Thank you for the effort you put into this tool.

It has already proven very useful; it allowed me to quickly validate my settings, where I discovered I had missed a few entries in some of my energy profiles, maybe due to a restore of a system backup or I simply forgot them.

I was glad to make a donation. The tool is genuinely unique, and it has already saved me time and will certainly continue to do so.

Ramses, thank you so much. You're Vilm Care's very first supporter!
The support itself means a lot, but honestly, what I'm even more grateful for is knowing that my program is actually helping you and that you enjoy using it. You've also given me so many great suggestions for the development of the program. I truly appreciate that, and I'll keep coming back with more solid and exciting features.

It has already proven very useful; it allowed me to quickly validate my settings, where I discovered I had missed a few entries in some of my energy profiles, maybe due to a restore of a system backup or I simply forgot them.

I was glad to make a donation. The tool is genuinely unique, and it has already saved me time and will certainly continue to do so.

What's new:

CPU/GPU temperature monitoring
Internet speed testing
DPC latency measurement (Beta)

I hope many of you will give it a try and enjoy it. Feedback is always appreciated!

ramses wrote:

bighyunwoo wrote:

I'm also considering adding the Powermizer-related option that MC mentioned. Or possibly replacing it with the "Maximum Performance" setting from the Nvidia Control Panel (for a safer optimization approach).

My understanding is that both are needed
- nVidia control panel: maximum performance
and
- the registry settings that powermizer switch performs.

Two add-on informations

1. After nVidia driver updates, you need to re-run "PowerMizer switch", as nVidia seems to clean up the registry in that regard.
You see it if you start PowerMizer; it reports that it can't find its registry settings for the card.

2. The nVidia control panel setting for "max performance" you only need to redo if you chose to erase the settings when performing the driver installation/upgrade.

To be honest, I'm thinking about to add nvidia control panel only for some reasons. The powermizer(registry) one is quite tough for this program's purpose. I need to consider more

It would be sufficient to mention the tool and the purpose.

bighyunwoo wrote:

I'm also considering adding the Powermizer-related option that MC mentioned. Or possibly replacing it with the "Maximum Performance" setting from the Nvidia Control Panel (for a safer optimization approach).

My understanding is that both are needed
- nVidia control panel: maximum performance
and
- the registry settings that powermizer switch performs.

Two add-on informations

1. After nVidia driver updates, you need to re-run "PowerMizer switch", as nVidia seems to clean up the registry in that regard.
You see it if you start PowerMizer; it reports that it can't find its registry settings for the card.

2. The nVidia control panel setting for "max performance" you only need to redo if you chose to erase the settings when performing the driver installation/upgrade.

To be honest, I'm thinking about to add nvidia control panel only for some reasons. The powermizer(registry) one is quite tough for this program's purpose. I need to consider more

I'm also considering adding the Powermizer-related option that MC mentioned. Or possibly replacing it with the "Maximum Performance" setting from the Nvidia Control Panel (for a safer optimization approach).

My understanding is that both are needed
- nVidia control panel: maximum performance
and
- the registry settings that powermizer switch performs.

Two add-on informations

1. After nVidia driver updates, you need to re-run "PowerMizer switch", as nVidia seems to clean up the registry in that regard.
You see it if you start PowerMizer; it reports that it can't find its registry settings for the card.

2. The nVidia control panel setting for "max performance" you only need to redo if you chose to erase the settings when performing the driver installation/upgrade.

Regarding the Nvidia Low Latency option, I think I was a bit too quick to label it as Optimal/Unoptimal. I still believe it can bring positive changes in certain scenarios, but I agree it should be treated as a neutral option.
I'm also considering adding the Powermizer-related option that MC mentioned. Or possibly replacing it with the "Maximum Performance" setting from the Nvidia Control Panel (for a safer optimization approach).

Question on the two new nVidia settings: wasn't the most efficient workaround  a special tool that disabled the power saving of the nVida card? If so can this be added here, or does it require an external tool? In that case it would at least be helpful to mention it.

To the 1st new option, "nVidia HD Audio"
Should prevent unnecessary polling of the ports, can be deactivated if you do not need those ports.
Deactivation either through Windows sound or by removing the nVidia HD related driver.

To the 2nd new option, "nVidia Low Latency".
EDIT: This seems to refer to the nVidia driver option "Modus für geringe Latenz" "Low latency mode".
Just discussing this with Hyunwoo via e-mail, not sure whether this is beneficial EDIT: in general terms.

In terms of the external tool.
That was PowerMizer Switch: https://nvworld.ru/utilities/pmswitch/

What I normally do in terms of nVidia are two things
a) To use PowerMizer Switch to disable power saving on the nVidia card
b) and in nVidia system control app
    - energy management -> prefer maximum performance

The other two optimizations that were proposed in a thread on the Steinberg Forum I can't recommend for the reasons below.
https://forums.steinberg.net/t/8-18-cor … tup/103725

- Threaded-Optimization should stay on the default setting, which is "AUTO"
   If you enable it, then SpectraLayers in Nuendo crashes the whole application

- Vertical synchronization: keep the default "Use settings for 3D-Applications" (translated by me)
   If you enable it, then applications like RME DIGIcheck NG or other apps are being displayed with the highest "fps"
   which fully utilizes your GPU, which means high GPU load, and you hear the blowers of your GPU working at full speed.

v1.2.0 is out! This update adds optional advanced options that users can choose to apply.
And some other things

Could already make very good use of it, many thanks :-)