Upon starting up CPUCores, I was able to enter a CS:GO match and play for a few minutes. No noticeable FPS change (probably due to my system already having high end specs). However, what did bother me was the fact that if I tried to alt tab out of game it would freeze my PC and only a hard reset (manually turning off the PC power switch) would solve the problem. The second time I opened CS:GO my PC froze immediately upon loading the map. I contacted the developer and he tried to sort out my issues with me but we were unable to reach a solution. I have since requested a refund from Steam. Tim, the developer of CPUCores, was very helpful but we were unable to pinpoint nor solve the issue of my computer crashing when using his software. Specs: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 16 GB Memory

CPUCores is often advertised on /r/pcmasterrace and claims that you will have higher fps however, with an AMD FX - 8350 it hasn't made much of an impact on my games. To top this off, [b]YOU CAN DO THIS ALL FOR FREE WITH A DIFFERENT PROGRAM!!![/b] as found on Reddit also can be explained [url=https://imgur.com/a/Cs06F] here.[/url] Also after is was announced that this was deemed [url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/4pm9lb/do_not_buy_this_snake_oil_advertised_on_pcmr/] "snake oil"[/url] the creator of that thread was banned from this steampage. *asshole move* I would [b]not recommend buying this [/b] and I also recommend you do some research yourself...

Those positive comments looks fake as shit, tried to run it with black desert and witcher 3 using multiple different setting and there was no change at all, just change priority in task manager for bigger fps boost XD

Honestly, it made no visible difference in Heaven benchmark for me. Long story short, save your money. However- If you really want to squeeze more FPS out of your system, here's some tips: -Use Ccleaner to clean your registry (it will find broken shortcuts, invalid entries for programs no longer installed and such.) -Stay up to date with Windows first, then check for updated drivers with Driver Easy. (Free version makes you install manually so you will have to use Device Manager to update unless you get the Pro version.) -Open My PC and right click your main drive>Properties>Disk Cleanup>Clean Up System Files. (This will allow you to delete leftover update packages or even old OS versions which can take around 30gb of your space.) -Download MSI Afterburner to tweak your graphics card settings, I use Heaven Benchmark to test my settings. Your graphics card can fail during testing but all that will happen in my experience is Heaven Benchmark will crash and you adjust the setting...

Just commenting to all the "This is placebo" and get the better "free Lasso" blablabla What does the program do? It's main purpose seems to basically chooses the cpu cores/threads for the games/programs to use. You can do it manually without any program in the task manager (or in case using cpucores, you can also see what cpucores chooses to use). Windows default is allow appllication to use all cores/threads. Task Manager(ctrl+shift+esc) -> Details tab -> right click on application -> Set affinity ->select cores you would like to use and click ok Now why does this matter for me? In my personal case, I don't use it to "gain perfomance" but to fix problems in many cases. Many older games have problem with running on too many cores. GTA SA has mouse "bug" where it just sometimes won't change character direction after exiting the menu, if I don't limit the amount of cores used. Prototype doesn't even load to game (just closes it in the middle of loading) if i use all the cores....

if you have four cores or more this program probably isn't for you (read as: it doesn't add any FPS at all). If you have two cores it might work, but i can't test that. luckily steam has a nice refund policy, so at least you can try it out.

i dont really think this helps with AMD systems. I have noticed no difference in running versus not running This is based on PERSONAL Experience with the program and the DEV is working VERY HARD to help remedy this problem. Do not upvote this to be rude, or insensitive to others, or to start flame wars.

"CPUCores is a scam." This is what critics use to discredit this software. yes there is a free version of CPUCores called NotCPUCores. Is the free version good. if you're ok with mucking around for a decent amount of time. Which for me, the free version didnt actually do anything to stabilize my games. "It's a scam because it costs money and theres a free version." Anyone who uses this, knows nothing about business or marketing. Just because theres a free version of something, doesn't mean a version you can pay for is a scam. Don't listen to those circle jerk morons on reddit who want everything in life for free. What does CPUCores have, that NOTCPUCores doesn't? 1. it actually works. 2. It has a very easy-to-use interface that lets you optimize games in seconds. 3. It is constantly updated. 4. The creator is very hands on with customer support, bugfixes and updates. 5. the creator is very open to problems people are experiencing, suggestions the community has and criticism. Afte...

Refund received. Tried this out particularly to see if it would help out Ark or Arma 3. Opened up my resource monitor prior to running CPUCores. Then ran CPUCores and saw no change to any processes (after launching each game via the CPUCores GUI). OS processes were not isolated to a single core. When I ran a game, that game process moved around to various cores, including the first one, which was supposed to be isolated for OS processes only. I even tried rebooting just in case it needed a fresh start. Nothing changed. Just in case I was missing something, I tried running both Ark & Arma 3 with varying graphics configurations, high to low, with and without CPUCores running. I saw no difference whatsoever, which makes sense considering it wasn't doing anything it had advertised. Maybe it works for you. It didn't for me. Just remember you can get a refund from Steam if you run it for less than 2 hours or 2 weeks, whichever comes first. Edit: Clarified that I did run the ga...

Actually dropped 10 fps off of Arma 3, in fact on my machine it actually made the majority of my games run worse. Whether this is due to my system or OS, I don't know. I would have to agree with other reviewers, it seems more beneficial for older setups. Didn't do anything for me except drop frames in some games. EDIT: I've been looking through other reviews and the developer has stated in responses to other "not recommended" reviews that the program is intended for Dual Cores and SOME Quad Core CPU's(I haven't seen anything stated as to which Quad core CPU's are on his list). Basically, If you're not running an old computer, this program will more than likely slow your games down, rather than speed them up. The dev also seems to take negative reviews personally from what I'm seeing.