CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

It comes in very handy for checking all those speeds and timings particularly if you are clocking or tweaking your PC.

http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php

Comprehensive tests for just about every part of your PC, you can also compare your results with the built in benchmarks, giving you a good idea on how your rig stacks up to others.

Want the free version? Look for lite.

http://www.sisoftware.net/?d=&f=downandbuy&l=en&a=

This utility is for ATI graphics cards only

ATI Tray Tools is a small utility that can be found in the windows system tray which then allows instant access to options and settings.

This tool can save you money too by underclocking the Radeons GPU and memory in normal windows use. On my system (HD4890) it reduces power consumption by 40 watts.

It can detect when a game or a 3D application is running and automatically clock up the speed of the card.

Alternatively you can make your own clock speeds and set them as hot keys, very useful, the phone might ring but you don't want to stop playing so you can underclock the card while still in the game and save power.


The onscreen display that can be seen when playing games is very handy for keeping an eye on temps, voltages, CPU and GPU load, FPS and more.

In short a powerful tool but can take a while to fully get your head around how it works.

There isn't a single page to download it from, but it can be found from the site below.


http://downloads.guru3d.com/Videocards----Overclocking-&-Tweaking_c13.html

EDIT:
Thought I would do a screen shot to help explain the OSD.

Here is a screen shot of ATI Tray Tools On Screen Display while I was playing the game Juiced 2. You can make it display quite a number of things but this is how I have it set-up

Quick explanation.

The top row of numbers is displaying the CPU core temperatures, using Speedfan as a plug-in.

The next line down shows, in this order.

GPU speed, Graphics memory speed, CPU load, GPU temperature, GPU load.

And finally, the frames per second.

I play Quake Live, its free, the graphics are silky, runs great on my computer and its not a particularly fast one. Very fast moving multiplayer shooter, can be addictive, my wife will vouch for that.

http://www.quakelive.com/

Already out in the US, but here tomorrow - Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City. I don't think I will get this right away though the price on Amazon is tempting. But I still have GTA4 to complete.

Home site here...

Amazon here...

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First let me start off by saying that I have over 10years experience with computers and their hardware and have a good understanding of how they work and what the large manufactures do.

So should you go to one of the major PC manufactures for a PC or get someone you trust to build one for you?

Quite possibly a pre-build will be cheaper and look like the best choice but lets take a closer look.

Well they might be cheaper but what motherboard, RAM, HDD, graphics card and PSU is in it, from my experience they tend to use the cheaper components which helps keep the price down, after all they only have to last a year to cover the warranty period, unless you took out an extended warranty in which case you have already covered the cost of some new components.

The best example is normally the motherboard, prices range in English pounds from about £50 to £200, and we all know that a pre-build is going to have the cheapest they can get away with.

Many times I have opened a case on a pre-build only to find a nice Intel CPU being used on a cheap VIA chip-set motherboard. It's the CPU that sells the computer quite often they wont even mention the motherboard, best to keep hush about that.

Many people have no idea about the power supply in their PC, but decided they want a better, faster graphics card, they go to there local PC shop get a better graphics card, even get it working but don't realise they are pushing the power supply to its limits, reducing the life of the unit and seriously risking it going bang and taking the entire PC with it. Normally pre-builds are fitted with a power supply that is suited to the computer, that's fine until you want to up-grade something.

One other thing that should be pointed out is that many pre-built PC's don't actually come with a Windows disk, that's not too bad until your HDD fails and you are left with a dead computer and having to go out and get an HDD and a Windows disk, yes this does happen.

Recently I had a phone call from a chap that had a pre-build, the PC was 2 years old but had a dead HDD the manufactures didn't supply a windows disk and after explaining to him what was going on and the price for a Windows disk, new HDD and an install and PC set-up he was flabbergasted, it was basically the same price of another cheap pre-build, but at least this time I fitted a quality HDD made sure it was cool by moving it away from heat sources inside the PC, I'm convinced the HDD had over heated as the PC got hot inside but nothing had been done to protect the HDD from over heating.

So should you get a pre-build? In my opinion the answer is no.

Either go to your local computer shop, by that I mean probably a small independent store not one of the big name stores, or get you local PC guru to build it for you.

Get them to build a computer for your needs, tell them what you want to do with it and let them build a custom PC that suits your requirements, you might even save money by not having unnecessary components or software and

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Space Time

This is the second track from the collection.


Feel free to use it how you see fit.


Artist name: RonSuperJet

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