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blaze15301
06-25-2010, 03:38 AM
i know this website isn't to big on the over clocking stuff but i figured i would try to make a post that has a few of the utilities that people use. some are free , and some you have to pay for. i have marked witch ones. i have also provided a link to all the benchmarks.


overclocking CPU

amd over drive (http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx)



overclocking GPU


[U]msi after burner (http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/) (free)
riva tuner (http://www.guru3d.com/index.php?page=rivatuner) (free)
amd over drive (http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx) (free)
ati catalyst driver (http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx) (free)
nvidia control panel (http://www.nvidia.com/content/global/global.php) (free)
Evga precision (http://www.evga.com/precision/) (free)

GPU bios editing
ATI

ati winflash (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1750/ATI_Winflash_2.0.1.11.html) (free)
RBE (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1770/TechPowerUp_Radeon_Bios_Editor_v1.25.html) (free)


Nvidia

NFlash (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1825/NVFlash_5.95.01.html) (free)
NFlash (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1824/NVFlash_5.95.0.1_for_Windows.html) for windows (Free)

Validating software

CPU

cpu-z (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html) (free)


GPU

GPU-z (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/) (free)


Monitoring software

CPU

core temp (http://www.alcpu.com/CoreTemp/) (free)
performance monitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/perfmonitor.html)(individual cores) (free)
TMonitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/tmonitor.html) {individual cores) (free)

GPU

ati catalyst (http://www.amd.com/us/Pages/AMDHomePage.aspx) (Free)
nvidia control panel (free)
GPU-Z (http://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/) (free)
msi kombuster (http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/) (free/comes with afterburner)


General

HW monitor pro (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor-pro.html) (free)
Hw monitor (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html) (free)
Amd overdrive (http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx) (free)
occt (http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download) (free)


Ram
everest (http://www.lavalys.com/) (buy/Trial)



Stability test/benchmarks

CPU

Prime 95 (http://files.extremeoverclocking.com/file.php?f=103) (free)
occt (http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download) (free)
amd over drive (http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx) (free)
3d mark 01,03,06,vantage (http://www.futuremark.com/)(01,03 is free) (06 and vantage has a trial)
custom pc suite (free)
(http://www.spodesabode.com/page/spodemark)

Gpu

Furmark (http://www.ozone3d.net/benchmarks/fur/) (free)
amd overdrive (http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_overdrive.aspx) (free)
msi after burner (free)
occt (http://www.ocbase.com/perestroika_en/index.php?Download) (free)
3d mark 01,03,06,vantage (http://www.futuremark.com/) (01,03 is free) (06 and vantage has a trial)
heaven benchmark (http://unigine.com/products/heaven/).


many games have benchmarks built into them. such as crysis,just cause 2,half life 2,etc....




i will try to post more when i find them.

if you have something you would like to add please let me know. please try to add a link to the download page and weather it is free or not.

blaze15301
06-25-2010, 03:39 AM
if this is the wrong area can a mod please move it. thank you

Trace
06-25-2010, 04:14 AM
Nice list!

Oneslowz28
06-25-2010, 05:07 AM
Don't forget EVGA Precision

Also... AMD OverDrive is complete and utter crap... just sayin...

blaze15301
06-25-2010, 11:00 PM
i added the evga software.

overdrive does suck but it kinda has its purposes.

Kayin
06-27-2010, 12:22 PM
Overdrive has its places, however, what the memory manufacturer tried to get you to do isn't really its place.

One day, I'll see what I can get one of the hexacores I have about to do for ya.

blaze15301
10-28-2010, 01:58 PM
added unigine to the gpu stability testing. can someone maybe sticky this thread?

Yeticorn
11-01-2010, 01:45 PM
added unigine to the gpu stability testing. can someone maybe sticky this thread?

Or maybe add it to the Wiki :)

blaze15301
11-01-2010, 04:46 PM
whats the wiki?

blaze15301
11-02-2010, 12:19 AM
lol i tried to ad it to the wiki but i kinda failed miserably so yeah lol.