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Learn More About The RivaTuner Overclocking Program

RivaTuner is an overclocking software that deserves to be praised for its simplicity. Some features are easy to learn, but some are a little more difficult.

If you have a few hours to spare, you can learn how to use the features that RivaTuner has. RivaTuner continues to stand out when compared to other overclocking softwares like it. The best functionality is the overclock, as well as it being able to tell you clocks speed of the core/memory/shader. In addition to all of these functions, you can also, adjust the speed of the fan, as well.

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3DMark03 is an extremely popular piece of overclocking software that uses a collection of fours games to test you system’s performance of rendering 3D graphics, and reports it in a benchmark score based on a humongous database of thousands of other computer systems. The benchmark includes many tests such as a set of CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tests, and sound tests. Each of the tests are not included in the 3DMark03 score, but they do help give you a better picture of how your hardware handles rendering 3D graphics. The CPU Test is my favorite feature, because it lets me know just how much stress my CPU will be under when I’m playing games.

3DMark03 is really one of the best overclocking softwares I’ve used since it uses real games, which are calculated in real- time to give a more accurate description of how my computer will perform rather than using set animations like other overclocking softwares use, which never seem to give as accurate results as 3DMark03 does.

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3DMark2001 SE, which is available for download for free at Futuremark’s website, is a piece of software designed to tell you how your computer system matches up against other computer systems available for purchase. It combines DirectX 8.0 support with brand new graphics to provide an accurate benchmark on which you compare your system specifications with other systems.

The free version available for download is fully featured, but there is a Pro version, which costs $39.95. 3DMark2001 SE allows for more extensive features and statistical analysis to better help you make informed decisions about whether or not to upgrade your computer’s hardware.

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GPU-Z was created by the owner of TechPowerUp!, W1zzard, to offer a similar style of information retrieval that CPU-Z does, but for graphics cards. GPU-Z is a freeware application that gathers your graphics card’s details and provides them to you all in one easy to understand program. It is currently compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 2000 to Vista and is touted to be compatible with nearly every brand of graphics card on the market to date.

Do not confuse GPU-Z with being an overclocking utility, as it simply retrieves the information from your graphics card and doesn’t allow you to modify any of the settings. This doesn’t mean that GPU-Z is useless however, as the application can provide you with much more information than Windows Hardware Manager can. Also, just like CPU-Z, GPU-Z doesn’t require an installation as it is only one executable file and allows users to validate their GPU results online. This allows the user to compare their results with others utilizing the same graphics card and also post the information in forums if they need support.

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CPU-Z is one of the most useful tools an overclocker can have at their disposal. CPU-Z is a freeware application that gathers your systems details and provides them to you all in one place. IT is currently compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows from Windows 95 to Vista.

In respect to overclocking, CPU-Z allows users to validate their system results online, where they can either post their information and link to it for discussion in online forums, or for them to use in reference to the results that their system has provided in comparison to other similarly constructed computers.Another great advantage of CPU-Z is the fact that it doesn’t require a typical installation. Users will be able to simply carry the executable on a memory stick, or execute it directly from the system itself as it is just two files: cpuz.ini and cpuz.exe.

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Once you have overclocked your computers components, you’ll want to test exactly how much of an improvement you’ve gained from it. The term for this type of test is a ?benchmark?. Benchmark software is designed to run a series of standardized operations. By having the operations be standardized, you can then take the results that your computer has received from completing the operation and establish your performance gain or loss.

Benchmark software is very common place in overclocking, so it is very easy to take your results and compare them to others who have overclocked the same component so that you can determine whether you’ve reached your max potential with that component or not.

Below you’ll find a comprehensive list of overclocking / benchmark software for a variety of different types of operations. Nearly all of these programs have a shareware version if they are not free. Many of these programs cap out at what information they can provide for you based on what year they where released in, but as many people still overclock older systems, they are still just as useful of a utility to have. You do not need to download all of these applications, this is simply a resource page to put all of the overclocking / benchmark utilities in one place.

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