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- CPU
- Central Processing Unit The computing part of the computer. Also called the "processor," it is made up of the control unit and ALU. Today, the CPUs of...
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- Process Lasso 3.70.4 (Windows)
- Process Lasso will make your PC operate more smoothly by dynamically re-prioritizing running programs. When a process starts to monopolize the CPUs, it is temporarily reduced in priority so that it does not bring your system to a stall. We call this feature ProBalance Process Balance. Process Lasso also offers...
- Tags: Process, Microsoft Windows, CPU, Bitsum Technologies, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- Process Lasso x64 Edition 3.70.4 (Windows)
- Process Lasso is a unique new technology that will, amongst other things, improve your PC's responsiveness and stability. Windows, by design, allows programs to monopolize your CPU without restraint - leading to freezes and hangs. Process Lasso's ProBalance Process Balance technology intelligently adjusts the priority of running programs so that...
- Tags: CPU, Bitsum Technologies, Microsoft Windows, Processors, Operating Systems, Software, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-19
- VSuite Ramdisk Free Edition 1.15.2031.1308 (Windows)
- Equipped with the most efficient, high speed CPU, RAM, and video graphics card, users will come to expect best performance out of their computers. But the sad truth is, they aren't getting the best deal. Hard disk, which forms another crucial part of computers, still very much lag behind in...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows, CPU, RAM, Romex Software, VSuite Ramdisk, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- VSuite Ramdisk Professional Edition 4.2.6031.1308 (Windows)
- Equipped with the most efficient, high speed CPU, RAM, and video graphics card, users will come to expect best performance out of their computers. But the sad truth is, they aren't getting the best deal. Hard disk, which forms another crucial part of computers, still very much lag behind in...
- Tags: Hard Drive, Data-processing, Microsoft Windows, CPU, RAM, Romex Software, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-11
- BurnInTest Professional 6.0 build 1016 (Windows)
- BurnInTest can thoroughly exercise PC hardware in the shortest period of time so intermittent or hidden problems are found before they turn into a disaster. BurnInTest is an easy-to-use software tool that simultaneously exercises all of the major components of a computer to test for endurance and reliability. The user...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, PassMark Software, CPU, BurnInTest, Productivity, Construction, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- BurnInTest Standard 6.0 build 1016 (Windows)
- Society's reliance on computers means that the cost of hardware failure can be enormous. BurnInTest can thoroughly exercises PC hardware in the shortest period of time so intermittent or hidden problems are found before they turn into a disaster. BurnInTest is an easy-to-use software tool that simultaneously exercises all of...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Hardware, PassMark Software, CPU, Computer, BurnInTest, Productivity, Construction
- Software downloads 2009-11-10
- CPU Speed Accelerator 5.0 (Mac)
- You want to increase the power of your Macintosh? At very low cost? You want to increase by 20% to 30% the speed of your applications without spending money in new hardware? You want to automatically always make the most of the power of your CPU to the foreground application...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, CPU Speed, CPU, AlphaOmega Software, CPU Speed Accelerator, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-11-09
- NVIDIA Inside?
- When you think about it, it doesn't."When you think about it, it makes a lot of sense."Not really."ATI has the backing of chipmaker AMD"Frankly, I think it's safer to say that AMD has the backing of ATI, considering how much they were hurt by the Core 2 and never recovered."and...
- Tags: Processors, NVidia Corp., CPU, Intel Corp., GPU
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Is Nvidia planning to add X86 compatibility to its chipsets?
- I hope soNVIDIA with x86-64 technology would be Next Big ThingTM, although I'd rather see a new architecture replace the aging x86. 64-bit is just a tack-on feature set of x86. I'd rather see something in line with IA64 from NVIDIA to shake up Intel. I'm sure...
- Tags: Processors, Video Decoding, chipset, Intel x86, CPU, NVidia Corp., Intel Corp., GPU, graphics, Advanced Micro Devices Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-11-05
- Hardware 2.0 'Very Best Kit List' for Nov/Dec 09
- These are consistently your most useful columnsI really look forward to these, especially since I'm thinking about building a new video editing machine. One that can handle full frame 1080 24p h.264 video. I can transcode it with cineform but unless you're doing a lot of color work, it's...
- Tags: Processors, Nov/Dec 09, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Best Kit List, Hardware 2.0, CPU, hardware, Intel Corp., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2009-11-03
- SoftControl Antivirus 1.0.0.1 (Windows)
- SoftControl AntiVirus and System Analyzer. A Program to scan and eliminate Malwares/Viruses/Rootkits upon found. Very fast file scan by utilizing Clamav GPL scan engine. Realtime scan to detect new threats. Includes a registry scanning and analyzing utility. Consumes very low cpu usage. Help for usages can be found during program...
- Tags: PC, Usage, Microsoft Windows, CPU, Awpersoft, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components
- Software downloads 2009-10-30
- Vista dropped for Windows 7 midway through upgrades
- Are they REALLY that different?So Windows 7 is a "drop in replacement" for Windows Vista? Well didn't we already know this? Windows 7 is little more than a "reheat" of Vista anyway (some less kind than I would say "service pack").The acid test is will business upgrade from XP to...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-10-22
- SIW 2009-10-22 (Windows)
- SIW is a system information tool, that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings. It includes detailed specs for CPU, Network, TCP/IP, Memory, Hardware, Users, Network Shares, and more, as well as real-time monitors for CPU, Memory and network traffic. SIW also displays currently active network connections, installed...
- Tags: Network, Microsoft Windows, CPU, SIW, Productivity, Networking, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2009-10-22
- DRAM errors in embedded systems
- why live with it?why not design an interrupt driven program that functionally tests all memory a little at a time and all functional units, and have this constantly running in the background accumulating data. Statistically a DRAM error would eventually become visible even if it was a minor timing error...
- Tags: Memory, DRAM, embedded system
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Too littleI've bought AMD CPUs in the past, but they lost their edge with Intel's release of Core 2. AMD has yet to recover. I just don't see myself going AMD to save $50. Frankly, $100 won't move me when I consider I will keep a new...
- Tags: Processors, CPU, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Intel Core i5, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., processor, Core i5, Intel Corp., AMD Athlon
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- AMD rolls out 8 new Athlon CPUs in time for Windows 7
- Today we see AMD roll out eight new CPUs just in time to make it to a launch party! by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Tags: AMD Athlon, Microsoft Windows, JIT, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., CPU, Quality, Microsoft Windows 7, Processors, Business Operations, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Rumor: Apple to ship new Mac Pro desktops with six-core Intel Xeon CPUs
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- Tags: Processors, Apple Macintosh, CPU, Intel Corp., Apple Inc., desktop, Intel Xeon, Apple Mac Pro
- Discussion threads 2009-10-17
- AMD posts another quarterly loss
- If AMD can't produce...a CPU that will compare with Intel in performance they may not be around for a lot longer. They are so completely outclassed by Intel i7 that they aren't even in the ball park. It is hard to believe they can't come up with something ant closer.I...
- Tags: Processors, Semiconductors, quarterly loss, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., CPU
- Discussion threads 2009-10-15
- Rumor: Apple to ship new Mac Pro desktops with six-core Intel Xeon CPUs
- The expected refresh of Apple's Mac Pro line of high-performance desktop PCs early next year may include the use of Intel Xeon six-core processor. by Andrew Nusca
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Apple Inc., CPU, Apple Mac Pro, Intel Xeon, Intel Corp., Desktops, Processors, Servers, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Adobe and Nvidia bring GPU computing to the masses
- What about Intel and AMD?So Adobe is quietly ignoring everyone with Intel or AMD video GPU's? Sounds like Nvidia is trying to drive sales in smaller devices this way. Exclusive deal with Adobe maybe?Adobe Flash requires ridiculous and unjustified amounts of CPUAnd it's the worst with Flash 10....
- Tags: Corporate communications, Processors, Adobe Flash, NVidia Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., CPU, video, GPU
- Discussion threads 2009-10-06
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