ATi Tray Tools vs. ATi Tools

bumblebee_tuna · 01-10-2007, 12:15 AM

I've been using ATi Tray Tools for a while and really like the program but recently coming across ATi Tools, it's described as a 'lite-weight application'. So compared to ATi Tools, how much greater is ATi Tray Tools when using resources? Would I get any noticeable performance increase game wise if I switched to ATI Tools?

Jet · 01-10-2007, 12:26 AM

You wouldn't notice much difference. I have used both, but now that I am using OMEGA drivers, I use ATI Tray Tools.

gamerman4 · 01-10-2007, 12:26 AM

I assume you mean ATiTool in regards to "Ati Tools".
Anyways, these are really two completely different programs.
ATiTool is specifically used for overclocking the GPU and providing some other information.
ATi Tray Tools is a complete suite of settings for your GPU, it's pretty much a complete replacement of the Catalyst Control Center that is default with ATi Radeon drivers.

In regards to memory usage, neither use enough to be worried about, at current I only use ATi Tray Tools, I used to use them both since I liked the overclocking features of ATiTool better but I have stopped overclocking my GPU, seeing OCing my CPU having a much greater benefit. Right now ATi Tray Tools is using about 4MB or memory on my system, slightly high for just a tray app but considering that vast amount of features, I find that respectable and very negligible.

bumblebee_tuna · 01-10-2007, 01:36 AM

So can I remove ATi Catalyst Control Center, use just ATi Tray Tools and still get the same performance?

gamerman4 · 01-10-2007, 06:02 AM

Yep, I don't have CCC installed, I only use ATi Tray Tools and it does a great job.

01-10-2007, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,323	ATi Tray Tools vs. ATi Tools I've been using ATi Tray Tools for a while and really like the program but recently coming across ATi Tools, it's described as a 'lite-weight application'. So compared to ATi Tools, how much greater is ATi Tray Tools when using resources? Would I get any noticeable performance increase game wise if I switched to ATI Tools? __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

01-10-2007, 12:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,285	You wouldn't notice much difference. I have used both, but now that I am using OMEGA drivers, I use ATI Tray Tools. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

01-10-2007, 12:26 AM	#3 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	I assume you mean ATiTool in regards to "Ati Tools". Anyways, these are really two completely different programs. ATiTool is specifically used for overclocking the GPU and providing some other information. ATi Tray Tools is a complete suite of settings for your GPU, it's pretty much a complete replacement of the Catalyst Control Center that is default with ATi Radeon drivers. In regards to memory usage, neither use enough to be worried about, at current I only use ATi Tray Tools, I used to use them both since I liked the overclocking features of ATiTool better but I have stopped overclocking my GPU, seeing OCing my CPU having a much greater benefit. Right now ATi Tray Tools is using about 4MB or memory on my system, slightly high for just a tray app but considering that vast amount of features, I find that respectable and very negligible. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

01-10-2007, 01:36 AM	#4 (permalink)
bumblebee_tuna Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Mission Viejo, CA Age: 19 Posts: 1,323	So can I remove ATi Catalyst Control Center, use just ATi Tray Tools and still get the same performance? __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Jet Black Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz / 2GB DDR2 667MHz / 160GB 7200RPM nVidia GeForce 8600m GT 256MB 15.4" WXGA Anti-glare Display (1280x800) Microsoft Windows Vista Premium w/ Media Direct boot hack into Ubuntu Gutsy Haikus are easy. But sometimes they don't make sense. Refrigerator.

01-10-2007, 06:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
gamerman4 Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Arkansas Age: 18 Posts: 992	Yep, I don't have CCC installed, I only use ATi Tray Tools and it does a great job. __________________ My Gaming PC: NZXT Nemesis Elite Black Case Intel Q6600 @ 3.20 Ghz COOLER MASTER RL-EUL-GBU1-GP Watercooling Gigabyte DS3R 2 x 80GB HDD 1 x 250GB 1 x 500GB 2 x 1GB Patriot Extreme Perf. DDR2 nVidia 8800GT 512MB Antec Smartpower 2.0 400 Watt

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