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Make Your PC Fast!
Everybody loves having a fast computer, but there aren't many people who
can tell you how to build one. Sure, you can sift through all the
magazine reviews and see that some computers are faster than others, but
the reasons offered for what distinguishes the good performers from the
bad are kind of flimsy. If your computer isn't as fast as you'd like it
to be, what do you change? Nobody will tell you straight out. Some say
to get a faster video card. Others tell you to upgrade your processor, or
maybe add more RAM. All of these things might be good ideas, but
there's no way to tell for sure without doing some testing.
Make Your PC Fast! gives you the information you need to do that
testing, to figure out just what on your system works well and what needs
to be replaced. The manufacturers don't want you to know this
information--they want to sell you a whole new PC. We'll get down to real
numbers that tell you where you stand, and the real tests that distinguish
the performers from the slackers. Fast CPUs, fast motherboards, fast
video, and fast disk drives are the goals, and I'll show you the tools
that will lead you to them.
09/08/96 Benchmarks: you can't accurately
improve what you can't measure.
10/14/96 Memory Speed: the hidden performance
factor
Comments, suggestions, and other feedback? Send 'em to gsmith@gregsmith.com.
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