COMPUTER PERFORMANCE
AnalogX BanishCD
It's convenient to copy your windows cd to your hard drive, so whenever you install any new hardware, or reinstall windows, you don't need to put the cd in your system. BanishCD is a small utility that allows you to change the default setup path. Normally, you would have to modify the registry manually.
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A handy program that allows you to tweak your hard disk caching to help achieve the best possible performance from your system. Different types of programs require different settings, so it comes configured with common setups, or you can add your own custom configurations. Allows you to adjust the size of maximum and minimum disk cache size, chunk size, name cache, and directory cache.
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This is a realtime physical memory management program that automatically ensures that you always have as much physical memory available as you decide. You set a minimum amount of memory to be made available. When memory drops below that level, the program frees the amount of ram you have chosen.
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Shows you how to create and prepare custom boot cd's. This site will take you through the steps needed to create a boot cd to your specs and needs.
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Several freeware programs to monitor, test, and hopefully improve your computer performance.
Boostware CDCheck
A diagnostic utility for finding errors on cd's and dvd's. The discs themselves, not the drive. Free for personal use.
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From the windows taskbar you can minimize but you can't close all the applications. This little utility will allow you to close all open windows with a single click.
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A small program that will let you monitor how much work your cpu is doing.
CPU Load Dependency Walker
Scans any 32 or 64 bit windows module (exe, dll, ocx, sys, etc.). Useful for troubleshooting system errors related to loading and executing modules. It detects many common application problems such as missing modules, invalid modules, import/export mismatches, etc.
Dependency Walker DocMemory
Memory diagnostic software designed to capture all possible memory failures on a pc. Download the software and the installation program automatically create a self booting diagnostic diskette. Simply insert this diskette into the floppy and reboot your pc to begin testing your system memory.
DocMemory Fresh Diagnose
Utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as cpu performance, hard disk performance, video system information, mainboard information, and much more.
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Simulates heavy activity on a pc, it allows you to test if a workstation or server pc is working stable under heavy load. It stresses processor, memory and hard disks, operating system, etc.
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Tool for windows that lets you set the refresh rate for all resolutions, including the ones that windows normally doesn't let you use. You can also change resolution and bit-depth.
HZ Tool KCPUCooler
A very simple app that halts the cpu when no application is using it. This saves energy and can increase battery life on a laptop, it also reduces the CPU's temperature and extends CPU's life. Strongly recommended for laptop and overclocked CPU's.
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A site designed with the performance of the windows operating system in mind, includes tricks, secrets, bug fixes, and more.
MDGx Max Speed Microsoft PowerToys (win XP)
Several programs for windows xp users including tweak ui. PowerToys (win xp) will work with windows xp only, they will not work with windows vista.
Microsoft PowerToys (win XP) Nero CD-DVD Speed
A cd-dvd benchmark which can test the most important features of a cd-dvd drive. Tests include transfer rate, seek times, cpu usage, burst rate, dae quality, spinup/spindown time. The transfer rate results are shown in a graph.
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A tool that lets you adjust the speed of your cd-rom drive. Especially useful if you have a noisy drive.
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