[size=+2]A Guide to Onscreen Hardware Monitering while Gaming/Running any 3D application.[/size]
I am using this type of hardware monitering from quite a long time and find it quite useful. Its always a bit of problem in monitering hardware while gaming, coz as soon as u exit the game to see application the temparature drops drastically(in case of graphics cards) and u won't get the correct idea of temprature. While playing NFS MW i used to get 78-82*c but as soon as i exit the game temp drops to 70*c within seconds. So after long head scratching and searching over the net i find out the solution. and many people were asking me how to do this and today arun_rulezz asked me about this so i decided to come up with this guide. Hope u guys will like it. So, here it goes ....
Step 1:
First of all u have to Riva Tuner. u can get it Here.
Download the software and Install it.
Step 2:
Then open the application from Program files.
Then it will start backing up ur registery, after Completion of it u will get to the apllication main window. Which will look like this
Now click on the Customise button on the "Target adapter" and then click on the Hardware monitering Icon as shown in image below.
Now u will see graphs showing the temparature/fan speed/clock speed.Now click on the "red Icon" on the bottom Left side of the window, this will start the background monitering.
now if see that there are some values missing or not giving the correct value click on the "setup button" on the bottom right side.
after that click on pluggins button and u will see some chip names there. i am using two pluggins ADT7473 and NVThermaldiode for various monitering inputs. Chose them carefully as wrong one can give u totally different reading. as for core temp i use NVTermaldiode as ADT7473 gives me ~10*c lower temps. U have to do some testing on ur own here. when u will click on a pluggin it will show of the details on the top. Check pluggin u are planning to use.
Step 3:
If u want to adjust fan speed manually then u can try this step otherwise skip this. Very few graphics cards have fan speed monitering so this might not work
on some cards. Again click on "Customise" on target adapter setting. then click on low level system setting. here u will find a tab named fan. Check the "Low
level fan control" and chk the "fixed" on the radio button. Now move the slider as u want to change the speed. and u can make profiles as i have done one for 2D mode and another for 3D mode. but u have to change it manually tilll now i haven't found the way to change this automatically.(ie when a 3D application is launched the 3D mode is automatically selected)
Step 4:
Now go to settings tab on the main window and check the "send to tray on close" and "Run at windows startup(either by start up folder or registery)".
As in this Image
Step 5:
This step is for adding shortcut keys to certain feature if u don't want then u can skip this step. Now open the launcher tab and Click on the "+" Icon. and click on the "Riva Tuner Module activation item".
Then fill the fields as follows
Name: anything u want
Associated hotkey: anything u want(in my case ctrl+alt+H for hardware monitering and ctrl+alt+F for fan control window)
Module type: Low level Module
Module name: For fan Control"low level module" and select "fan" from Tab name
For Hardware monitering select the same from module name.
Now change the fan speed u just have to press ctrl+alt+F and to see the hardware monitering window ctrl+alt+H
Step 6:
now to see the value while gaming/running 3D application u will need "Riva Tuner Stat server". No u don't have to download it its in ur program files. Click
on riva tuner stat server and a icon will appear in ur task bar right side. Right click on it and then click on "Setup". Check the "Run on windows startup" on top. here u can either add a profile for every application or use the global setting. i use the global settings. and check the boxes below it like in which u wud like to hook the on screen display D3D 8/D3D 9/open GL bla bla... here u can change the OSD color/position etc.
Step 7:
and in the last step open the hardware monitering window, as in step 2 or if u have associated any hotkey as in step 5 then press the hotkeys.
now right click on the graph u want to add to onscreen display, by checking the appropriate box. u can also add it to the tray icon as i have done to the
core temp. now u are good to go run any 3D apllication or game and see for urself if u can't just report back to me.
PS: its 3 in the nyt and i am feeling very sleepy if there is any error, mods please correct them .... thanks
Rahul
