Namgie, most of these utilities i already have, i will check out the cpu rightmark though. and i will add to your list.
1. tuneup utilities 2009, it has the i click maintenance feature, and it cleans your registry along with many other useful tools. and it has a great defrag program. for anyone doing a ton of gaming then you know how important it is to keep your system defragged, it also has a registry defrag feature. 2. ashampoo core tuner. if you are running win xp or vista and you have at least 2 cpu, then this is an essential for you. most apps and games are not designed to be multi threaded and thats where this comes into play. it makes sure that everything is running at peak performance. problem is it does not work on windows 7. but it closes down unnecessary background processes and allows you to adjust cpu priority for anything on your system and it remembers your selections. 3. game accelerator, it is just like game gain and game booster, but has a few more options. 4. gma booster. this is a shareware app. this is just for intel chipsets. ALL intel chipsets are underclocked when they come of the mfg line. so they are set at half of what they are supposed to handle, this is supposed to increase lifetime. if your gpu is running at 200mhz this will boost it to 400mhz, to where it was originally clocked at. passing this mark will cause overheating. so this is the max it will let you clock to. and for a few words of wisdom. 1. if you run games with no cd patches this takes up an extra up to 256mb system ram, sometimes more. 2. if you are not playing online then disaple any anti virus while gaming, most av programs look at the system as idle while playing so they will kick in and take up a good chunk of system resources, but dont forget to turn it back on when done gaming. 3. before purchasing any new game always go to systemrequirementslab.com and have it check to see if you meet the minimum requirements before purchasing or trying the demo. most games now require shader 3.0 and that is something that swiftshader or 3danalyze can not emulate yet. 4. most games now, even though you may meet the system requirements make sure that it supports intel. a lot of new games do not support onboard acceleration. like battlefield 2. this is why you get such low fps when you pass the recommended requirements. 5. those lapfans for laptop's that you can find at wal-mart or other retailers are good only for keeping your lap cool, they do not actually help otherwise, the only ones that do help with anything are the ones with the curve in the base to add extra airflow to the memory. if you want to keep your system for overheating you can always pick up a metal folder rack (single) with the wire mesh, and use tongue depressors and duct tape to make a good support so it is not unbalanced, and this provides plenty of air flow. a lot of the stuff i mention may sound dumb but this is all with experience. my business does pc repair and we design flash animated websites so my laptop is running full time. and i am always on the road for meetings with clients. and the base i mentioned on #5 cost less than $10 to make and i have not had any heat issues since. when i had a lap fan i had heating issues all the time. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "INTEL 9XX Gaming" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/intel9x-gaming?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
