Dyre Straits

First, let me say that I grab a complimentary copy of Computer Power User magazine just about every month at my local Micro Center. I've been doing this now for several months and it's a very good magazine with information about hardware, software, and, a few games. There's a free online version you can grab if interested. Just Google Computer Power User to get the hit for it.

Now, for the reason for this post: In the most recent copy they highly recommend a free app that does several things.

It's main purpose is to tweak a PC for gaming!

It accomplishes this by....

1. Checking for updated drivers....for ALL the system components in the PC. (It found an updated driver for my NIC card, for example.)

2. It will Analyze a system and point out areas that may be cause lockups and crashes.

3. When the user selects to Boost the system for gaming, it will automatically shutdown any unnecessary processes and/or services to free up resources.

I guess I could go on into further detail, but, that should whet the appetite for those who may want to check it out for themselves.

Just ONE WORD of caution: Be sure to observe how it is installed. That is, as with most free apps, there are a few things it wants to install that you may not wish to opt into. So, be sure to watch the checkboxes for anything you don't want. But, if something does slip by, it's easy enough to opt out of by changing the settings.

Here's the link:

Game Booster 3 Download - free download, key and walkthrough

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