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Soup Up Your PC’s Processor
Soup Up Your PC’s Processor
Stan Miastkowski
As today’s newest CPUs surpass the 1-GHz barrier, it’s easy to get frustrated with the older, pokier processor in your PC. A CPU upgrade kit can give your older machine a reasonable performance boost for a practical price.
Understanding System Memory and CPU Speeds
Understanding System Memory and CPU speeds: A layman’s guide to the Front Side Bus (FSB) by Lee Penrod
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PassMark PerformanceTest
PassMark PerformanceTest™
Versions: V7.0 (Build 1015) Win32 V7.0 (Build 1015) Win64
Latest release date: 6 July 2010 (Win32) 6 July 2010 (Win64)
Did You Know…PC System Performance Statistics
Before you invest in system software, wouldn’t you like to know exactly how it would improve your system-or in other words, how much can system software really speed up PC performance?
I posed this question to Peter Rauholt, the Product Marketing Manager for VCOM. He said that it’s not possible to pin down improvement statistics relevant to all PCs since every PC is configured and used differently. But he did say that major performance gains come from defragging your hard drive :
“This gain will vary from nothing (on an already defragged drive) to a significant improvement,” said Rauholt, “unfortunately, there are so many variables it’s hard to quantify a general improvement.”
CPU FAQ
CPU FAQ
- Why does my AMD CPU have the “wrong speed”?
- Why is my PCs clock speed (MHz) so low?
- How do I get max speed when using AC power?
- How do I set CPU speed with power management?
- I’m using “Always On”, why is the PC still slow?
- Why is my CPU misidentified?
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Why does my AMD CPU have the “wrong speed”? AMD actual speeds Athlon 64 4400+ 3200 MHz Athlon 64 4000+ 2800 MHz Athlon 64 3000+ 1800 MHz Athlon XP 3000+ 2163 MHz Athlon XP 2200+ 1800 MHz Athlon XP 1800+ 1533 MHz Athlon XP 1500+ 1333 MHz
AMD uses a “processor rating” (PR) in the model name of most of their processors. The table at right shows a few samples of the AMD processor name versus actual rated clock speed. AMD’s PR does not represent the actual clock speed of their processor, and is usually much higher than the processor clock speed.
The Bus Speed Guide : Introduction
The bus speed of modern Pentium and Pentium Pro systems is still a fairly neglected subject. If you want to know about the performance of a system, you always look first at the CPU speed. The higher the CPU speed, the faster the system – that’s how most computer users judge system performance. This is one reason why Cyrix had to invent the P-rating system, because without more information, why would a power user be interested in a 6×86 CPU running at only 133 or 150 MHz? This CPU/performance relationship is also responsible for the fact that Intel still is selling a fair number of Pentium 150′s, although they are barely faster than their cheaper brothers at 133 MHz. We read ’150′ and hence we think it has to be faster!
How To Speed Up Your Snail
1. Less Is More
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It is difficult to impossible to upgrade the components in most notebook computers. So, when a notebook computer runs slowly, if you don’t take steps to improve its performance, often your only option is to toss it out and get a newer faster one. That’s no fun. So, we show you how to improve notebook performance by better managing software and background services as well as the condition of your disk drive.
Linksys WRT54G series
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Linksys WRT54G (and variants WRT54GS, WRT54GL, and WRTSL54GS) is a Wi-Fi capable residential gateway from Linksys. The device is capable of sharing internet connections among several computers via 802.3 Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless data links.
- 1 WRT54G
- 2 Hardware and revisions
- 2.1 WRT54GS
- 2.2 WRT54GL
- 2.3 WRTSL54GS
- 2.4 WRT54GX
- 2.5 WRT54GP2 and WRTP54G
- 2.6 WRT54GX2
- 2.7 WRT54GX4
- 2.8 WRT51AB
- 2.9 WRT55AG
- 2.10 WTR54GS
- 2.11 WRT54G2
- 2.12 WRT54GS2
- 2.13 WRT54GC
- 2.14 WRT54G3G/WRT54G3GV2 Mobile Broadband router
- 2.15 WRT54G-TM
- 2.16 WRT54G-RG
- 3 Third-party firmware projects
- 4 Hardware versions affect firmware compatibility
- 5 CPU
- 6 Default settings
- 7 See also
- 8 References
- 9 External links
[edit] WRT54G
The original WRT54G was first released in December 2002. It comes with a 4+1 port network switch (the Internet/WAN port is also in the same internal network switch, but on a different VLAN). The devices have two removable antennas connected through Reverse Polarity TNC connectors. The WRT54GC router is an exception and has an internal antenna with optional external antenna. As a cost-cutting measure, the design of the latest version of the WRT54G no longer has detachable antennas or TNC connectors. Instead, version 8 routers simply route thin wires into antenna ‘shells’ eliminating the connector. As a result, Linksys HGA7T and similar external antennas are no longer compatible with this model.
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Understanding CPU Overclocking
While the words CPU and microprocessor are used interchangeably, in the world of personal computers (PC), a microprocessor is actually a silicon chip that contains a CPU. At the heart of all personal computers sits a microprocessor that controls the logic of almost all digital devices, from clock radios to fuel-injection systems for automobiles. The three basic characteristics that differentiate microprocessors are the following:
- Instruction set: The set of instructions that the microprocessor can execute.
- Bandwidth: The number of bits processed in a single instruction.
- Clock speed: Given in megahertz (MHz), the clock speed determines how many instructions per second the processor can execute.
The higher the value, the more powerful the CPU. For example, a 32-bit microprocessor that runs at 50MHz is more powerful than a 16-bit microprocessor that runs at 25MHz.
If you think overclocking sounds like an ominous term, you have the right idea. Basically overclocking means to run a microprocessor faster than the clock speed for which it has been tested and approved. Overclocking is a popular technique for getting a little performance boost from your system, without purchasing any additional hardware. Because of the performance boost overclocking, is very popular among hardcore 3D gamers.
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