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21 Essential Steps to Make Your PC Better/Faster/Stronger
Maximum PC —
... If you paid the kid next store to build your PC, do you really know if he or she built it the right way? One very common mistake is to misconfigure the RAM modules. Phenom II and Core 2 CPUs both support dual-channel modes for the highest bandwidth, while the new Core i7 supports tri-channel mode. The easiest way to tell what mode you’re in is to download CPU-Z (www.cpuid.com). Decompress it and launch the executable. Click the Memory tab. Under Channels # it should list Dual or Triple. If it lists Single and you’ve got two or more DIMMs installed, they’re misconfigured on the ...
CPU-Z 1.52 to include a Graphics tab
Fudzilla —
Image And a native x64 version Just recently, the CPU-Z team has been working on the next version of its famous CPU information utility and promises to bring a few favorable new features along with it. Image Based on the first preview screenshot, the dialog size has been slightly widened to fit the new Intel logos that we wrote about here ...
Guide: Underclock for a quieter, cooler-running machine
TechRadar: computing components news —
... There are numerous tools available for this, but one that stands out for us is CPUID Hardware Monitor. Leave this running, perform the tasks you need on the machine in question, and you'll be able to see just how hot the various components in your machine actually get. ...
