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    Game Booster

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by jonat1992, Jun 27, 2011.

  1. jonat1992

    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    So just wondering how many of you out there use game booster or something similar. Do you notice a difference when gaming?
     
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Pretty much a waist of time and computer space.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Jun 27, 2011
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  3. Harryboiyeye

    Harryboiyeye Notebook Deity

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    It does help a bit. Game Booster is no longer free though so use Gboost instead. And it apparently does it better anyway.
     
    Harryboiyeye, Jun 27, 2011
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    zero2005 Notebook Consultant

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    ? seems like a gimmick to me. sorta like task killer for android phones...

    a clean install/system with less programs in the background would probably achieve the same thing?

    their "example video" is also just "simulated" lol... which means it could just be anything...

    i watched a couple vids on youtube, there were alot that showed 0 gains (FPS wise) and there were a few that showed minimal gains. those minimal gains can be anything though, it could just be environmental temperature(causing throttling) for all we know. or a hidden process it turned off that should have been off to begin with.

    IMO, a properly set up and clean computer > GBoost.
     
    zero2005, Jun 27, 2011
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    Smooth_J Notebook Deity

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    IMHO, its good in theory, but as zero2005 stated a clean install with nothing else really installed would be better. Currently, that what I have done with my gaming machine - base windows 7 and driver install - no AV or anything else to hinder anything.

    My laptop will be my main surfer though - so it will have AV and etc on it.
     
    Smooth_J, Jun 27, 2011
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    I'm with zero on this one. There is no such thing as a "miracle cure" to help resolve gaming problems. If you want your gaming system to perform well, then only use it for such. Divert other background tasks like P2P and file transfers to lower end computers.
     
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  7. jonat1992

    jonat1992 Notebook Consultant

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    currently im using game booster beta v3. I feel better when using it simply becuase it stops windows services like printing and programs running in the background like my webcam driver and stuff.
    i tried gboost and it was simple to use.

    however i would like to configure my m17x for pure gaming can anyone help out?
    what i mean is which windows services are safe to disable and what other things should i do?

    and i was wondering how many of you just game on your system as it is. or do you configure it by disabling services etc.
     
    jonat1992, Jun 28, 2011
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  8. NateN34@gmail.com

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    With the computer that you have, you definately should not need game booster.

    Game booster only frees up a bit of RAM and CPU from the background tasks.

    Other than that, it is pointless. Be careful too, as most of the programs don't start back up after you stop the game boosting.
     
    [email protected], Jun 28, 2011
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  9. The0ne

    The0ne Notebook Consultant

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    Disabling services is tricky and dependent on how you want to use your PC. There are sites that can help you with this issue and are quite detail. That would be your best bet. However, I'm not sure if gaining a few resources back is worth all that hassle? You're not going to gain much, if at all.

    If at the end you think you need to have a streamline Windows then I like to suggest using nLite or similar program to minimize your installations in the future.
     
    The0ne, Jun 28, 2011
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