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Rework README.md with comprehensive tool descriptions

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 # nvidia-offset-controller
-Small scripts to control Nvidia GPUs frequency offsets
+Small scripts to control Nvidia GPUs frequency offsets.
 
-Second edition now uses python.
-Requirements: 
-Driver 555+
-Python 3.12
-nvidia-smi <=565 (only for voltage reading)
+This repository provides tools for monitoring and dynamically adjusting NVIDIA GPU clock offsets to optimize performance and stability, particularly on Linux.
 
-Basic offset controller with advanced settings.
+## Tools
 
-Settings explanation: 
+### 1. `gpu_offset_control_v2` (Python)
+The primary and most advanced tool in this repository. It dynamically adjusts GPU clock offsets based on temperature, power consumption, and current frequency using the NVIDIA Management Library (NVML).
 
-nvidia_smi_lgc_min & nvidia_smi_lgc_max -set range GPU frequencies should work (RTX 30xx desktop & mobile (Ampere arch) & up only)
+**Features:**
+- Dynamic offset adjustment based on real-time GPU telemetry.
+- Smart rounding to prevent micro-adjustments and potential stuttering.
+- P-state aware: applies calculated offsets primarily to P0 state, using stable defaults for others.
+- Integrated memory clock offset control.
 
-frequency_min & frequency_max - set frequencies range for offset calculations
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+sudo python3 gpu_offset_control_v2
+```
 
-freq_offset_min & freq_offset_max - set main offsets to calculate offsets between frequency_min & frequency_max
+### 2. `nvidia_stats.c` (C)
+A utility to read advanced NVIDIA GPU statistics not typically available via `nvidia-smi`, such as Core Voltage, Hotspot Temperature, and Memory Temperature. It utilizes undocumented NVAPI calls.
 
-temperature_min & temperature_max - set temperatures range for additional offset calculations
+**Compilation:**
+```bash
+gcc -o nvidia_stats nvidia_stats.c -ldl
+```
 
-plimit_min & plimit_max - set GPU power consumpion range for additional offset calculations
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+./nvidia_stats
+```
 
-low_freq_min, low_freq_max, high_freq_min, high_freq_max - additinal offset, which applied with positive coefficient at low frequencies and negative coefficient at high frequencies, because of transistors characteristics. Controlled by variable drain_offset_control
+### 3. Shell Scripts (Legacy)
+- `nvidia-offset-advanced.sh`: Advanced shell script for frequency and memory offset control using `nvidia-settings`.
+- `nvidia_offset_basic.sh`: A simplified version for basic frequency offset control.
 
-drain_offset_lmin, drain_offset_lmax, drain_offset_hmin, drain_offset_hmax - offset, which take into account tranfer characteristics of transistors with regions of positive and negative temperature coefficient. Controlled by variable drain_offset_control
+**Usage:**
+```bash
+./nvidia-offset-advanced.sh
+```
 
-power_offset_max, power_offset_min - additional offset, which further downvolt GPU core, because GPU core can work with lower voltage when not fully loaded. Controlled by variable power_offset_control
+## Requirements
+- **NVIDIA Driver:** 555+ (Recommended)
+- **Python:** 3.12+
+- **Python Packages:** `nvidia-ml-py` (required for `gpu_offset_control_v2`)
+- **System Utilities:**
+  - `nvidia-smi` (v565 or earlier is required for voltage reading via smi)
+  - `nvidia-settings` (required for shell scripts)
+- **Compiler:** `gcc` (required to compile `nvidia_stats.c`)
 
-critical_range_offset - additional setting to prevent GPU instabilities because of voltage fluctuations in a predefined temperature range by disabling drain offset calculations in that region
+## Settings Explanation
+The scripts use various parameters to calculate the optimal offset. Below is an explanation of the core settings:
+
+- **nvidia_smi_lgc_min & nvidia_smi_lgc_max**: Sets the frequency range within which the GPU is allowed to operate (locked graphics clocks). *Note: Supported on RTX 30xx (Ampere) and newer.*
+- **frequency_min & frequency_max**: The frequency range used for linear offset interpolation.
+- **freq_offset_min & freq_offset_max**: The base frequency offset range applied between `frequency_min` and `frequency_max`.
+- **temperature_min & temperature_max**: The temperature range used for calculating additional "drain" offsets.
+- **plimit_min & plimit_max**: GPU power consumption range for power-based offset calculations.
+- **low_freq_min, low_freq_max / high_freq_min, high_freq_max**: Defines frequency regions where specific "drain" offsets are applied.
+- **drain_offset_lmin, drain_offset_lmax / drain_offset_hmin, drain_offset_hmax**: Offsets that account for the positive/negative temperature coefficients of transistors in different frequency/voltage regions.
+- **power_offset_min, power_offset_max**: Additional offset that further downvolts the GPU core when it is not fully loaded.
+- **critical_temp_min & critical_temp_max**: Defines a temperature range where certain offset calculations (like drain offset) are disabled or fixed to prevent instability due to voltage fluctuations.