Nvidia System Tools

Short description: Discontinued collection of utilities

NVIDIA System ToolsDeveloper(s)| Nvidia

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Final release|

6.08 / December 19, 2011; 14 years ago (2011-12-19)

Operating system| Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7
Size| 71.8 MB
Type| Overclocking
License| Freeware
Website| www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/nvidia-system-tools-6_08-driver/

NVIDIA System Tools (previously called nTune) is a discontinued collection of utilities for accessing, monitoring, and adjusting system components, including temperature and voltages with a graphical user interface within Windows, rather than through the BIOS.

Additionally, System Tools has a feature that automatically adjusts settings and tests them to find what it believes to be the optimal combination of settings for a particular computer hardware configuration. Everything, including the graphics processing unit (GPU), central processing unit (CPU), Media Communications Processor (MCP), RAM, voltage and fans are adjusted, though not all motherboards support all of these adjustment options.

Configurations can also be saved. This allows the end user to toggle between performance gaming profiles, quiet profiles for less demanding work, or some other profile that is usage-specific.

NVIDIA System Tools is also a front end for the BIOS. Most settings that can be changed in the BIOS are available in the utilities included. BIOS and driver updates to both nForce and GeForce hardware can also be done through System Tools. It additionally supports hardware which is certified under the Enthusiast System Architecture and connects to the motherboard via USB.

Since the release of the GeForce 600 series, NVIDIA System Tools has been replaced with 3rd-party utilities that function similarly, like MSI Afterburner.[1]

## Previously supported motherboard chipsets

The following chipsets were supported in nTune releases, but are no longer supported by NVIDIA System Tools.[2]

* nForce 220, nForce 220D, nForce 415 and nForce 420D
* nForce2 and nForce2 400
* nForce2 Ultra and nForce2 Ultra 400
* nForce2 400R and nForce2 Ultra 400Gb
* nForce3 150 and nForce3 PRO 150
* nForce3 250, nForce3 250Gb and nForce3 PRO 250

## Currently supported hardware

NVIDIA System Tools supports graphics processing units from the following series of graphics processing units.[1]

* GeForce 5 FX
* GeForce 6
* GeForce 7
* GeForce 8
* GeForce 9
* GeForce 200
* GeForce 400
* GeForce 500

It also supports certain chipsets, such as the 680i SLI and 680i LT SLI from the nForce 6 series, and the 790i Ultra SLI, 790i SLI, 780i SLI, and 780a SLI from the nForce 7 series.

Preceded by
Coolbits |  NVIDIA Overclocking | Succeeded by

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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NVIDIA System Tools with ESA Support". https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/nvidia-system-tools-6_08-driver/.
2. ↑ "NVIDIA nTune|NVIDIA". https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/ntune-5053800/.

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