HOW TO Configure the GPU Meter to monitor multiple GPUs

HOW TO: Configure the GPU Meter to monitor multiple GPUs

If your computer has multiple GPUs (e.g., a dual GPU video card, SLI video cards, nVidia Optimus, AMD Enduro, etc.) you can configure and display multiple GPU Meter gadgets, such that you will have a GPU Meter for each GPU.

For systems with up to 3 GPUs (integrated and dedicated graphics cards, or 2-way SLI systems), do the following

1. Make sure HWiNFO is configured to see your GPUs. In the HWiNFO Sensor Settings dialog, on the General tab, if you have nVidia Optimus/AMD Enduro graphics, make sure the setting Wake disabled GPUs is checked (this is the default). On the HWiNFO Gadget tab, make sure all required sensor entries for each of your GPUs are selected.
2. From the GPU Meter, click the wrench in the upper right corner to open the GPU Meter Settings.
3. Click the Notepad icon to display the HWiNFO configuration file, and carefully follow the instructions in the file to record the values for up to 3 GPUs. Use the List HWiNFO Indexes link to list all your sensor entry indexes. Further instructions can be found in the configuration file, on the Rainmeter forums, and on the HWiNFO website.
4. If you do not have a particular GPU, you can skip it or you can configure the settings for a GPU that you do have (e.g., if you do not have a GPU #0, you can record the values from GPU #1 against the GPU #0 variables).
5. Save your settings and refresh all your Rainmeter skins. Select the GPU Meter(s) that correspond to the GPUs you want to monitor.

For systems with more than 3 GPUs (4-way SLI systems), do the following

1. Make sure HWiNFO is configured to see your GPUs. In the HWiNFO Sensor Settings dialog, on the General tab, if you have nVidia Optimus/AMD Enduro graphics, make sure the setting Wake disabled GPUs is checked (this is the default). On the HWiNFO Gadget tab, make sure all required sensor entries for each of your GPUs are selected.
2. Navigate to your Gadgets installation folder, typically C:\Users\<username>\Documents\Rainmeter\Skins\Gadgets.
3. Locate the GPU Meter folder, and in this folder create additional subfolders; for example, "GPU #3", "GPU #4", etc. (Please do not rename the main GPU Meter folder, as this will break the hyperlink used in the Settings skin.)
4. Copy all the files from the "GPU #0" folder into the new folders.
5. Right-click the Rainmeter icon in the system tray and select the Refresh all option to refresh Rainmeter.
6. From the GPU Meter, click the wrench in the upper right corner to open the GPU Meter Settings.
7. Click the Notepad icon to display the HWiNFO configuration file, and carefully follow the instructions in the file to record the values for up to 3 GPUs. Use the List HWiNFO Indexes link to list all your sensor entry indexes.
8. Add additional GPU variables to the configuration file by copying and pasting the entire GPU #0 code block section, then renaming the GPU0 variables with GPU3, GPU4, etc. in the same manner as the existing GPU #1 section was done (don't change any other part of the variable names). Save the HWiNFO configuration file when done and click the Refresh button to refresh all dependent gadgets.
9. Start the GPU Meter for GPU #3, then right click the gadget and select the Edit skin menu option. Find the variable GpuIndex and set the value to the proper zero-based index; e.g., GpuIndex=3. Save the file and refresh the gadget.
10. Repeat the previous step for each additional GPU.
11. Please note that while each GPU Meter is independent, they do share common settings, so changing one GPU Meter's color or size will affect all GPU Meters.