The Book of Optimization (tweak your pc to unleash its power)

This one-stop reference guide contains various recommendations and advice for tuning, optimizing and overclocking almost all computer elements to achieve maximum computer performance....

Traditionally, the performance of a computer is usually estimated by its processor. It is generally accepted that it is exactly this unquestionably important element that determines the basic functional capabilities, class, price, and prestige of a modern PC. The 8086, 8088, 286, 386, 486, Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium MMX, Pentium II, Celeron, and Pentium III processors are the basic landmarks that separate one generation of computers from another. Processors from AMD, VIA (Cyrix), IBM, and certain other manufacturers also have a huge influence on the development of the computer industry...