In this video, you'll learn what to do with your PC after it's finished. We talk about how to check CPU and GPU temperatures, what the bottlenecks are, and our top programs for your PC (old or new!).
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Our goal here is to describe how to use some of these programs, not just tell you what to use. These are great tools for better understanding and optimizing your computer, especially for finding deficiencies, bottlenecks, thermal issues, or overclocking headroom – but it's also possible to misuse these programs in ways that could lead you to incorrect conclusions. We'll help you describe some of these pitfalls and how to avoid them. We'll also go over some of the most commonly used Command Prompt commands that we think everyone should know.

SOFTWARE LINKS – All utilities can be found here in the order in which they appear: https://geni.us/eFBIdh2

(Aside from our use of these software projects, we are not directly affiliated with any of these projects. We receive no compensation for the downloads and have not even spoken to the software developers about this video – we just made it because we use it.)

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00:00 – Software recommendations
03:22 – Power supply next door explodes
04:09 – HWINFO64 and data logging
08:32 – CPU-Z (How to use it best)
10:56 – GPU-Z sensor logging
13:19 – NVFlash, ATIFlash and morePowerTool
16:31 – 3DMark and SuperPosition benchmark software
17:43 – Notepad
18:12 – Light shot
18:38 – Prime95 tests without AVX
19:33 – Batch processing of photos with FastStone Image Viewer
19:58 – Command Prompt Basics
22:22 – Overclocking tools from EVGA Precision and MSI Afterburner
23:04 – OBS, ShadowPlay and ReLive gameplay recording

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