Tweaks That Don't Work


This may be the subject of some discord, but a great community service would be to help others not waste money on snake oil.

Please let us know what you've tried that had no impact - or negative impact, even - on your system. Also, if there are tweaks or products that are only useful on some systems for whatever reason, please let us know what kinds of systems do and don't benefit from the particular products.

Some of you out there have tremendous experience trying to squeeze every last ounce of performance out of your equipment and probably have a laundry list for us - let's hear it!
aggielaw

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Aggielaw, I see this as a very rational request and wish that it could be implemented without rancor, but I just don't see how. My latest successfully implemented tweak will always be someone else's snake oil. And I'll likely think you lack perspective or hearing when you tell me that using XXX made a vast difference in your system. I think its enuf to "discuss" the efficacy of each tweak as it comes up and let subsequent subsequent interests in the tweak by satisfied either thru renewal of the thread or thru forum research. This way there can be a more complete airing of opinion, not just a consensus listing, or a listing with allowance for a summary w/proviosion for the numbers of folks who agree or disagree.

And, most importantly, it will give us something to argue about ad infinitum, ad naseum. :-)