Is optimizing Windows or Overclocking really worth it?

Ever since i started this hobby, getting as much performance out of my Windows install as possible, people always asked me is it really worth it?And “what are the differences”? Info:– right click “open image in new tab” if a picture is unclear– skip to 4. FINAL COMPARISONS if you don’t care about the details …

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Performance impact of Motherboard Drivers (excluding Armoury)

Overview: Today i am testing a controversial topic: Motherboard Drivers. I always try to inform people that they usually just cause problems, them being bloat essentially.So i finally ran the test on my z790 Apex Encore (because driver packages are unique to a specific motherboard).to show the real difference in performance. Note: these severe fps …

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Debloat Phone without Root [+ Battery life / – Telemetry / – system Ads]

What we need: ADB (platform-tools-latest-windows) Universal Android Debloater + Plugged in Phone to PC 1. Prepare Phone 1. Enabling USB Debugging 2. Change USB cable to transfer files 2. Prepare ADB so we can use the debloater in step 3 (A. Extract the platform-tools folder) (B. Open the extracted folder) (C. click into the search …

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Optimization Comparison in Valorant

Here i measured the performance difference of W10 and W11 but also VS my optimizations applied. So in total thats 4 Windows installs and 4 tests. Keep in mind this is without any Valo-specific tweaks or core affinity changes. Overview: Optimized values with proof: Havent tested my own settings in Valorant yet which is known …

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How to see your CPU´s APIC IDs

1. What we need APIC ID finder 2. After Download A. Extract Zip file content B. Open CMD as Admin C. Drag and drop file into CMD window D. APICID.exe at the end is important E. Click enter and see your APIC IDs for your cores -Tqhr

How to read out crash logs on Windows

1. What we needWhoCrashed 2. After installing the Program A. Include Live Kernel ReportsB.Click on Analyze C. Scroll down to the crash logs  Just a quick tutorial on how to give valuable information to people who are trying to help -Tqhr meme

Performance impact of C-States

Overview: Why even use C-States?With todays processors its not recommended to disable C-States completely. You definitely want some form of downclocking while not in use so you dont have constant (high) voltage being supplied to the CPU. I have tested the most common forms of C-States. Test: I have taken the averages of 2 runs each, the …

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Performance impact of Armoury / iCUE / Razer Software

Overview: Today i am testing our not so beloved bloat-programs that most people just install because they think those are actually benefitial to the system. Yet as you will soon see quite the opposite is the case.Those programs truly have earned the ranking “King of Bloat”. A whopping 60!!! processes are added just by installing …

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Fix stutters while watching Twitch stream [W10 non-fullscreen / under dx12]

What we need: Browser Extension Tutorial 1. Open Twitch.tv and select a streamer to watch, then left click on this symbol 2. Optional: set your chat settings and make it dark mode Explanation: The normal twitch player seems to have massive issues even without extensions enabled, i figured all it could be is the player …

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Debloated Windows Install

What we need:(program used to create .exe = 7z SFX)[DE Windows Version] [EN Windows Version](Tip: after install)C++ Packages Tutorial: 1.  Plug in USB with Windows on it 2.  Run DE or EN .exe Changes / Optional settings:   Changes: [Optional / run before logging into Xbox] – Prevent Windows from connecting a Microsoft Account forever (store and …

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My OC / Windows performance Showcase

RAM / CPU / GPU / WIN Gains   RAM OC  30%-43.6% gain   My Win Settings + RAM OC = 78%-164% gain My Win Settings = 94.5%-125% gain My Win Settings = 33.9%-82.3% gain My Win Settings = 24.6%-44% gain My Win Settings = 12.3%-109% gain My Win Settings = 35%-274.1% gain RAM OC = …

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