Tweaking a gpu vs overclocking a gpu

[15Evan15]

Is there a difference from tweaking a gpu like this http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026179/the-ultimate-guide-to-tweaking-your-gpus-most-arcane-settings.html and overclocking the gpu? Is it the same thing?

[Patrick Bateman]

Is there a difference from tweaking a gpu like this http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026179/the-ultimate-guide-to-tweaking-your-gpus-most-arcane-settings.html and overclocking the gpu? Is it the same thing?

overclocking is increasing mem and core clock.. 

tweaking like in that guide is changing stuff in control panels

 

completely different

[Oshino Shinobu]

Yes. That guide is basically optimising some settings. Overclocking is increasing the card's clock speeds, making the card run faster. 

[15Evan15]

Yes. That guide is basically optimising some settings. Overclocking is increasing the card's clock speeds, making the card run faster.

overclocking is increasing mem and core clock.. 

tweaking like in that guide is changing stuff in control panels

 

completely different

so should i tweak the gpu? How much better would it be? Or should I overclock instead? Or both?

[Patrick Bateman]

so should i tweak the gpu? How much better would it be? Or should I overclock instead? Or both?

both.. 

[15Evan15]

both..

how much better performance will I get if I tweak the gpu

[Patrick Bateman]

how much better performance will I get if I tweak the gpu

not really to do with performance unless you start tweaking aa and stuff in the nvidia control panel

[15Evan15]

not really to do with performance unless you start tweaking aa and stuff in the nvidia control panel

I'm using amd. Should I change stuff like resolution, shadows, texture in windows settings, game settings, or amd catalyst gpu settings?

[Patrick Bateman]

I'm using amd. Should I change stuff like resolution, shadows, texture in windows settings, game settings, or amd catalyst gpu settings?

game settings thats what i would do.

[15Evan15]

game settings thats what i would do.

So in a guide like this http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026179/the-ultimate-guide-to-tweaking-your-gpus-most-arcane-settings.html , I would do that all in game settings? It says to do it in catalyst.

[Patrick Bateman]

So in a guide like this http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026179/the-ultimate-guide-to-tweaking-your-gpus-most-arcane-settings.html , I would do that all in game settings? It says to do it in catalyst.

never care for stupid guides like that

do it within game is my recommendation

[15Evan15]

never care for stupid guides like that

do it within game is my recommendation

ok thx! Just to check, if I change the settings in one game, will all games be like that?

[App4that]

ok thx! Just to check, if I change the settings in one game, will all games be like that?

Use Crimson not Catalyst, that guide is out dated. With Crimson you can change the settings for each game independently. Just go into the gaming section of the UI.

[15Evan15]

Use Crimson not Catalyst, that guide is out dated. With Crimson you can change the settings for each game independently. Just go into the gaming section of the UI.

how do I get crimson? What features should I change in that? Resolution, shadows, aa.?

[App4that]

how do I get crimson? What features should I change in that? Resolution, shadows, aa.?

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

You want to run Virtual Super Resolution, that's in the display portion of the UI. Then play around with the settings of each game to find what you like and what works.

[15Evan15]

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

You want to run Virtual Super Resolution, that's in the display portion of the UI. Then play around with the settings of each game to find what you like and what works.

The link sends me to a download for a auto detect drivers. I did that a it downloads catalyst. There is an option to choose what drivers I want but is confusing. What is virtual super resolution and ui?

[15Evan15]

http://support.amd.com/en-us/download

 

You want to run Virtual Super Resolution, that's in the display portion of the UI. Then play around with the settings of each game to find what you like and what works.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/amd-catalyst-vs-radeon-crimson,30645.html the 2 there comparing on there, catalyst and crimson, I have both of those menus on my pc. Should I remove one?