Every computer gamer wants to squeeze-out the last bit of computing power possible, and utilities like IOBit Game Booster 2 (Free version reviewed earlier) help them achieve there goal. Under a limited period promotion IObit is giving away Game Booster 2 Premium license worth $9.99 regularly for free during the entire week from Feb. 21 to Feb 27.

Game Booster 2 is designed as a “one-click-switch” to turn any PC into a “game machine” that provides a better and smoother gaming experience. It works by temporarily shutting down unnecessary background processes and services to concentrate the computer’s resources on the gaming application being played. Afterwards, users can easily switch the PC back to normal operation, restarting all the shut-down processes and services. According to a recent user survey, 80% of gaming enthusiasts say their gaming experience is “remarkably improved” by Game Booster 2.

360Amigo System Speedup Pro is an all-in-one professional quality application to maintain, optimize and repair errors to improve PC performance. Equipped with all the needed system maintenance, optimization and repairing utilities the PRO version of the utility costs $19.90 to purchase but is being given away for free under a limited time promotion.

Neatly organized under three main sections - System Cleaner, System Optimizer and Tools, 360Amigo System Speedup Pro comes with junk file cleaner, registry cleaner, Smart defragmenter, system restore manager, service manager, process manager, internet defense, driver manager, uninstaller, data recovery and 15+ more nifty modules making it one of the most comprehensive system maintenance utility suite out there.

Windows can be a difficult operating system to customize as it includes many pre-set configurations that are hard to adjust. Some settings are hidden in obscure or tough to access menus, while others require risky manual registry manipulation to change.

Uniblue SystemTweaker 2011 is a safe and easy to use tool that lets you customize Windows to your taste. From Start menu tweaks to quick and easy changes to network behaviour, SystemTweaker comes packed with over 50 tweaks, all hand-picked to make your Windows experience a little more comfortable. Under a special promo you can grab this utility for free, just read-on to get full details.

TuneUp Utilities 2011 was released just months ago and we have featured an EXCLUSIVE first-ever giveaway of 2011 version for our blog readers, if you were not one of the lucky few here is your chance to grab a full-version free copy of Tune Up Utilities 2010 under a limited period free-for-everyone Christmas giveaway.

Keeping your PC perform at optimal level needs help of computer maintenance and optimization utilities, and if you are looking for one such professional utility our TuneUp Utilities 2011 free key giveaway is still open for participation.

IObit offers some great free PC tune-up software's like IObit Toolbox and IObit Advanced SystemCare, the company also offers another useful utility for PC optimization specially targeted at gamers. Named "IObit Game Booster 2" the free utility for windows help optimize PC for an overall smoother and more responsive game play. "Game Booster 2" achieves it's goal by updating hardware-drivers, downloading essential gaming tools, tweaking system settings, defragmenting game directories, temporarily shutting down background processes, cleaning RAM, and prioritizing processor performance.

Various free and paid computer maintenance and optimization utilities have been reviewed on this blog but none comes close to our old-time favorite TuneUp Utilities. Brand new TuneUp Utilities 2011 is out now featuring some great new enhancements and functionality, we have been provided with EXCLUSIVE free licenses to giveaway for our readers read-on for details.

Released on October 27, 2010, TuneUp Utilities Version 2011 takes PC optimization to a whole new level with inclusion of a significant new addition labelled TuneUp Program Deactivator powered with newly built TuneUp Programs-on-Demand Technology. This new version of TuneUp Utilities provides noticeable gains in performance and maximum stability through regular maintenance and new or improved functionalities.

A properly tweaked system is must for optimal PC performance and Windows utility System Nucleus is another great freeware to achieve this. The powerful system utility suite comes with fairly advanced features to view, edit and manage system resources and settings, the consolidated functionality set is designed to make these tasks easier than ever from a single interface. Developer of System Nucleus has put emphasis on batch processing, filtering, and easy visual identification of items using distinctive icons.

Equipped with modules like System Audit, System Editor, Startup Manager, Backup & Recovery, Windows Application Menu, System Tray Menu, Program Manager, Disks & Drives, Detailed Information, Smart Run and Customizable SetOnce Interface makes it a comprehensive toolbox to tweak your computer, the utility is designed to make batch administration operations easy like kill multiple processes, uninstall multiple applications etc.

With over 3,000,000+ downloads in past 10 years X-Setup Pro windows tweaking utility has some great history to cheer about, sadly the developer has decided to stop further development and the commercial PRO version of the utility is now free for everyone.

X-Setup Pro - a well known Windows "tweaker" application in geek-world allows users to change 1,900+ settings that are normally hidden deeply in some configuration-files like the registry, fast and easily. The software is an powerful, clutter-free and easy to use utility covering almost every aspect of your computer and has more configuration options than any other tweaker.

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