Recommended Links

**fatsheep** · March 11, 2006, 04:02 PM

If you have any links you would like to have added, post below. Hope this proves to be useful.

-sheep

Downloads-

Browsers-

Mozilla Firefox
Netscape
Opera

Drivers and Direct X Software-

ATI Video Cards
Nvidia Video Cards
Sound Blaster Sound Cards
Direct X Downloads
Direct X Uninstaller
Omega Drivers

Adware Scanners, Spyware Scanners, and Disk Cleanup Tools-

CCleaner
Microsoft Defender (Beta2)
Ad-Aware SE Personal Addition
Spybot- Search and Destroy
Hijack This
CWShredder
SpywareBlaster
PC Pitstop Spyware Scanner

Registry Cleaners-
RegSeeker
Easy Cleaner
TweakNow Reg Cleaner
Microsoft RegClean
RegCleaner
Lexun RegScrubXP

Anti-Virus Scanners and Firewalls

AntiVir Personal Edition
AVG Anti-Virus
Zone Alarm
Antidote SuperLite Version
Trend Micro Housecall
McAfee Free Scan
PC Pitstop AntiVirus Scanner

System Analysers and Benchmark Programs-
3dmark06
FRAPS
AquaMark3
3DMark05
3DMark03
3DMark2001 SE
PCMark05
PCMark04
SiSoftware Sandra 2005
CPU-Z
Belarc Advisor
Everest Home Edition
PC Pitstop

Miscellaneous-

WinZip Download
WinRAR Download
Open Office
IrfanView
GIMP

Other-

Recommended Retailers-

Newegg
Xoxide
Ewiz
Tiger Direct
Price Grabber

Recommended Sites-

PC Mech
Via Arena
Toms Hardware Guide
Hexus
PC Technology Guide
Frosty Tech
Bjorn 3d
[H]ard OCP
Hardware Zone
PC Stats
Anand Tech
Techware Labs
Dev Hardware
Pimp Rig
Insane Tek
Neo Seeker
PC Perspective
Major Geeks
Hardware Secrets
Hardware Central

Guides and Articles-

Dual Core Processing (short media)
AMD Athlon 64 OPN Code Guide (Fab51)
Annual PC Checkup (PC Stats)
Fundamentals of Upgrading a PC (PC Stats)
Assembling a Computer (PC Stats)
Overclocking the Processor, Memory, and Motherboard (PC Stats)
Overclocking the Video Card (PC Stats)
Overclocking Guide (Neo Seeker)
Overclocking Guide (Via Arena)
ATI Chips Comparison Table (Hardware Secrets)
Nvidia's Scalable Link Interface (Hardware Zone)
104 Performance Tips for Windows XP (PC Stats)
Firewalls and Internet Security (PC Stats)
AMD Processor Reference Guide (AMD)
PCI-Express Explained (Hardware Secrets)
Dual Channel Explained (Hardware Secrets)
About the Windows Registry (Akadia)

Reference-

ATI Chips Comparison Table (Hardware Secrets)
Nvidia Chip Comparison Table (Hardware Secrets)
Webopedia
How Stuff Works - Computer Section
Process Library
Wikipedia