i have always been a fan of ati graphics card for 2 main reasons one is the rich image quality (2d,3d,web serving,movies) all look amazing,& for the ability to create different profiles (change contrast,brightness,colour,fan speed,OC..etc setttings & save as different profiles,i currently have 4 ati profiles saved) then activate which ever profile i want by simply clicking on right keyboard keys for example Alt + q for gaming & Alt + w for web serving ...etc CAN i do the same with Nvidia ? if the answer is yes then i will buy nvidia gtx card tomorrow if its no then its bye to nvidia 3D gaming.
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Nvidia question from Ati user. hlp plz
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I've never ever seen the point in having different profiles for different applications. I just have the one and it seems perfect for gaming, browsing, films and anything else.
What kind of difference do you have in your profiles, and what kind of benefits do they bring?
What kind of difference do you have in your profiles, and what kind of benefits do they bring?
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its the same with ati but sometime i need a different profile activated when serving the net for example youtube vids look too dark on my low light web serving profile so i need to activate another profile & once i'm finished with youtube i reactivate the low light profile again. get what i mean ?
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can you do the same with nvidia's own software (like ati's catalyst).
majority of the time i use a low light profile which is good enough for web serving (gamma 0.55,brightness -52,contrast 25) but when i want to view web video's like youtube or gametrailer i need a profile like the gaming profile minus the fan speed to be able to view those videos.this is why i need & use different profiles. i hope i'm not confusing you.
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Set your own fan profile to do this manually. Check your idle temps and set it so the fan is at its lowest up until about 5/10 degrees above idle (when you must be playing a game). Also your GPU should automatically downclock when you're on the desktop anyway?
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majority of the time i use a low light profile which is good enough for web serving (gamma 1.00,brightness -31,contrast 64) but when i want to view web video's like youtube or gametrailer i need a profile like the gaming profile minus the fan speed to be able to view those videos.this is why i need & use different profiles. i hope i'm not confusing you.
Noooo I understand why you may want different profiles, but I don't think I could see the difference well enough to warrant setting them up.
For instance I don't get into a game and think 'Oh I wish the contrast was a bit higher' or something similar. I spent a lot of time when I got my monitor finding the perfect settings, and just leave it at that for everything.
I'm never wanting for different settings in different situations.
i wish it was that easy,i need a very low light profile for web serving or else i will get headache,i guess i'm too sensitive to bright screens!
now this page on my low profile looks navy blue (almost black) with white text,this is how low light my monitor need to be & this is why i need different profiles.
now this page on my low profile looks navy blue (almost black) with white text,this is how low light my monitor need to be & this is why i need different profiles.
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Yeah I'm a low light kinda guy too. My HP LP2475w is currently at 5/100 brightness. Saves loads of energy too. Especially if, like me, you're staring at your screen for 3/4+ hours a day.
I don't like GPU fan profiles as the fanspeed is always changing which drives me crazy, and this is why I like to lock it at a specific speed.
And yes the GPU downclocks when on the desktop but it will still change clocks randomly depending on what I'm doing...me no likee this.