan speed to 50% when the GPU core goes over 45C. You do this for each fan profile you made.
Then you need to make another one for the same fan profile. This one will lower the fan speed when the temp goes down. Always make this one activate at 5C lower than the upward trigger. This will stop the annoying fan speed changes that drive a lot of people nuts.
Planned Additions:
*Temp Monitoring
Being that Rivatuner is such a powerful tool, it does have a lot of features, that can be overwhelming to the beginning user. However, if all you are looking to do is overclock your graphics card, Rivatuner is actually very easy to use once you know where to go. So I decided to write this very basic, and very simply quide on how to overclock using Rivatuner.
ATi:
When you first open Rivatuner, you will see the following:
You want to click on the small box that I have circled in red.
Then you want to click on the box with a picture of a video card, that I have circled here:
That will bring up the screen you see here:
These are the clock speed sliders, that most people struggle to find, they work just like the sliders in ATITool. There is no "Find Max" buttons, like on ATITool but those buttons haven't worked correctly in ATITool in years anyway. So you will have to do it manually, by increasing the sliders a little bit at a time, and testing for artifacts using benchmarks or even ATITool's test.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
If you click on the "Fan" tab, it will take you here:
This will allow you to adjust the fan speed on your video card, if you like.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
nVidia:
When you first open Rivatuner, you will see the following:
You want to click on the small box that I have circled in red.
Then you want to click on the box with a picture of a video card, that I have circled here:
That will bring up the screen you see here:
These are the clock speed sliders, that most people struggle to find, they work just like the sliders in ATITool. There is no "Find Max" buttons, like on ATITool but those buttons haven't worked correctly in ATITool in years anyway. So you will have to do it manually, by increasing the sliders a little bit at a time, and testing for artifacts using benchmarks or even ATITool's test.
Most of the options on this screen are self-explanitory. And if you don't know what something does, chances are you don't need to mess with it.
There is something special about nVidia cards, and that is the ability to change the clock speed of the shaders independently from the core clock speed. If you uncheck the box next to "Link clocks", Rivatuner will allow you to change the clock speeds of the core and shaders independently. If you leave the box checked, when you change one, the other changes also.
If you click the "Fan" tab, it will take you here:
This screen will allow you to change the fan speed on your graphics card if you like. You must select "Direct Control" from the drop down box that I have circled in red.
General:
When you have first installed Rivatuner, and are entering the overclocking screens for the first time, you will this:
If you have not used any other overclocking software, it is safe to select "Detect now", otherwise select "Reboot".
Also, remember that not all graphics cards allow manual fan control, even if Rivatuner allows you to move the slider around. If the slider does not affect your cards fan speed, then your card likely does not support manual fan speed control.
Automatic Fan Control:
The first thing you need to do is open up the fan control windows for either ATi or nVidia, as descibed above. Then set your fan to a setting you want, and click on the floppy disk icon to save that fan setting as a fan profile.
After you do this for each fan speed you want to save you should have a list of fan profiles.
You then need to go to the Launcher tab. Then you need to click on the green arrow.
You will get this window, just press ok.
That takes you to this window. You need to fill in the name yourself, make it the same as one of your fan profiles you have saved. Then put a check next to Associate with Fan Profile. If you are using an nVidia card, make sure it is set to driver-level, if you are using ATi make sure it is set to low-level. Then select the fan profile that corrisponds to the name you entered at the top. Do this for each fan profile you have set up.
Then go to the Scheduler tab and click on the green cross.
In this screen, you need to configure to look like mine, using your own fan profiles and filling in your own temperatures. On mine, this will raise the fan speed to 50% when the GPU core goes over 45C. You do this for each fan profile you made.
Then you need to make another one for the same fan profile. This one will lower the fan speed when the temp goes down. Always make this one activate at 5C lower than the upward trigger. This will stop the annoying fan speed changes that drive a lot of people nuts.
Planned Additions:
*Temp Monitoring
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