Ashampoo core tuner is actually working in windows 7, you just have to run it in vista compatibility mode (with administrator rights of course)
On 9 Mag, 22:43, MFC-ZERO <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
