mikehende Posted July 21, 2005 Posted July 21, 2005 1] I came across a few utilities and was told by many that these things are not worth the effort like "Registry cleaner and Ram Booster" e.t.c, is this true? 2] Seeing that I use a lot of high powered software and sometimes my pc freezes up, I would like to be able to monitor my CPU, Ram usage e.t.c, this looked like something I could use http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file_description/0,fid,23831,findid,46974,00.asp but I was told that this utility will "slow" down my pc, is this true? Is it worth it? If not, is there anything anyone can recommend please? Thanks. Quote
FPCH Admin AWS Posted July 21, 2005 FPCH Admin Posted July 21, 2005 Regcleaner and ram booster do no good. I wouldn't advise using them. I use coolmon myself and recommend it for monitoring resources. Quote Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
mikehende Posted July 21, 2005 Author Posted July 21, 2005 Understood, but does Coolmon "slow" down your pc in any way, if so, how much? Quote
FPCH Admin AWS Posted July 21, 2005 FPCH Admin Posted July 21, 2005 Doesn't slow it down at all. I wouldn't even know it was running if I didn't have the stats and monitor visible on the desktop. Quote Off Topic Forum - Unlike the Rest
phreakwars Posted July 22, 2005 Posted July 22, 2005 I like MaxMem from Analog-X. I'd suggest people with 256 megs of ram or less to use it, and ALWAYS use it in MANUAL not auto. Actually, I would recommend ALOT of the analog-X utilitys. As for the programs from PC WORLD...Ehh, no thanks... PC world means well, but they tend to recommend programs which do VERY VERY little for you in terms of REAL performance enhancements, and more often then not, its a program that loads at startup, and is more annoying if anything. . . Quote
mikehende Posted July 25, 2005 Author Posted July 25, 2005 Appreciate it Bob, will give the Coolmon a try. Phreakwars, appreciate the link, I especially liked the "Say it" utility and tried it out, a little "too" Robotic for my taste, I would like to have one that sounds more "human" if possible, would you happen to know of any please? Thanks. Quote
phreakwars Posted July 26, 2005 Posted July 26, 2005 I wish I knew, I'd like to get one that synthesized the voice on WAR GAMES, that would rock !! . . Quote
mikehende Posted July 26, 2005 Author Posted July 26, 2005 This is the only one my search has turned up so far http://www.naturalreaders.com/enterprise_version.htm I have written to the developer to ask some questions, when they reply, I will try it out "if" it will do what I want and will inform you. Quote
mikehende Posted July 26, 2005 Author Posted July 26, 2005 Getting back to Coolmon Bob, I have joined their forum and will attempt to design my own skin, thanks for the referral! Quote
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