5 Tips for Keeping Your PC at Peak Performance

Life with your PC is optimized with System Mechanic

It might not always be at the top of your list of things to do, but keeping your PC running smoothly and at peak performance is something we should all get in the habit of doing. After all, your PC works hard to do what you tell it to do. Whether your PC is new or a few years old, give back some of that love with these simple tips, and you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the improved speed, stability and overall reliability of your PC.

  1. Expand Your PC’s Memory: Reclaim wasted memory on the spot with Memory Mechanic™ and speed up your PC.
  2. Drivers, Start Your Engines: Keeping device drivers up-to-date has been hit-or-miss–until now.
  3. Dump the Dead Weight: Improve computing efficiency while also freeing up storage space with CRUDD Remover™.
  4. Broaden Your Bandwidth: Realign programs for improved PC performance with Program Accelerator.
  5. Everything In Its Right Place: Remedy performance gridlock due to fragmentation with Drive Accelerator.

Stay Tuned® for tip 10!


Tip 1

Expand Your PC’s Memory: Computer memory can be held captive by memory leaks and overall daily use, which can have an impact on speed. Reclaim this memory with Memory Mechanic.

Here’s how:

  1. Start Memory Mechanic and click Toolbox >>Individual Tools >> Maximize Performance
  2. Find Memory Mechanic in the list of tools and click Start
  3. For an ultra-deep optimization that requires a little more time, select the Perform deep memory defragmentation option located in the lower left corner of the screen
  4. Click Next and watch Memory Mechanic go to work

Bonus Tip: You can click the box at the bottom left of the screen for an even deeper memory reclamation.

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Tip 2

Drivers, Start Your Engines: Updated device drivers keep everything connected to our PC playing nicely together, but keeping them up-to-date has been hit-or-miss until now.

Here’s how:

  1. Start System Mechanic and click Toolbox » Individual Tools » Maximize Performance
  2. Find Designated Drivers and click Start
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions, using the Help button for further info as needed

Bonus Tip: To finish the driver update process, it’s a good idea to restart your PC before getting back to work to ensure all changes have been applied.

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Tip 3

Dump the Dead Weight: Improve computing efficiency while also freeing up storage space with CRUDD Remover™.

Here’s how:

  1. Start System Mechanic and click Toolbox » Individual Tools
  2. Find CRUDD Remover™ within Maximize Performance and click Start, then Next
  3. Review the list of redundant programs installed on your PC, then use the information presented to decide whether to keep or uninstall the program (or choose to decide later)
  4. When you’re finished, close CRUDD Remover and start enjoying a leaner, meaner machine

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