ATITool

Infobox_Software
name = ATITool


caption = The interface of the ATITool
developer = W1zzard / [http://www.techpowerup.com techPowerUp!]
latest_release_version = 0.27 Beta 4
latest_release_date = November 28, 2007
operating_system = MS Windows
genre = overclocking
license = freeware
website = [http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ ATITool Homepage]

ATITool is a free overclocking utility for ATI and NVIDIA cards and will only work on Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003 with Vista support partially ready. The program runs minimized on the taskbar and displays the temperature of the GPU. It should be noted that in versions earlier than .24, NVIDIA cards are not supported. Current stable version is .26. As of November 28, 2007, Beta4 .27 was the latest version released.

This utility will help a user overclock their video card in a semi-automatic fashion. See external links for a guide to its use.

Main Features

*No limits overclocking
*Finding maximum core and memory overclock by rendering into a Direct3D window and scanning the output for visual artifacts.
*Temperature monitoring and fan speed control (on supported cards)
*Removal of Catalyst overclocking lock for 9000/9200/9550/9600 series.
*Artifact scanning mode for non-ATI cards - use together with a 3rd party overclocking utility
*Loading a predefined clock profile on Application/Windows startup
*Hotkeys that can be used any time to load clocks from a profile.
*3D application detection (Direct3D 8, Direct3D 9, OpenGL) to overclock a video card only when required.

External links

* [http://www.techpowerup.com/atitool/ Official site]
* [http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/Video-Tweak/ATITool.shtml Latest Betas] (at Softpedia)
* [http://www.overclockingwiki.org/wiki/index.php?title=ATITool Simple overclocking guide for ATITool]