Is your PC slow at starting up, accessing the internet or prone to slow-downs? Perhaps you have problems with system crashes or the famous blue screen of death!?
Junk files or incorrectly uninstalled software cluttering your system can also cause problems.
Previously it would have taken an IT professional to solve these kind of problems, but Uniblue have come to the rescue with ‘SpeedUpMyPC’ a uniquely powerful software optimisation solution.
The Package combines a range useful tools which target system performance, optimisation, privacy enhancement and hard-disk clean-up
SpeedUpMyPC optimises system settings, internet usage, disk clutter, RAM and CPU operations for peak output. This product is designed to polish up your system and improve overall performance.
SpeedUpMyPC also makes it easy to disable or remove unnecessary background and auto-start processes, reducing startup time significantly
Lets cut to the chase and see what SpeedUpMyPC does to help:
- Optimises CPU performance
- Optimises memory performance
- Optimises network performance
- Optimises boot up time
- Helps clear unnecessary junk files
- Privacy file cleanup
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Once ’speedupmypc’ is installed its like having your own personal IT support constantly working to keep your system fresh!
You may want to know more about what it means to have a more efficient system. See further reading below:
*all items below directly quoted from Uniblue ‘SpeedUpMyPC’ online manual
PC Performance Explained» CPU optimisation Explained» Memory optimisation Explained» Network optimisation Explained»
PC Performance Explained
Before we delve into the nuts and bolts of PC performance, we should do a brief overview of how a PC actually works. Basically a computer’s central processing unit (aka CPU or processor) can perform three different activities: it can complete logical operations, read or write to or from memory, and it can change the instructions being executed on the basis of the first two activities.
Memory, in modern PCs, is categorised as being primary, secondary, tertiary or off-line. Primary memory refers to any memory caches on the CPU chip itself, or other read-only memory chips that might be included in the PC (such as the BIOS, but more of that later), as well as the random access memory (RAM) chips. Secondary memory generally refers to the hard disk drive itself and off-line memory refers to CDs, DVDs and flash memory drives. Tertiary memory covers devices such as external hard drives.
What we can see here is a memory hierarchy, moving from expensive primary memory, which can be accessed quickly, such as RAM, to less expensive secondary, tertiary and off-line memory which can be accessed more slowly, but is cheaper and has a larger capacity. Memory is also distinguished as being volatile or non-volatile, where non- volatile memory will store data even when turned off, whilst volatile memory won’t. Although primary memory may be volatile (such as the RAM) or non-volatile (such as the BIOS), all other types of memory are non-volatile.
CPU optimisation Explained
The computer’s central processing unit is the brains behind the operation. When it runs software (such as the Windows operating system or MS Word) it needs these programs to have been loaded into RAM. Therefore the PC’s operating system moves the program from the hard drive (or other long-term memory) to the RAM where the CPU then goes about executing the instructions contained in the software.
There is a small problem here in that when the computer is first turned on, the CPU can’t access any of the PC’s hardware because the operating system hasn’t been launched. So, when being booted, the PC is hard wired to first access some software programmed into a non-volatile read-only memory chip, called the BIOS. This chip provides basic instructions, such as how to locate the hard drive and launch the operating system. However clever a CPU is, it can still only execute one instruction at a time (or, in technical language, per clock cycle) and so it is important to have a fast CPU.
That way, if the processor can only do one thing at a time, it can at least do a lot of them per second. This is why we measure CPU performance in terms of cycles per second, or frequency, with common modern processors running in the range of 1-3 GHz (that is 1-3 billion cycles per second).I should add, here, that some modern CPUs have multiple processor cores, so can do more than one things at the same time (for examples Intel’s Quad Core which has 4 processing cores). However since each core can still only do one thing, the principle still holds.
Memory optimisation Explained
One of the most important resources in a modern PC is its physical memory (RAM). While the CPU is obviously important when running complex algorithms in games, movie players, or compression software, having enough RAM is probably even more important to overall system performance. While most computers today have enough physical RAM memory to store a small library, modern software and media files also require a lot of resources, which is why it is so important to find out how to free up memory.
Paging files and performance
If your computer runs out of RAM, it will use your hard drive to store some of the information usually stored in RAM. Since a mechanical hard drive is not very fast when compared to the tiny electronic circuits that make up a RAM chip, this can slow down your computer considerably, or even cause a crash.
The simplest solution to this problem would probably be a memory upgrade; but, unless you have a lot of money to spend, there are other, less expensive, solutions. Since you want to avoid using the paging file, also known as swap file or virtual memory, directly for complicated operations, you need to make sure that there is always enough RAM to execute programs without using the hard drive.
On the other hand, a large sound file containing 30 minutes of audio data might not have to be stored in RAM all the time. By moving less important data to the hard drive, to free up memory, you make physical memory available to the applications that really need it, so improving both performance and stability considerably.
Memory management with SpeedUpMyPC
While Windows automatically moves data from RAM to virtual memory and back to free up memory as necessary, Windows does not know when you are planning to start a demanding application or which applications are most important.
Windows will also leave a lot of unused information in RAM until this information is explicitly removed by the application that created, it or until the RAM is needed by other applications. By using SpeedUpMyPC to monitor your RAM usage in real time, you can easily find out if there is enough RAM to run your favorite applications.
SpeedUpMyPC also lets you free up RAM at any time with a single click. This can be very useful if you are planning to run a game or play a DivX movie. If you free up memory before starting a demanding application, you won’t have to experience pauses or skipped frames while the application is running. SpeedUpMyPC can also free up memory automatically whenever your memory usage exceeds a certain limit. This can help you avoid running out of resources when running multiple applications, and will also prevent resources-related crashes.
Apart from monitoring RAM usage, SpeedUpMyPC can also monitor your page file usage or virtual memory usage in real time. As soon as your page file usage reaches a critical level, SpeedUpMyPC will inform you about the situation, giving you enough time to terminate some applications before the computer crashes or stops responding.
Network optimisation Explained
Over the last few years, the amount of information available on the Internet has grown tremendously. This has increased the demand for high-speed Internet connections that allow you to download large media files within a reasonable amount of time.
An old 28 kbit/s modem is simply not enough to watch a streaming video or play an online game. While you can always get a faster Internet connection by spending a lot of money on new hardware and expensive Internet services, you should always start with an Internet speed test to make sure that you are getting all available bandwidth out of your current connection. Most computer owners would be surprised to know that by simply changing a few settings you could improve bandwidth by 10%, and possibly even double it!
Why you need an Internet speed test
The first step towards improving your connection is being able to measure your connection speed at any time. A simple solution, especially if you want to be able to test your Internet connection more frequently, would be to use software that allows you to monitor Internet connection speeds.
SpeedUpMyPC makes it very easy to monitor bandwidth usage in real time and can also measure your connection speed at any time. The real-time bandwidth graphs are very useful when you are trying to optimize your connection, because you can easily spot problems like unused bandwidth and slow servers.
SpeedUpMyPC’s integrated Internet speed test allows you to test the connection speed between your computer and any web server on the Internet. By connecting to a site hosted by a server close to your geographical location, you can often get very accurate results that can easily be used to monitor performance, while you change various Internet settings to improve performance.