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Razer Cortex

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Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Nov 23, 2009

Game Booster is an easy-to-use program that shuts down unnecessary system processes in order to improve the performance of resource-thirsty games. With an intuitive interface that makes it easy to switch between gaming mode and normal mode, Game Booster is a simple but powerful program.

Game Booster's interface is basic, with a list of 24 noncritical processes that can be shut down during gaming. Check boxes allow users to select specific processes. It is true that you have to take a leap of faith with some of these; if you're not extremely computer savvy, you may have no idea what it is that you're shutting down. We can say that our system suffered no ill effects from temporarily disabling all of the listed processes, and the program quickly started them again when we switched back to normal mode. We do wish that the program came with a Help file that went into detail about this issue, though. In addition to disabling unnecessary system processes, Game Booster offers a game defragmenter that specifically defragments the game directories, allowing a given game to start and run more quickly. Overall, we found Game Booster to be both easy to use and effective. We noticed a significant difference in game performance when using gaming mode, and we think this is a great choice for users who need to optimize their systems for gameplay.

Game Booster is free. It installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program to all users.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 9.7.61.1159

Version 9.7.61.1159:
  • All-new feature: Booster Prime - Optimize your game settings and enhance your gaming experience - now available for PUBG PC.
  • You gave your feedback, we listened: we've updated the default keyboard shortcut for showing/hiding your FPS overlay. Try it out with CTRL+SHIFT+Q.

General

Release March 15, 2020
Date Added March 15, 2020
Version 9.7.61.1159

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 2,305,415
Downloads Last Week 20
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Developer's Description

With Razer Cortex: Game Booster, unlock your systems full potential with a variety of performance enhancing and optimization tools for higher frames per second, or cut down on draggy load times. Whether you choose automated mode or to manually tweak it yourself, your PCs full gaming potential is now at your fingertips.

Razer Cortex doesn't merely boost your games, it boosts your entire system. The new Razer Cortex: System Booster is a one-stop solution for better system performance. By cleaning unwanted junk files, not a single kilobyte of hard disk space is wasted, leaving you more for work and play. With such optimization, your PC isn't just primed for gaming, it's also perfect for daily use.

Razer Cortex: Booster Prime optimizes your game settings automatically based on your preferred mode. Our advanced AI technology with machine-learning algorithm then recommends similar settings to you for future games, so you'll always enjoy improved gameplay the smart way.

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