Best FREE Antivirus that balances...

B1gg3stN00b · Dec 14, 2008, 10:30 PM

Performance (lightweight, easy on the system resources) and Performance (Catches stuff that needs to be caught, lets harmless stuff go)

What are your nominations?

MRCL · Dec 14, 2008, 10:34 PM

I'm using Avira Antivir for years now, pretty satisfied with it. Altough it causes the system to boot like 10-20 seconds longer... Otherwise you won't notice its there.

[I.R.A]_FBi · Dec 14, 2008, 10:45 PM

comodo

philbrown23 · Dec 14, 2008, 11:02 PM

I like AVAST but when it scanns it uses alot of resources, but it does catch everything.

Clutch442 · Dec 14, 2008, 11:03 PM

I like AVAST, It's very easy to disable temporally if you want to play a game.
I used to use AVG but had a problem disableing it.

Otherwise I'd rate them about equal for the free ones.

KBD · Dec 14, 2008, 11:04 PM

yea, i agree with phil, Avast is great, so is Antivir. Not sure what the deal is with AVG, i used to use the free 7.5 version and it was very good but i dont know if thev free version is available with the new 8.0.

erocker · Dec 14, 2008, 11:05 PM

Avast 4.8 is very nice. Right click the icon and disable when you want it off. I've never had a problem with it interfering with any other applications.

farlex85 · Dec 14, 2008, 11:24 PM

+1 for Avast. I've never even had to turn it off, and I've had trials of the paid ones (Norton, Kaspersky, Nod32) after using Avast and none of them have ever found a thing. Twice I've had Avast warn me of impending doom as well, and both times I was being foolish. Why pay for the same protection I can get for free?

lepra24 · Dec 14, 2008, 11:33 PM

+1 for Avast 4.8

spearman914 · Dec 14, 2008, 11:36 PM

+1 for antivir. AVG sucks, only has a 83% detection rate.

KieranD · Dec 14, 2008, 11:44 PM

Avira Antivir is what i use id also try comodo and avast
nod32 i heard was good but it aint free

avg used to be good but others got better and it got worse

use spybot search and destroy in conjunction with an anti virus

LittleLizard · Dec 14, 2008, 11:57 PM

+1 AVAST and +1 AVG 7.x, the 8 sucks

chuck216 · Dec 15, 2008, 12:22 AM

AVG Free edition

Error 404 · Dec 15, 2008, 12:31 AM

+1 Avast, it rocks; AVG 8 is annoying as hell, especially since I'm not admin on this PC so I can't set what apps are blocked or not.
Comodo firewall is also quite good, although you'd want to take the time to set it up, otherwise it is message after message after message... It can do a full system scan as well though, and I had it detect stuff that Avast didnt see!
Threatfire is also a nice piece of software to have around, good for Zero Day attacks, and it usually detects stuff before Avast. It isn't as flexible in options and where you want to scan though, but it doesn't interfere with other AVs or firewalls.

DonInKansas · Dec 15, 2008, 12:35 AM

Avast, babeh.............

Error 404 · Dec 15, 2008, 12:37 AM

Forgot to mention, I had Avast and Comodo Firewall both running on my Dell laptop (PIII-850, 512 MB of RAM) and it only made it start 10 - 20 seconds slower and gave only a little extra system lag running XP Pro.
Scale that up to a modern PC and its almost no lag.

Kursah · Dec 15, 2008, 12:40 AM

I've used Avast for years, great AV program...really with more modern PC's and newer versions of the Avast client, I've noticed little to no bogging caused by the scanner in comparison to on older versions and PC's where to game with less slowdowns disabling Avast was the way to go...I don't worry about it anymore a modern dual core/DDR2 pc shouldn't really suffer too much from it...and at least speaking for the rigs I use and have built for others that is the case, little to no impact.

Wingo101 · Dec 15, 2008, 10:53 AM

AVG 8.0 works well after you have set it up. Avast is also very good.

cdawall · Dec 15, 2008, 11:09 AM

AVG is pretty shitty unless you recode the entire freaking program

Avast is best for free

silkstone · Dec 15, 2008, 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdawall

AVG is pretty shitty unless you recode the entire freaking program

Avast is best for free

I use AVG but i don't really like it, i'm only really using it because i'm too lazy to do some research, so this is a helpful thread for me.

AphexDreamer · Dec 15, 2008, 11:55 AM

I'm sorry but Malware Bytes Pwns ALL!!!!!

http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php

Super Light on resources.

Free download does all you need to do.

Has saved me from so many Spyware, malware, trojans and virus that I just don't care if I get one anymore, they are a joke HA!

In fact scan with it right now and it might find something to kill for ya.

Dec 14, 2008, 10:30 PM	#1
B1gg3stN00b Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 672 (0.33/day) Thanks: 87 Thanked 111 Times in 102 Posts System Specs	Best FREE Antivirus that balances... Performance (lightweight, easy on the system resources) and Performance (Catches stuff that needs to be caught, lets harmless stuff go) What are your nominations?

System Name:	Free Rig/Compaq Laptop
Processor:	E6750/Turion X2 1.9ghz
Motherboard:	EVGA 680i SLI/Quanta EA30
Cooling:	Random big fans!
Memory:	8GB Geil Black Dragon/2GB G-Skill 4-4-4-12
Video Card:	Nvidia 8800GTS/Nvidia 7000M - Hauppage PCIX TV Tuner
Hard Disk:	250gb SATA WD/120gb internal Samsung SATA
Optical Drive:	2 ASUS lightscribe dvd SATA burners/Stock
CRT/LCD Model:	ASUS 21.5" 1080P monitor
Case:	Raidmax Smilodon/Regular
Sound Card:	Stock into 2.1 Altec Lansing Rig
PSU:	Cooler Master 650W/12 cell HP battery
Software:	Vista Ult. 64 Bit, Ubuntu 64 Bit 8.10/Vista Ult. 32 Bit, Ubuntu 8.04 32

Dec 14, 2008, 10:34 PM	#2
MRCL Join Date: May 2008 Location: Switzerland, Heart of Europe Posts: 3,798 (2.09/day) Thanks: 340 Thanked 862 Times in 705 Posts System Specs	I'm using Avira Antivir for years now, pretty satisfied with it. Altough it causes the system to boot like 10-20 seconds longer... Otherwise you won't notice its there. __________________ [I.R.A.] FBi I wouldnt buy toilet paper from MSI as it may be missing the preforations

System Name:	Fractality 1.0
Processor:	Intel Core i7-860 currently at stock speed
Motherboard:	EVGA P55 SLI
Cooling:	Prolimatech Megahalems and four Fractal Design 120mm fans, sleeved
Memory:	4GB Mushkin DDR3
Video Card:	PNY GeForce 580 XLR8
Hard Disk:	OCZ Vertex 64GB + 180GB SSD / Samsung F1 1000GB HDD
Optical Drive:	LiteON DVD writer
CRT/LCD Model:	24" Acer V243W
Case:	Fractal Design Define R2, sleeved all I/O cables
Sound Card:	onboard
PSU:	Corsair HX750W modular, sadly only stock sleeving
Software:	Win 7 64bit

Dec 14, 2008, 10:45 PM	#3
[I.R.A]_FBi Eligible for custom title Join Date: May 2007 Location: c:\programs\kitteh.exe Posts: 6,152 (2.80/day) Thanks: 724 Thanked 556 Times in 461 Posts System Specs	comodo __________________ Rig 1+1 Athlon XP 2200+, MSI KM2M Combo, ATI 9200SE 128 MB DDR, 2 X 512 MB DDR333, 250GB + 80 HDD? “try intel cpu, amd is only good for going to nude sites” -firehawkxd “go for the 5850 now and play games while the nvidiots wait for the ceo to show an actual working product” -W1zzard “An MSI logo? This offends my retina. I await your apology.” -MRCL www.autolounge.com.jm

Processor:	C2Q6600 @ 1.6 GHz
Motherboard:	Anus PQ5
Cooling:	ACFPro
Memory:	GEiL2 x 1 GB PC2 6400
Video Card:	MSi 4830 (RIP)
Hard Disk:	Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320 GB Perpendicular Recording
Optical Drive:	Lite On 16X SATA Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell 17'
Case:	El Cheepo
Sound Card:	7.1 Onboard
PSU:	Corsair TX750
Software:	MCE2K5

Dec 14, 2008, 11:02 PM	#4
philbrown23 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: vermont Posts: 1,050 (0.53/day) Thanks: 197 Thanked 150 Times in 133 Posts System Specs	I like AVAST but when it scanns it uses alot of resources, but it does catch everything. __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Dominator
Processor:	INTEL C2Q Q6600 FTW!!
Motherboard:	ASUS P5Q-E!!!
Cooling:	TEC cooled cpu, everything else is under water :D
Memory:	4GB CELL SHOCK D9GMH 1066MHZ/4GB CRUCIAL REDS
Video Card:	4850 (VT)/ 4850 IN CROSSFIRE!
Hard Disk:	western digital= 1X 250GB, 1X 500GB, IDE 160GB (BOOT DRIVE ONLY). SEAGATE FREE AGENT 500GB EHDD
Optical Drive:	2X dvdrw w/lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	viewsonic 19" hd widescreen
Case:	ROCKETFISH FOR NOW :(
Sound Card:	ONBOARD WORKS JUST FINE FOR ME :p
PSU:	ULTRA X3 1KW MODULAR
Software:	win vista ultimate 64 TWEAKED!!!
Benchmarks:	http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=434759 3dm06: http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm0

Dec 14, 2008, 11:03 PM	#5
Clutch442 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Woodhaven, New York Posts: 22 (0.01/day) Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post System Specs	I like AVAST, It's very easy to disable temporally if you want to play a game. I used to use AVG but had a problem disableing it. Otherwise I'd rate them about equal for the free ones.

System Name:	Carpeter442
Processor:	AMD 5000+ BE @3210
Motherboard:	MSI K9A2 Platinum
Cooling:	AC Freezer 64 Pro
Memory:	2 GB OZC PC 6400
Video Card:	Visiontek HD 3870 OC Edition Sapphire HD 3870 "Toxic" Crossfire
Hard Disk:	WD 320 GB / Hitachi 250 GB
Optical Drive:	Memorex / LG / KWorld HD TV Tuner Card
CRT/LCD Model:	View Sonic 19" P95fx CRT
Case:	Antec SX 835
PSU:	Antec Earthwatts 500 + Thermaltake 450W Power Express
Benchmarks:	3D Mark 06 12342 (so far)

Dec 14, 2008, 11:04 PM	#6
KBD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: The Rotten Big Apple Posts: 2,416 (1.06/day) Thanks: 423 Thanked 291 Times in 273 Posts System Specs	yea, i agree with phil, Avast is great, so is Antivir. Not sure what the deal is with AVG, i used to use the free 7.5 version and it was very good but i dont know if thev free version is available with the new 8.0.

Processor:	Intel e8600 @ 4.9 Ghz
Motherboard:	DFI Lanparty DK X48-T2RSB Plus
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2GB (2 x 1GB) of Buffalo Firestix DDR2-1066
Video Card:	MSI Radeon HD 4870 1GB OC (820/950) & tweaking
Hard Disk:	2x 74GB Velociraptors in RAID 0; 320 GB Barracuda 7200.10
Optical Drive:	Lite-On DVD Burner & DVD-ROM
CRT/LCD Model:	22" Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2070SB
Case:	Silverstone TJ09-BW
Sound Card:	Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Profesional
PSU:	Ultra X3 800W
Software:	Windows XP Pro w/ SP3

Dec 14, 2008, 11:05 PM	#7
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,958 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,321 Times in 7,832 Posts System Specs	Avast 4.8 is very nice. Right click the icon and disable when you want it off. I've never had a problem with it interfering with any other applications.

Processor:	Intel i7 3770K @ 4.6ghz 1.256v
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus V Formula
Cooling:	Water
Memory:	2x4gb Patriot Viper 2133mhz 10-11-10-25 2T 1.55v
Video Card:	Sapphire HD 7970 1125/1575 1.14v
Hard Disk:	Crucial M4 128Gb / Corsair Force 3 120Gb / Samsung 240Gb / 2Tb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None
CRT/LCD Model:	Acheiva Shimian 27" IPS 2560x1440
Case:	Corsair 500R White
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	NZXT Hale90 1Kw
Software:	Windows 8 x64

Dec 14, 2008, 11:24 PM	#8
farlex85 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,114 (1.83/day) Thanks: 369 Thanked 647 Times in 612 Posts System Specs	+1 for Avast. I've never even had to turn it off, and I've had trials of the paid ones (Norton, Kaspersky, Nod32) after using Avast and none of them have ever found a thing. Twice I've had Avast warn me of impending doom as well, and both times I was being foolish. Why pay for the same protection I can get for free?

Processor:	Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.65ghz 1.18v
Motherboard:	Gigabyte P35-DS3R (v2.1)
Cooling:	Sunbeam Core Contact CR-CCTF, stock tempest cooling atm (6x120mm fans)
Memory:	2x2gb G.Skill PC8000 @ 1018Mhz 5-5-5-15-2T 2.1v
Video Card:	XFX 6850
Hard Disk:	Raptor X 150gb, SE 250gb, SE16 320gb and 640gb, RE 2TB
Optical Drive:	LG Blu-ray burner, 20x Lite-On DVD burner
CRT/LCD Model:	22" Samsung 2232BW 2ms
Case:	NXZT Tempest
Sound Card:	FireStudio Project
PSU:	OCZ GameXstream 700W
Software:	7 Home Premium x64

System Name:	Lepra
Processor:	E7300 -OC 3,8ghz
Motherboard:	MSI P35 Neo2/Fr
Cooling:	Thermalright SI-128 SE
Memory:	Kingston HyperX 4GB DDR2 800MHz CL5 Dual Channel Kit
Video Card:	Gigabyte GeForce 8800GT Zalman 512MB DDR3 256-bit
Hard Disk:	Western Digital 320GB SATA-II 7200RPM 16MB Caviar SE16
Optical Drive:	LG GSA-H55N Retail Black
CRT/LCD Model:	Philips 200CW ,20"
Case:	Spire ServerCase SwordFin SP-9007B
Sound Card:	Creative AUDIGY SE
PSU:	Corsair CMPSU-550VX
Software:	Windows 7 64-bit

System Name:	Mine \| Dad + Mom
Processor:	E8500 E0 Wolfdale @ 4.6GHz 1.5V \| E2180 M0 Allendale @ 3.0GHz 1.3V
Motherboard:	Asus Maximus Formula (X48) w/ Rampage BIOS \| Asus P5Q Pro (P45)
Cooling:	Xigmatek Rifle HDT-S1283 w/ SFF21F Fan \| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
Memory:	G.Skill Pi Black 2x2GB 1.02GHz CL5 \| OCZ Reaper 2x2GB 1.05GHz CL5
Video Card:	Sapphire 4870X2 2GB 820/1020MHz \| Sapphire 4850 1GB 700/1100MHz
Hard Disk:	WD VR 150GB 10K RPM + WD 500GB 7.2K RPM \| WD 200GB 7.2K RPM
Optical Drive:	Samsung Black DVD Burner \| Lite-On Black DVD Burner w/ Lightscribe
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer P243WAID 24" 1920x1200 LCD \| Acer V193W 19" 1440x900 LCD
Case:	Cooler Master HAF 932 Full-Tower \| Antec Twelve Hundred Mid-Tower
Sound Card:	Fatal1ty Xtreme Gamer w/ Z-5500 5.1 \| On-Board Audio w/ S-220 2.1
PSU:	PC Power and Cooling 750W Non-Modular \| Corsair HX-520W Modular
Software:	Windows Vista Home Premium X64 \| Windows Vista Home Premium X64
Benchmarks:	Not Wasting Time!

Processor:	Intel i5 2500k 4ghz
Motherboard:	Asrock Z68 Extreme 3 Gen 3
Cooling:	Phanteks ph-tc14pe, MX-4 Paste
Memory:	2x4gb 1600mhz CL9 1.5v G.Skill
Video Card:	VTX3D AMD 6850 (850mhz Core 1150mhz mem stock voltage)
Hard Disk:	OCZ Agility 3 SSD 120gb, Samsung F1 750gb, Seagate 7200.14 2tb
Optical Drive:	ASUS DRW-24B5ST
CRT/LCD Model:	Ilyama ProLite X2377HDS (IPS), Panasonic 41" ST50B
Case:	Nanoxia Deep Silence 2
Sound Card:	Realtek onbaord, Logitech X540 speakers, Superlux 668B headphones.
PSU:	Corsair TX650w
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64bit

Dec 14, 2008, 11:33 PM	#9
lepra24 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Romenia Posts: 48 (0.02/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts System Specs	+1 for Avast 4.8

Dec 14, 2008, 11:36 PM	#10
spearman914 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn, New York 11223 Posts: 3,000 (1.61/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 510 Times in 482 Posts System Specs	+1 for antivir. AVG sucks, only has a 83% detection rate. __________________ .................................................. .. “Originally Posted by mlee49 So pain level on a 1 to 10 scale, 10 being having a wart removed on your butthole with pliers.”

Dec 14, 2008, 11:44 PM	#11
KieranD Eligible for custom title Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 5,460 (2.59/day) Thanks: 1,640 Thanked 822 Times in 713 Posts System Specs	Avira Antivir is what i use id also try comodo and avast nod32 i heard was good but it aint free avg used to be good but others got better and it got worse use spybot search and destroy in conjunction with an anti virus __________________ http://myinstants.com/instant/transformer/

Dec 14, 2008, 11:57 PM	#12
LittleLizard Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Latin America, Uruguay Posts: 3,380 (2.06/day) Thanks: 339 Thanked 584 Times in 516 Posts System Specs	+1 AVAST and +1 AVG 7.x, the 8 sucks

System Name:	The Lizard
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E4600
Motherboard:	Zotac G41 MAT-A-E
Cooling:	Intel Stock Fan
Memory:	2GB Kingston Value DDR2 @ PC2 5300
Video Card:	XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512mb DDR2
Hard Disk:	160GB Samsung F1 Sata
Optical Drive:	Samsung WriteMaster DVD R/RW
CRT/LCD Model:	AOC 917Sw 19' LCD
Case:	Generic Black Case
Sound Card:	Onboard Realtek
PSU:	Biswal 500W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Dec 15, 2008, 12:22 AM	#13
chuck216 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tampa FL Posts: 318 (0.14/day) Thanks: 46 Thanked 75 Times in 71 Posts System Specs	AVG Free edition __________________ CPU-Z validation sig pics temporarily blocked

System Name:	Baby Dragon
Processor:	Phenom II 940 BE
Motherboard:	Biostar TA790GX 128M
Cooling:	Thermaltake Big Typhoon VX, stock fan replaced with 120mm x 38mm 1.5a ~160 cfm (3400 rpm) fan
Memory:	8 GB Corsair XMS2 Xtreme Performance PC2-6400 5-5-5-18-22 2T
Video Card:	Sapphire Ati Radeon 4870 512 MB "Silent Efficiency" model @ 835/1000
Hard Disk:	2x WD 250 GB SATA II Raid 0 array
Optical Drive:	Sony DVD-CDRW 52X
CRT/LCD Model:	Acer X193W+ 19" LCD 1680X1050
Case:	Antec 900
Sound Card:	Realtek 7.1 HD audio
PSU:	Corsair TX750W
Software:	Windows 7 Ultimate 64

Dec 15, 2008, 12:31 AM	#14
Error 404 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Australia Posts: 1,330 (0.71/day) Thanks: 166 Thanked 178 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	+1 Avast, it rocks; AVG 8 is annoying as hell, especially since I'm not admin on this PC so I can't set what apps are blocked or not. Comodo firewall is also quite good, although you'd want to take the time to set it up, otherwise it is message after message after message... It can do a full system scan as well though, and I had it detect stuff that Avast didnt see! Threatfire is also a nice piece of software to have around, good for Zero Day attacks, and it usually detects stuff before Avast. It isn't as flexible in options and where you want to scan though, but it doesn't interfere with other AVs or firewalls. __________________ Third rig: PC Express Invader. C2D E6400 2.13GHz, 4GB DDR2-800, 320GB HDD, Intel 945, Asus 9600GT 512MB, 550W PSU, W7 HP 64-bit. Fourth Rig: Dell Optiplex 170L, P4 Prescott 2.8GHz, 512MB DDR266RAM, 80GB HDD, FX5200PCI 128MB, 250W PSU,XP Pro Fifth rig (Laptop): Dell Inspiron 4000, 14.1", PIII 850MHz, 384MB RAM, 9.3GB, XP Pro. Now with passive cooling! “I could make a better looking computer case with a bucket of Lincoln Logs.” -lemode

System Name:	B!tch \ Inspiron 15
Processor:	Intel i7 2600K (3.4 GHz, 8 threads) \ Pentium DC M T4300 2.1 GHz
Motherboard:	Asus P67P8-V3 \ Intel GM45
Cooling:	Xigmatek Balder 120mm (4x120,1x140mm case)\ Dell stuff
Memory:	Patriot 2 Viper Sector 5, 8GB DDR3 1600 MHz\ 4 GB DDR2-800 6-6-6-18 SoDIMM
Video Card:	VTX3D 6970 2GB \ Intel 4500MHD
Hard Disk:	1TB Samsung SATA, WD 500GB SATA (16MB cache), 1TB Seagate \ 320 GB Samsung 5200 RPM
Optical Drive:	LG SuperMulti w/ever \ DVD-RW Multi
CRT/LCD Model:	Dell Ultrasharp U2311h 23" (so sexy) \ 15.6" Dell LCD 1366x768
Case:	CoolerMaster Gladiator RC-600 \ Inspiron 15 chassis
Sound Card:	Onboard 5.1 \ Onboard Stereo
PSU:	Antec 850w with yellow racing stripes \ Dell power brick
Software:	Windows 7 HP 64 bit \ Windows 7 HP 64 bit (Dell OEM)

Dec 15, 2008, 12:35 AM	#15
DonInKansas Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kansas Posts: 4,261 (1.95/day) Thanks: 779 Thanked 1,273 Times in 1,007 Posts System Specs	Avast, babeh............. __________________ Sneekypeet on my disappearance from TPU: "He went to school for a while to learn how to deal with douchebags and delight in pastries and exotic coffees....or in English, he is a cop now." You know what time it is......

Processor:	Core i5 750
Motherboard:	Gigabyte p55-ud3r
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS10X Extreme
Memory:	Geil 2133mhz DDR3
Video Card:	XFX 6870
Hard Disk:	120GB GSkill Phoenix Pro, 640GB WD Black
Optical Drive:	Sony DVDRW SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 23" 1920x1080
Case:	Antec One
Sound Card:	Onboard
PSU:	Antec HCG 620W
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64

Dec 15, 2008, 12:37 AM	#16
Error 404 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South Australia Posts: 1,330 (0.71/day) Thanks: 166 Thanked 178 Times in 157 Posts System Specs	Forgot to mention, I had Avast and Comodo Firewall both running on my Dell laptop (PIII-850, 512 MB of RAM) and it only made it start 10 - 20 seconds slower and gave only a little extra system lag running XP Pro. Scale that up to a modern PC and its almost no lag. __________________ Third rig: PC Express Invader. C2D E6400 2.13GHz, 4GB DDR2-800, 320GB HDD, Intel 945, Asus 9600GT 512MB, 550W PSU, W7 HP 64-bit. Fourth Rig: Dell Optiplex 170L, P4 Prescott 2.8GHz, 512MB DDR266RAM, 80GB HDD, FX5200PCI 128MB, 250W PSU,XP Pro Fifth rig (Laptop): Dell Inspiron 4000, 14.1", PIII 850MHz, 384MB RAM, 9.3GB, XP Pro. Now with passive cooling! “I could make a better looking computer case with a bucket of Lincoln Logs.” -lemode

Dec 15, 2008, 12:40 AM	#17
Kursah Eligible for custom title Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Missoula, Montana, USA Posts: 6,558 (2.72/day) Thanks: 727 Thanked 1,349 Times in 1,118 Posts System Specs	I've used Avast for years, great AV program...really with more modern PC's and newer versions of the Avast client, I've noticed little to no bogging caused by the scanner in comparison to on older versions and PC's where to game with less slowdowns disabling Avast was the way to go...I don't worry about it anymore a modern dual core/DDR2 pc shouldn't really suffer too much from it...and at least speaking for the rigs I use and have built for others that is the case, little to no impact. __________________ Overclocking is Easy! Get Results! - GTX 260/280 Unofficial Support Thread TPU's Gaming Headphone/Headset Thread - Share your experience - My Heat -

System Name:	Kursah's Rig 2011
Processor:	i5-760 2.8Ghz - 4.0Ghz @ 1.29v
Motherboard:	Asus 55i Sabertooth
Cooling:	Xigmatek Balder S1283
Memory:	2x4GB G.Skill Ripjaws DDR3 1600 9.9.9.24 1.5v
Video Card:	XFX HD5870 Rev.2 @ Stock
Hard Disk:	WD Black 1.5Tb, Seagate 1.5Tb LP
Optical Drive:	Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD/CD Burner
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung 32" LN32D550 LCD TV - 1920x1080
Case:	Lian Li Lancool PC-K62
Sound Card:	Auzen X-Fi Forte 7.1 + FiiO E9 to Denon D2000, JVC HA-DX3 and a Custom Hi-Fi 2.1 setup.
PSU:	Corsair HX750 Modular
Software:	Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1, many games
Benchmarks:	Hi-Fi 2.1 setup: Dayton DTA-100a Class-T Amp to Pioneer SP-BS21-LR Speakers. Dayton Sub-100HT Sub

Dec 15, 2008, 10:53 AM	#18
Wingo101 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: South Africa Posts: 430 (0.24/day) Thanks: 120 Thanked 58 Times in 49 Posts System Specs	AVG 8.0 works well after you have set it up. Avast is also very good. Last edited by Wingo101; Dec 15, 2008 at 11:20 AM.

Processor:	Intel Core i7 920 @ 4Ghz 1.2675v
Motherboard:	Asus P6TD - Deluxe
Cooling:	Zalman CNPS 9900AT LED, 2x 90mm, 3x 120mm, 1x 250mm
Memory:	6GB Corsair Dominator DDR-3 1600
Video Card:	MSI GTX680 Lightning
Hard Disk:	WD Caviar Black 1TB 64mb cache Seagate 500GB 32mb cache ATA300
Optical Drive:	LG DVD-RW DL SATA
CRT/LCD Model:	Samsung T260 26" Wide Monitor 1920X1200 & Samsung 27" LCD
Case:	Thermaltake Armor with 25cm side fan
Sound Card:	Asus Xonar D2X 7.1ch - Optical - with Logitech Z-5500 Digital Speakers & Sennheiser HD555 Headphones
PSU:	Antec Signature Series 850W PSU
Software:	Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
Benchmarks:	SuperPi 1M - 9.771s 3DMark Vantage - 39,944

Dec 15, 2008, 11:09 AM	#19
cdawall where the hell are my stars Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: some AF base Posts: 16,027 (6.42/day) Thanks: 457 Thanked 2,755 Times in 2,224 Posts System Specs	AVG is pretty shitty unless you recode the entire freaking program Avast is best for free __________________

System Name:	Deployment build
Processor:	Phenom II B97@4080mhz 1.6v (24/7 4800mhz max clock)
Motherboard:	Asus Crosshair V Formula
Cooling:	Coolermaster V10 modded to 96w TEC, Scientific Rulian fans
Memory:	4x4GB Wintec ONE@1800 9-10-9 1.62v (24/7)
Video Card:	Sapphire 7950 3GB@1150/1400 1.27v
Hard Disk:	2x32GB STT SSD's raid 0, 1TB Samsung F3's, 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11
CRT/LCD Model:	STi 22"
Case:	Thermaltake Commandar MS-I Epic Edition
Sound Card:	E07K USB DAC->Fischer FA-002W High edition
PSU:	Antec TPQ-850 (Antec TPQ-1200 waiting for it at home)
Software:	windows 7 ultimate x64

System Name:	Gaming System / Laptop / HTPC
Processor:	i5 2500K @ 4.4Ghz / i3@2.17Ghz / E3210 @ 3ghz
Motherboard:	ASRock P67 Pro3 SE / Acer / Asus p5k-VM
Cooling:	CM V8 2200rpm + 90mm 3500rpm Intake / Laptop Cooling / Hyper TX 212
Memory:	Corsair Vengance 2x4Gb 1600Mhz CL9/ 4GB DDR3 / 3gb DDR2
Video Card:	Asus EAH6850v.2@975-1150 / G310m / Gigabyte HD6670
Hard Disk:	256Gb Vertex 4 + 2.8TB Other / 120gb Force 3 / 250gb Seagate
Optical Drive:	None / DVD-RW / None
CRT/LCD Model:	LG 19" WS / 15.6" Laptop Screen / LG 42" Plasma TV
Case:	Cooler master HAF922 / Laptop Case / CM 512
Sound Card:	On Board (Xi-Fi Mod) / Realtek On-Board / On Board
PSU:	AcBel 85H 700w / Laptop Power / FSP 500w
Software:	Windows 7 / Windows 8

Dec 15, 2008, 11:55 AM	#21
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