Does the Google NIK B&W software run on Windows 10 64 bit? With PSE 13.1

[PeterZ640]

Just windered if anyone was using this - did it cause any problems .
I don't want problems and am wary as the Google Nik site says its OK for Windows 7 , 8, and 8.1
So be great to know if its bomb proof.
Thanks

 

[Colif]

well, i think the reason its free is they may not be developing it any more: https://www.google.com/nikcollection/

why not try it, it doesn't cost anything.

 

[PeterZ640]

Being non technical if it caused problems I wouldnt know how to fix it.
Had a real hard time building my fist pc with 3 faulty SM motherboards! Finally got one that worked - just dont want problems

 

[Colif]

fair call.

 

[PeterZ640]

Yeah just know my limitations e.g. i had used Samsungs Magician, lovely bit of software used it 3 x to set up 850 Evos.
Tried it on this motherboard, and thank god I looked at Intels XTUs Monitor the CPU speed was set permenantly at 3.5 cyling up to to 3.8 GHz and down to 3.5GHz . As I have the massive Noctua Cooler it kept all the cores at 29-37C

Why who knows uninstalled Magician still same issue. Cleared CMOs and reloaded Windows from scratch back to normal at idle its now 1.2 GHz!
Go figure, hence I reserach anything that possibly could screw up.

 

[Colif]

Magician has power performance modes - you can set PC to to match SSD. Its high performance mode will do exactly what you said, it sets CPU speed to max all the time. Now I know it does that I just run it occasionally to check ssd is okay - it doesn't run at start up and I have set no modes so its at default. I ignored RAPID mode too. Mine idles at .77ghz

Now add that to Asus AI Suite 5 way optimization and suddenly have a perma 4ghz overclock running at max speed all the time... yeah, I did that last year without knowing it.

 

[PeterZ640]

Magician has power performance modes - you can set PC to to match SSD. Its high performance mode will do exactly what you said, it sets CPU speed to max all the time. Now I know it does that I just run it occasionally to check ssd is okay - it doesn't run at start up and I have set no modes so its at default. I ignored RAPID mode too. Mine idles at .77ghz

Now add that to Asus AI Suite 5 way optimization and suddenly have a perma 4ghz overclock running at max speed all the time... yeah, I did that last year without knowing it.

Well you can imagine just how worried I was when I discovered it, being a newbie, who previously just turned on the sony Vaio! Never checking a thing for 3 years!
Bloody glad I spotted it in a few minutes, in XTU! As the fans only ramped up from 200 to 320 rpm to one at 485 rpm - so basically an inaudible difference, yet it was like the equivalent of running my car at 6,000 to 6,500 rpm permanently! - I think that would have even broken my Mercedes 5 litre V8 in a few months! Lol

Whats interesting is , a supposedly very knowledgeable poster, said it was impossible for magician to effect cpu speed! Despite a photo of the 3.7GHz and the increased core voltage from 0.737V to 1.048V in Intel XTU and CPU-Z! ( latter voltage only).

 

[USAFRet]

Just windered if anyone was using this - did it cause any problems .
I don't want problems and am wary as the Google Nik site says its OK for Windows 7 , 8, and 8.1
So be great to know if its bomb proof.
Thanks

Works just fine. No issues.
I have it running with Lightroom 5, on Win 10 x64.

 

[PeterZ640]

Thanks
Can one just install the Silver Fox pro part i.e. For black and white or does the whole collection down load?

 

[USAFRet]

Thanks
Can one just install the Silver Fox pro part i.e. For black and white or does the whole collection down load?

AFAIK, it does the whole collection at once.
Takes about 500 mb on the drive, so pretty small.

 

[PeterZ640]

Thanks so much.