Wraith
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Hi guys back with another review for you, some may remember I reviewed and Beta'd NZXTs CAM monitor software way back early last year and while it was lacking in some areas it left huge room for improvement and that's just what they've (we've) done, a total overhaul of the original and adding in a cool new in game FPS overlay so you can monitor your system hardware and frames while gaming, cool eh! I've had my hands on this little beauty along with other testers since November, Beta testing (gaming) everyday just to ensure that it works 100% and oh how hard it's been (sympathy please) no seriously do you know how hard it is to install/uninstall every game you have in your Steam/Origin/Uplay/GoG libraries not to mention hard copies, just to upgrade to Windows 8.1 and start all over again.
Lets jump right in, "whats changed", in short everything! It's been ripped up and rebuilt, we now have a new more detailed user friendly interface.
The Dashboard.
Here you will discover the basics of your system including CPU, GPU, Motherboard, RAM, HDD and Network usages, all the very basic details i.e Loads and Temperatures. You'll also find in the upper left corner a drop down option which if you have CAM installed on another system you can monitor it from your main system, at one phase during the Beta testing I had 6 systems connected and the ability to monitor them without being in the other room was a god send.
Advanced.
Now hitting the Advanced button throws up a new external window showing us all the information you should ever need to know about your system, there is everything in here from memory timings, frequencies, fan speeds to voltages.
Settings.
In the settings we have a whole host of new functions and features, including the new FPS in game overlay and the much improved notifications system which I must say is just witchcraft, during my time beta testing, this little function told me quite scarily I'll admit, that the other rig on my network had suffered a fan failure
on the GPU and that it required attention, it wasn't wrong!
Within the settings options you'll find:
Account, for managing your account (obvious that one).
CAM, settings here can change your Interface accent colours and background image.
Notification Settings, with this we can now change at what point CAM notifies us of hardware changes or levels, for example you can set it so that CAM will tell you when our CPU reaches a certain % load level or temperature same thing goes for GPUs too, we also get warnings about HDD storage levels, fan malfunctions and even Bios battery low voltage warnings.
Overlay, this is by far just the best new addition to CAM and something I leave on all the time now it is easily switched off during game time with a simple SHIFT+O should you not want it, I've found this simply awesome to use especially when your trying to get the right FPS while tweaking graphics settings.
Other features include Kraken and Grid+ monitor and control also the ability to monitor your system from your mobile phone, currently available on iPhone and Android.
Conclusion.
In short it has been a good 6 months of tinkering, communication back and forth and playing games (lots of games), I think though it is safe to say that this program has come along in leaps and bounds since the first iteration and it's one program I shall be keeping just a click away. If this has grabbed your attention hit the link below to download and please do tell us what you think.
>>CAM 2.0 Download Link<<
Lets jump right in, "whats changed", in short everything! It's been ripped up and rebuilt, we now have a new more detailed user friendly interface.
Old Version
New Version
New Version
The Dashboard.
Here you will discover the basics of your system including CPU, GPU, Motherboard, RAM, HDD and Network usages, all the very basic details i.e Loads and Temperatures. You'll also find in the upper left corner a drop down option which if you have CAM installed on another system you can monitor it from your main system, at one phase during the Beta testing I had 6 systems connected and the ability to monitor them without being in the other room was a god send.
Advanced.
Now hitting the Advanced button throws up a new external window showing us all the information you should ever need to know about your system, there is everything in here from memory timings, frequencies, fan speeds to voltages.
Settings.
In the settings we have a whole host of new functions and features, including the new FPS in game overlay and the much improved notifications system which I must say is just witchcraft, during my time beta testing, this little function told me quite scarily I'll admit, that the other rig on my network had suffered a fan failure
on the GPU and that it required attention, it wasn't wrong!
Within the settings options you'll find:
Account, for managing your account (obvious that one).
CAM, settings here can change your Interface accent colours and background image.
Notification Settings, with this we can now change at what point CAM notifies us of hardware changes or levels, for example you can set it so that CAM will tell you when our CPU reaches a certain % load level or temperature same thing goes for GPUs too, we also get warnings about HDD storage levels, fan malfunctions and even Bios battery low voltage warnings.
Overlay, this is by far just the best new addition to CAM and something I leave on all the time now it is easily switched off during game time with a simple SHIFT+O should you not want it, I've found this simply awesome to use especially when your trying to get the right FPS while tweaking graphics settings.
Other features include Kraken and Grid+ monitor and control also the ability to monitor your system from your mobile phone, currently available on iPhone and Android.
Conclusion.
In short it has been a good 6 months of tinkering, communication back and forth and playing games (lots of games), I think though it is safe to say that this program has come along in leaps and bounds since the first iteration and it's one program I shall be keeping just a click away. If this has grabbed your attention hit the link below to download and please do tell us what you think.
>>CAM 2.0 Download Link<<
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