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By Som · Posted
My father still uses a programme written in dbase3. Still manages to work with a little help from dosbox. -
By hellowalkman · Posted
Microsoft hides these secret Windows 11 performance boost settings available on every PC by Sayan Sen Windows enthusiasts often look for ways to extract as much performance out of their systems as possible, and it's often the case that they try and do so while trying to minimize the heat and power consumption. This is especially relevant in the case of mobile Windows PCs since laptops and notebooks tend to get hot and management of that heat and power is harder in such a form factor. As such users often turn to techniques like under-volting which can be used to squeeze out the maximum capabilities of a chip while also maintaining lowered power levels. There are official apps from AMD and Intel with the likes of Ryzen Master and XTU (Extreme Tuning Utility). While these are quite handy, most enthusiasts probably prefer to dig into the BIOS and play around with settings there like Curve Optimizer on Ryzen, which lets users set various frequency-voltage scaling values. These are essentially called P-States. If you are not familiar with them, Processor Power Management is done through Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) P-states and C-states. While P-states or performance pwoer states handle CPU voltage-frequency scaling, C-states deal with CPU sleep states so that some of the CPU functions, which are not necessary at that moment, can be disabled. The P-states and C-states work together to make the processor run more efficiently. It helps the OS and apps determine which cores can be parked and which should be boosted. Of course not every user is an enthusiast or knows the technicalities and integrities of how things like overclocking or undervolting work. Thankfully for them Windows itself offers something pretty cool, though it is hidden by default on all systems. By default, Windows only has two P-States, "Minimum Processor State" and "Maximum Processor State." However, this can be changed with a Registry trick to expand the options under a secret "Processor performance boost mode" dropdown. This essentially enables the HWP or hardware P-States available on a device, and these are not controlled just by the OS itself as the underlying hardware gets involved too. In total there are five Processor Performance Boost Mode profiles that control how Windows requests and allows CPU turbo/boost behavior under the different power policies. They are: Disabled: In this mode, processor boosting is effectively turned off. The CPU will avoid entering turbo or boost frequencies and instead operate closer to its base frequency ceiling. This can significantly reduce power consumption and heat output, but at the cost of reduced burst performance and responsiveness in short workloads. Enabled: This is the standard behavior where boost functionality is allowed under normal conditions. The processor can opportunistically increase frequency when workload demands it, balancing performance gains with power and thermal constraints as managed by the system. Aggressive: Aggressive mode favors performance more heavily, allowing the CPU to enter higher boost states more readily and sustain them longer. This should in theory improve responsiveness under bursty or heavy workloads but increases power draw and thermal output compared to the default enabled behavior. Efficient Enabled: This mode still allows boosting, but with a stronger bias toward energy efficiency. The system attempts to use boost more selectively, avoiding unnecessary frequency spikes when the performance gain is marginal. Efficient Aggressive: This is a hybrid approach where boost is still performance-responsive, but the system continuously weighs efficiency more heavily than in Aggressive mode. It aims to deliver noticeable performance improvements while reducing wasted power in less demanding scenarios. Here's how to enable the Processor performance boost mode: Open Registry Editor: Press Win+R, type regedit, and click OK. Go to: HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power\PowerSettings\54533251-82be-4824-96c1-47b60b740d00\be337238-0d82-4146-a960-4f3749d470c7 (where HKLM stands for HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE_) Modify the value of Attributes from 1 to 2 (you can find modify option by right-clicking) After that, exit Registry, you should now be able to see the new "Processor performance boost mode" dropdown menu: As you can see there are now five new P-States or CPPC states or power profile available that help define the boost mode processor setting on your PC. Wrapping it up here's a quick run-down of the settings as defined by Microsoft itself. Setting Description Disabled The corresponding P-state-based behaviour is disabled. Collaborative Processor Performance Control (CPPC) behaviour is disabled. Enabled The corresponding P-state-based behaviour is enabled. CPPC behaviour is Efficient Enabled. Aggressive The corresponding P-state-based behaviour is enabled. CPPC behaviour is Aggressive. Efficient Enabled The corresponding P-state-based behaviour is Efficient. CPPC behaviour is Efficient Enabled. Efficient Aggressive The corresponding P-state-based behaviour is Efficient. CPPC behaviour is Aggressive. Aggressive At Guaranteed Windows calculates the desired extra performance above the guaranteed performance level, and asks the processor to deliver that specific performance level. Efficient Aggressive At Guaranteed Windows always asks the processor to deliver the highest possible performance above the guaranteed performance level. In the next part we shall be comparing these settings to explore how much of a benefit or regression they can provide in terms of performance and power efficiency. If you decide to change the values on your system and are experiencing problems like crashes or an overheating PC, make sure to revert the steps back to the original state. -
By Nick H. · Posted
Bugger, you beat me to it! -
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I think he means you haven't reviewed previous UFC games. Of course it doesn't matter... Every time you just report on something that involves the President even if just simply what happened you guys usually get accused of being anti-Trump. We live in fun times.
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Well it looks like Matt and all the guys working on IPB 2.1 are working hard because the last time I checked this it was mostly all showing black and now most of it's in green...
Invision Power Board 2.1 Road Map
NEW FEATURES / MAJOR ENHANCEMENTS:
Updated core structure to IPS Kernel level 2.1
ACP: Abstract hard coded HTML to template files
Rename and re-organize library and class files
Rich Text Editor (WYSIWYG) (Per user option)
User email validation then admin approval
RSS / SSI overhaul
Library Functions and Pre-made response templates
Multiple Option Polls
ACP: Templates: Export each bit to HTML (in folder structure)
ACP: Templates: Template link function to link DB templates to text files in filesyste or URL.
ACP: Task manager, task lock
ACP: Localized language packs
ACP: Per admin section permissions
ACP: Improved Language tools (write to DB, cache to PHP aka templates)
ACP: CSS interface improvement (reduce # classes, sep. areas)
ACP: Rebuild member's rank information
ACP: Task Manager / Forum Prune functionality
ACP: Register Modules Framework
ACP: IP match (change to first 3 octets only)
ACP: Templates: Search and Replace makes new templates if matches found in default templates
ACP: Option: Quote embed limit
ACP: Skin infinite inheritence / recursion
Multiple Calendars
Forum Marking
IPB Portal overhaul
Post Parsing overhaul
Topic open and close times
Option to defer topic view counter incrementation
FRONT END IMPROVEMENTS:
De-clutter some ACP components with DHTML
De-clutter some front facing components
INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS:
Post Parser
Rewrite, clean up code, make more efficient
Emailing Class Re-write
Two classes: One email class and one IPB wrapper
Option to load other language files.
Ability to "hold" an item in the mail queue for later processing
Session Location Integration
Make it easier for modules to update session location
User Control Panel Modularization
Separate out the menu generation
Log in Abstraction
Separate out log in methods to independent classes
Subscription Manager Overhaul
Write glue layer between gateway modules and SM
Send emails to member confirming new subscription and shortly before subscription anniversary/expiration
Easy install new gateway from ACP
Caching
Make option to cache to hard disk
Reduce overhead on forum cache
Comment Spamming
Option to add rel="nofollow" into all posted links (group option?)
Green: Finished Items
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