ASUS GPU Tweak II Smears Ads Over Your Games

[Kaotik]

In case no-one else tested it already, I did, the news is hoax.
Yes, GPU Tweak II has that overlay feature. Yes, it has that particular advert as default picture. However the option is not enabled by default.

 

[cucker tarlson]

ASUS was on my shitlist, but now theyre unable to ever come off.

from the company that brought you a 4 phase vrm on z390 maxiumus formula thast runs 30 degrees hotter than mid range gigabyte boards

 

[Silent_Scone]

AFAIK, the photo feature was requested by users that participate in the ROG GPU Tweak beta programme, for streaming or capturing screenies.

1) I don't know who decided on the stock image, but it is just a static picture, not a live banner or real-time advert.

2) The overlay isn't active by default.

3) It can be replaced with a custom image, turned off, or repositioned.

 

[cucker tarlson]

AFAIK, the photo feature was requested by users that participate in the ROG GPU Tweak beta programme, for streaming or capturing screenies.

1) I don't know who decided on the stock image, but it is just a static picture, not a live banner or real-time advert.

2) The overlay isn't active by default.

3) It can be replaced with a custom image, turned off, or repositioned.


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thanks for the clarification.this is poor reporting on TPU's side ineed.You can be TUF on a company,but you should be fair too.

 

[Vayra86]

Don't worry guys. They'll be crypto mining when your pc is idle next

We've already got Razer for that

AFAIK, the photo feature was requested by users that participate in the ROG GPU Tweak beta programme, for streaming or capturing screenies.

1) I don't know who decided on the stock image, but it is just a static picture, not a live banner or real-time advert.

2) The overlay isn't active by default.

3) It can be replaced with a custom image, turned off, or repositioned.


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Thank you sir for this clarification! This needs to be updated into the main article IMO.

 

[Mescalamba]

They got good marketing department, in some recent review I read how less phases is actually better (according to ASUS).

https://techreport.com/review/34295...vkUawS-9WBPLWKeylb9XUZiGA3DnUIXMH6kslm_Y3svJc

I still kinda dont get how thats supposed to work. But it aint 12 phases for sure..

 

[Space Lynx]

I think msi qc is questionable. Gigabyte is the way to go sadly, the cut on quality components but the quality control and design usually shows that the put thinking into it atleast

wrong.

gigabyte still uses ancient VRM cooling. MSI was the first mobo manufacturer on the scene to use new chips for VRM and they run cool ever since 8700k launched. even there lower mid tier $120 budget mobos had colder VRM's than Gigabytes $300 tier at the same time. I had 0 issues with my MSI gear.

MSI is also well respecting in the high end laptop arena in the last two years. they are not the old MSI anymore, they got their crap together, very good company imo.

 

[EarthDog]

My son uses this in his streams to put things up there... can be used for advert placement.. etc. This isnt forced and is quite pliable.

thanks for the clarification.this is poor reporting on TPU's side ineed.

I dont think it's so much about being fair as it is doing some (any) kind of investigating (due diligence) before publishing.

 

[cucker tarlson]

at this point the title should be changed and the thread closed,in the current state it's more like TPU smearing asus with poor reporting.

wrong.

gigabyte still uses ancient VRM cooling. MSI was the first mobo manufacturer on the scene to use new chips for VRM and they run cool ever since 8700k launched. even there lower mid tier $120 budget mobos had colder VRM's than Gigabytes $300 tier at the same time. I had 0 issues with my MSI gear.

MSI is also well respecting in the high end laptop arena in the last two years. they are not the old MSI anymore, they got their crap together, very good company imo.

what do you mean by ancient vrm cooling ? aorus z390 boards are about the best price/performance when it comes to vrm temperatures.
while msi is decent,they 're using the same power stages on their enthusiast pro carbon/edge boards that gigabyte uses on much cheaper,low-end gaming x.
their meg ace board doesn't really deliver better power than gigabyte's aorus elite,at almost twice the price.
Asrock's z370 boards had the best value offerings with k6/extreme 4 using good,high-end vrm on a moderately priced board,but with z390 they really priced the phantom 6/extreme 4 too high for what they offer (they now cost as much as z370 taichi series did) while gigabyte brought excellent value with their gaming x/sli boards.I really see nothing in extreme 4 that would justify carrying a pretty big price premium over gigabyte's gaming sli board.

https://www.overclock.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=250662&d=1548963030

 

[F7GOS]

getting flashbacks to the Geforce Partner Program now

 

[Totally]

We've already got Razer for that



Thank you sir for this clarification! This needs to be updated into the main article IMO.

Not updated but redacted as the main article is now baseless/unfounded.

 

[Deleted member 178884]

I forgot asus GPU software even existed, even with my old asus 560ti directCU ii 1gb I still ran afterburner, MSI afterburner is definitely my favorite

 

[TesterAnon]

Its not like there is a reason to use it when MSI Afterburner exists.

 

[Dave65]

Another glorious reason to NOT buy Asus!

 

[EarthDog]

Another glorious reason to NOT buy Asus!

I suggest you read the ENTIRE first post...


...and for staff here... why is the article still up with a title that is borderline libel?

 

[Ruru]

What's the reason to use this software? I've been using Afterburner for years.