New Windows 10 Nvidia Control Panel Leaked

AthlonXP1800 · 23 Apr 2018 at 04:59

I know I been read many posts people been asked when will Nvidia have new Control Panel for Windows 10 as current Nvidia Control Panel was dated since Windows XP which people complaint that it is too slow but majority of people like me never had a problem with it and not used everyday but only used once everytime when installed new driver. If it not broken, don't fix it until Microsoft finally ditch ancient control panel that been in used since Windows 2.0 back in 1987. So let look back memories lane on old Nvidia control panels first.

Windows 95

I managed to find the original Nvidia control panel for Riva 128 in 1997.

Windows 98

Windows XP Classic Control Panel

Windows XP New Control Panel

Windows 7

Windows 10

https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/8e6msn/friend_who_works_at_nvidia_just_sent_me_this/

Look like we will see new Nvidia Control Panel in upcoming 400 series driver when Nvidia will launch Turing GPUs in summer.

Hope guy at Nvidia wont get fired by leaked new Nvidia Control Panel to his friend on reddit, it been about a year since Nvidia intern Mike Tsai leaked picture of his Titan V prototype.

Rroff · 23 Apr 2018 at 05:05

That Windows 10 one is nothing new - its just the old ESA thingy with some minor tweaks that was part of nVidia System Tools at some point.

SupraWez · 23 Apr 2018 at 05:41

Using a Ryzen 2700

AthlonXP1800 · 23 Apr 2018 at 07:37

Rroff said:
That Windows 10 one is nothing new - its just the old ESA thingy with some minor tweaks that was part of nVidia System Tools at some point.

No I think you are mistaken. I remembered Nvidia System Tools installed on my old Phenom II 940 system with ASUS M3N72-D motherboard with nForce 750A SLI chipset, googled found what Nvidia System Tools looked like but it looked nothing resembled like Nvidia Geforce Control for Windows 10. Nvidia System Tools was discontinued in 2011.

https://www.pcper.com/reviews/Cases...Architecture-Review/NVIDIA-System-Monitor-con
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nvidia_System_Tools

Prior to Phenom II 940, I had Athlon 64 X2 4400+ on ASUS A8N-E motherboard with nForce 4 Ultra chipset used nTune software so nTune looked nothing resembled like Nvidia Geforce Control.

https://www.bjorn3d.com/2004/10/nforce4-technology-preview-2/

ubersonic · 23 Apr 2018 at 08:34

Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Sad to see Nvidia taking a leaf out of AMDs Radeon Settings failure and sacrificing function for form

TheRealDeal · 23 Apr 2018 at 09:04

ubersonic said:
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Sad to see Nvidia taking a leaf out of AMDs Radeon Settings failure and sacrificing function for form

I disagree. Radeon settings has improved a lot since it first released. Now it looks good and is basically idiot proof. Nvidia need to catch up as there panel looks and feels like windows 98.

ubersonic · 23 Apr 2018 at 09:13

TheRealDeal said:
Nvidia need to catch up as there panel looks and feels like windows 98.

I don't really care what a settings panel that gets used annually/bi-annually looks like, id rather it be easy to use and functional.

andybird123 · 23 Apr 2018 at 09:53

ubersonic said:
I don't really care what a settings panel that gets used annually/bi-annually looks like, id rather it be easy to use and functional.

It depends, as long as everything i need is still in there i couldn't care less what it looks like, however actually updating it to be a windiws 10 native application it could actually run faster, so it might just be a win-win

Nexus18 · 23 Apr 2018 at 10:26

TheRealDeal said:
I disagree. Radeon settings has improved a lot since it first released. Now it looks good and is basically idiot proof. Nvidia need to catch up as there panel looks and feels like windows 98.

Yup, AMD's control panel is MUCH better now and far more feature rich than what it used to be, at the start, quite a few things were missing but they were added back over time. And it is super quick and easy to use, with a nvidia card in another system, it's control panel just feels so dated and actually the cumbersome one to use now imo.

What features are currently missing?

Only thing I am still waiting on is 21.9 VSR support...

N19h7m4r3 · 23 Apr 2018 at 10:48

Has no one noticed it shows Titan V SLI?! What is this black magic?

EsaT · 23 Apr 2018 at 10:55

ubersonic said:
Booooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

Sad to see Nvidia taking a leaf out of AMDs Radeon Settings failure and sacrificing function for form

Yep, that's the point where evolution turns to devolution.
Just like Homo Sapiens turning into Homo Urbanus Consumericus, which couldn't think enough to survive if food didn't grow in supermarket.

Nexus18 said:
Yup, AMD's control panel is MUCH better now and far more feature rich than what it used to be, at the start, quite a few things were missing but they were added back over time. And it is super quick and easy to use, with a nvidia card in another system, it's control panel just feels so dated and actually the cumbersome one to use now imo.

Number of features might be bigger, but have you ever bothered to think how much effort it takes to go through toyphone user interface fad going through those x+100 pages to find something?

Whole graphical style is like some darn adventure game in which you need to click things just to see if it does anything...
Because buttons aren't even separated from background in any way!

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/li...vs.85).aspx#the_basic_principles_of_proper_ui

foster grant · 23 Apr 2018 at 10:59

N19h7m4r3 said:
Has no one noticed it shows Titan V SLI?! What is this black magic?

It's Voodoo

d_brennen · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:01

N19h7m4r3 said:
Has no one noticed it shows Titan V SLI?! What is this black magic?

Yes Nvidia now want two kidneys from everyone

TheRealDeal · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:04

ubersonic said:
I don't really care what a settings panel that gets used annually/bi-annually looks like, id rather it be easy to use and functional.

Radeon settings is easy to use and is light years ahead in it's presentation.

ubersonic · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:06

TheRealDeal said:
Radeon settings is easy to use and is light years ahead in it's presentation.

Catalyst Control Centre was better, less laborious/more straightforward to use. Like I said I don't care how pretty a settings menu that get's used a couple of times a year looks, I just want to use it.

Nexus18 · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:10

EsaT said:
Number of features might be bigger, but have you ever bothered to think how much effort it takes to go through toyphone user interface fad going through those x+100 pages to find something?

Whole graphical style is like some darn adventure game in which you need to click things just to see if it does anything...
Because buttons aren't even separated from background in any way!

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/li...vs.85).aspx#the_basic_principles_of_proper_ui

I have no problems finding any feature/control that I need to within seconds, yes at first, it took a few minutes to find what I needed when the UI update first rolled out but this is the same for anyone and any piece of software out there...

For my usage, I can get to anything within 2-3 clicks at the most (be that wanting to change the sync option, AA, FPS limit, enable/disable chill [as well as adjust the FPS range], adjust a recording feature or/and adjust my display settings), all of these things I do are far quicker with the crimson UI than the old catalyst centre. The one thing that really stands out with crimson is the speed, everything is instant where as with the old catalyst centre, it wasn't and nvidia's control panel is even slower to respond.

People just need to have some patience and be willing to accept change and this is coming from me who hated the UI update when it first rolled out (although more so due to lack of features such as display colour settings). It reminds me of the people who hate windows 10 just because "change".... Yes, some parts are awful i.e. the control panel being one, but on the whole, the UI is vastly better than previous versions.

The only thing I dislike about the current crimson UI is the power/wattman section, specifically the undervolting part, I haven't bothered with it, as it far easier to just move one slider to -31mv via MSI afterburner.

ubersonic · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:14

EsaT said:
Number of features might be bigger, but have you ever bothered to think how much effort it takes to go through toyphone user interface fad going through those x+100 pages to find something?

Whole graphical style is like some darn adventure game in which you need to click things just to see if it does anything...
Because buttons aren't even separated from background in any way!

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/li...vs.85).aspx#the_basic_principles_of_proper_ui

Well said, this x100

N19h7m4r3 · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:15

d_brennen said:
Yes Nvidia now want two kidneys from everyone

You'd need to sell those to get two V's and a NVLINKs needed.

FlyingScotsman · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:23

d_brennen said:
Yes Nvidia now want two kidneys from everyone

Wrinkly · 23 Apr 2018 at 11:49

AthlonXP1800 said:

Titan V with SLI ?