Elaine
03-07-2004, 01:31 PM
Originally posted by BigStan
Rivatuner - Graphics card overclockign utility
Q: Where can I download the latest versions of RivaTuner?
A: You can download it from the official RivaTuner's hosting partners: www.nvworld.ru and www.guru3d.com.
FAQ taken from www.guru3d.com
Q: How does RivaTuner work? Is it just a registry tweaker?
A: Yes, it was a registry tweaking utility in the beginning. Now RivaTuner can work in two modes and tweak your graphics subsystem either at the driver level or at low level.
At the driver level RivaTuner changes the settings via the registry and directly calls the driver's functions in order to perform some operations (e.g. query and set the clock frequencies, update an overlay context, change a color scheme and so on). In this mode RivaTuner can also read some info (e.g. AGP settings and the clock frequencies) directly from your graphics hardware but it doesn't use a low level access to your hardware to change anything.
In low level mode RivaTuner works directly with your graphics hardware. When you make any changes in this mode RivaTuner doesn't use the display drivers at all and directly programs the graphics processor's registers.
Q: Can I close RivaTuner after changing the driver's settings? Will the tweaks have an effect in this case?
A: Yes, of course. All the driver's settings are stored in the registry so you can safely close RivaTuner or even remove it from your hard drive, but the tweaks will still work. It's not necessary to load RivaTuner at Windows startup in order to apply the changes you have made. The only options which require RivaTuner to reside in memory are the 'Restore clock frequencies after suspended mode' and low level refresh overrider module. The power users may also wish to keep RivaTuner resident in order to use built-in registry editor's and low level diagnostic module's tracking features.
Rivatuner - Graphics card overclockign utility
Q: Where can I download the latest versions of RivaTuner?
A: You can download it from the official RivaTuner's hosting partners: www.nvworld.ru and www.guru3d.com.
FAQ taken from www.guru3d.com
Q: How does RivaTuner work? Is it just a registry tweaker?
A: Yes, it was a registry tweaking utility in the beginning. Now RivaTuner can work in two modes and tweak your graphics subsystem either at the driver level or at low level.
At the driver level RivaTuner changes the settings via the registry and directly calls the driver's functions in order to perform some operations (e.g. query and set the clock frequencies, update an overlay context, change a color scheme and so on). In this mode RivaTuner can also read some info (e.g. AGP settings and the clock frequencies) directly from your graphics hardware but it doesn't use a low level access to your hardware to change anything.
In low level mode RivaTuner works directly with your graphics hardware. When you make any changes in this mode RivaTuner doesn't use the display drivers at all and directly programs the graphics processor's registers.
Q: Can I close RivaTuner after changing the driver's settings? Will the tweaks have an effect in this case?
A: Yes, of course. All the driver's settings are stored in the registry so you can safely close RivaTuner or even remove it from your hard drive, but the tweaks will still work. It's not necessary to load RivaTuner at Windows startup in order to apply the changes you have made. The only options which require RivaTuner to reside in memory are the 'Restore clock frequencies after suspended mode' and low level refresh overrider module. The power users may also wish to keep RivaTuner resident in order to use built-in registry editor's and low level diagnostic module's tracking features.