Best Free Stuff for Your PC

5 Sizzling Speed Boosters

By PCWorld Staff

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Best Free Stuff for Your PC

Comprehensive benchmark: SiSoftware's Sandra 2011 Lite performs a remarkable number of tests to pinpoint exactly how well each component in your system is running. It even tests power efficiency.

All-in-one tune-up: Advanced SystemCare Free provides a full suite of tools for automatically diagnosing Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 problems, speeding up startups, and cleaning the Registry.

A debris-free system: PC Decrapifier automatically expunges resource-hogging trialware and all sorts of accumulated rubbish from your system fast.

Faster downloads: FlashGet integrates with your Web browser to accelerate file downloads, manage them on your hard drive, run a virus scan, and use minimal system resources along the way.

Longtime PCWorld favorite CCleaner scans your system and removes worthless clutter from it.

System cleaner: As your PC ages, it acquires junk files and Registry entries that hurt its performance. CCleaner scans and clears your hard drive of clutter, while preserving the files and settings you want.

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