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Decided to post an all in one list for those of you who are new to overclocking and testing or those who want to try additional softwear. Please note this list is completely free, and will cost nothing. This list is based on one thing "performance in general" which ranges from cleaning, ocing, testing, and maintenance. Folding was also added  for those of you who want to try it.

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• Cleaning/Boosts:

• CCleaner- (registry cleaning, history and cooking cleaning)CCleaner

• Gamebooster- (Shuts down unnecessary services, while gaming example:windows aero) (increases memory and helps fps) (also can defrag games, which helps load)GameBooster

• Defraggler- (Defrag program to boost speeds) Defraggler

• Driver Sweeper- (Remove old drivers that can cause errors) http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper

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• Overclocking/Monitoring

• (GPU)Evga Oc scanner- (scans overclocks to test stability + more)Oc Scanner
• (GPU)Evga precision- (Utility to overclock, and set fan profiles, temp monitor,scanner)Precision

• (GPU)Msi Afterburner- (Similar to precision + voltage unlock)Afterburner

• (CPU,GPU)Real Temp- (Great monitor for reading cpu and gpu temps + cpu clocks,sensor test)Real Temp

• (CPU,GPU)HWMonitor- (Another tempature monitoring tool)HWMonitor

• (CPU,POWERSUPPLY,MEMORY)Prime95- Top rated software for cpu stressing, for 100% load and stabilityPrime95
• (CPU,Mem,power)Intel BurnTest- Similar to prime95 but different tests Intel Burn Test
• (CPU,Mem)Linx- Another CPU/Ram stability tester. Linx
• (MEMORY)Memtest- Softwear to test if your memory is stable in computer (Test ocs and new ram purchased). (non gpu)Memtest
• (SysInfo-GPU)GPU-Z- GPU monitoring software, with temp charts, clock info, drivers, + much more. (all in one monitor for viewing ocs+ info)GPU-Z
• (SysInfo-All)CPU-Z- All in one monitor, can be used to check cpu/ram/motherboard and graphic info. Mainly used to check cpu clock speed and memory frequencies.CPU-Z
• (HardDrive)HDtune - Harddrive Monitoring softwear. HDTune
• (HardDrive)CrystalDiskMark- HardDrive Read/Write Tests CrystalDiscMark
• (Harddrive)Atto Benchmark- Disc Benchmark(speed) + bench raid features Atto Benchmark

• (Voltage)Evga Eleet- Utility to change voltages on EVGA X58, P55* or H57/H55* Motherboards or EVGA GTX 480 Graphics CardEleet

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• Benchmarks:
• Heavens Benchmark 2.1- Great benchmark for testing stability + 9-dx11 support Heavens Benchmark2.1
• 3dMark+Vantage- Another great Benchmark tool (first try is free)3DMark Vantage

• Stone Giant- Benchmark + massive translation. http://www.stonegiant.se

• Final Fantasy XIV- New Benchmark DX9. XIV-Bench

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• FPS Monitoring:(On Screen Displays)

• Fraps: Video recording/Fps monitor (monitor is free) Fraps

• Others: Precision comes with monitor, as does msi afterburner.

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• Folding:
• GPU Client- Uses Gpu to fold. Client (Updated)
• CPU Client for Windows- Uses cpu to fold. Client (Updated)

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• Bios:
• Nvflash- Tool to flash bios (Only use if you know what you are doing)NvFlash
• (Link to 400 series bios download) Bios

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• Spywear Removal:
• SUPERAntiSpywear FreeEdition- Great free spywear removal program(and virus)(Daily updates)SuperAntiSpywear
• Spybot-Search and Destroy- Another great free spywear removal Spybot
• Malwarebytes- Another great removal tool Malwarebytes

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• Extra:
• Windows 7 Tweaks(basic):- Win7
• FireFox Tweaks- FireFox

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Disclaimer:

I am in no way affiliated with any of these companies, i am merely just posting a list for you the user of these forums. I take no responsibility of misuse of the software provided. Always be cautious when overclocking and do so safely and properly. *Will add tutorial list later*

Note:

This was a quick list i decided to make, if you have any suggestions on what to add i will do so and update it frequently-
(thanks to all the people who already contributed as well)  This list is completely free, with the exception of two which have trials.

Spybot Search and Destroy is a great passive protection

Auslogics helps performance by not only defragging but optimizing too

Malwarebytes....need i say more?

Linx for your cpu overclock testing needs

Afterburner one of the best tools eva! You have to add on that one!
Rivatuner is also another great tool!

yeah I guess you're right rivatuner is kind of old school now but afterburner is a must have!

loll yes i spelled it wrong on the title but not inside the thread =/

Thanks for compiling this list.

All in one site Filepig

Its no problem i am glad to help, and also i appreciate anyone contributing to this, it will make the list that much better.

Anyways i edited it, hopefully its alot easier to read now and looks better.

Going to sleep, i will update this daily!

Nice collection and nice to have it in one place thanks for sharing it. Will you be keeping it updated?  if yes I see sticky

the vantage 11 is coming out soon u could put a (coming soon) instead of the link and when it comes out u could add the link idk just a idea

Big thanks. Next time i do a clean install most of what i need will be right here.

Updated again, Oc tutorial links coming soon.

Is Defraggler specific just to games, and will it "defrag" more than the Windows Defragment..er?
Just noticed this list, and its even stickied. Great list. Thanks.

just a side note here or a word of caution do not use with SSD's

Thanks, this is awesome