June 8, 2010
Synthetic benchmarks are a great tool for finding out how well your computers can play games. They provide a baseline which allows you to compare how upgrades and changes to your computer have improved or degraded performance. Synthetic benchmarks can also be used as a point of comparison to other systems with similar specifications, which [...]
May 30, 2010
One problem which occurs whenever you try to optimize or speed up your computer is measuring how much of an effect your efforts have made. Confirmation bias can make it very, very hard to simply “eyeball” your computer’s speed because you’ll usually want to confirm that your efforts made an impact. This can be a [...]
May 27, 2010
Furmark is a free utility which is designed to perform a graphics card stability test to determine performance and stability. The goal of Furmark is to help you put your video card under the most extreme circumstances possible so that you know your video card can handle the latest games. Furmark is capable of putting [...]
January 31, 2010
Whether you are looking into building a new computer or just like to keep up with the latest in computer hardware, the internet provides a whole smörgåsbord of options when it comes to computer hardware reviews. Here, you will see some of the better, more reliable sites on the internet. A few things must be [...]
November 18, 2009
Everybody likes benchmarks. Whether your talking about hardware or software, benchmarks allow companies to describe their wares and offer users a chance to identify any bottlenecks or other problems with their systems. Others may use them for bragging rights on that new top-of-the-line gaming machine. Whatever your interest, computer benchmarks certainly are fun. However, obtaining [...]
September 24, 2009
Computer systems are getting more sophisticated every day. Users find it hard enough to remember the entire specification, add to that the fact that you may require additional information like device drivers, DirectX version and files, different ports etc for troubleshooting. Although Windows comes with a built in system information tool, it doesn’t provide ‘the [...]
June 15, 2009
You can get a plethora of information about your Linux system via log files and the proc file system. However, the uninitiated should try Hardinfo. Hardinfo is a system profiler and benchmarking tool for your computer. Hardinfo presents detailed information about your system in a organized manner. Hardinfo is a Linux application. To install Hardinfo, [...]
March 6, 2009
Recently, I bought a new USB flash drive and wanted to know whether the specs matched up to what it can actually do. Usually these days most USB flash drives are advertised as USB 2.0, but the brands among the bunch come with differing price tags. Some of it can be put on the shoulders [...]
October 18, 2008
Sir Francis Bacon once said, “Knowledge is power.” If that’s true, the application we are looking at today should give you “The Power of Grayskull” with its ability to provide you with anything and everything you ever wanted to know about your computer. FreshDiagnose is a program that analyzes and benchmarks every aspect of your [...]
