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zatoicchi
19.09.08, 10:01
Looking to improve the performance of your AMD-based PC, but don't want to deal with tweaking startup files and other items in the Windows registry? Or perhaps you'd like to OC your processor within Windows?

For these types of cases, AMD has released a beta version of their Fusion software utility. The Fusion app can be used for shutting down background processes. Say for instance you want to hop into a game real quick and want (or need) to devote all your PC's resources to the game for max performance. With one simple click you can use Fusion to temporarily shut down unneeded processes and background tasks, then when you're finished playing you can turn them back on.

If you want Fusion to go a little further in its tweaking endeavors, you can set it to run in Advanced mode. In this mode the app will turn off eye candy features in Vista such as Aero Glass and the Windows sidebar. If you'd like to go further still you can set Fusion to Expert. Expert mode provides CPU/GPU overclocking as well as hard drive acceleration. You can also create custom profiles with the app, say for instance you'd like to setup a gaming profile that will OC your CPU and GPU. Eventually AMD plans to include features for laptop users, say for instance you'd like to underclock your system components in order to improve battery life during a long flight.


AMD releases beta Fusion utility for gamers (http://www.firingsquad.com/news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=20857)

anon
19.09.08, 19:33
By the looks of it, this tool would do the same as MZ CPU Accelerator (http://www.softpedia.com/get/Tweak/CPU-Tweak/Mz-Cpu-Accelerator.shtml), but in a different way - MZ gives the foreground process priority, while AMD's program would take it away from background processes instead.
But it's only for Vista :frown:

Currently the only OS supported by the Fusion tool is 32-bit Windows Vista, but AMD plans to release a 64-bit version shortly. You'll also need an AMD CPU and GPU, although a motherboard based on AMD's 7-series chipset isn't required.

Aurion
19.09.08, 21:27
If you want Fusion to go a little further in its tweaking endeavors, you can set it to run in Advanced mode. In this mode the app will turn off eye candy features in Vista such as Aero Glass and the Windows sidebar.....

Nice thing to have such a shutter down tool,those silly stuck ups in vista just consumes lots of RAM.....wanna switch to AMD soon

anon
19.09.08, 21:55
You'd also need to switch to Vista for the tool to work, unless they release a XP-compatible version. In the meantime, you can use MZ and all the tips in your Windows tweaking tutorials to speed things up :wink:

Aurion
20.09.08, 01:34
well,I guess some kiddies will just generate a XP versions based on the code sheet of the tool,ain't that easy,heh ?? :tongue:

anon
20.09.08, 22:58
Mmm... by the looks of it, Fusion doesn't do anything you can't achieve with the MZ program and a well-tweaked Windows. Not worth the disassembling, etc... job :tongue: