February 2012: PC power!

Huge PC upgrade guide, Products of the Year revealed, hottest tech coming in 2012, exclusive diagnostic and benchmark software and more.

The complete upgrade guide for those who want maximum performance:

Best-value components
Processors
Graphics cards
Motherboards
Memory
Coolers
Hard drives & SSDs

Plus:

Products of the Year: Our experts select the standout products
2012 preview: The hottest gadgets, PC and entertainment gear coming this year.
Easy CPU tweaks: Boost your processor's efficiency in Windows
WordPress guide: Your first steps to becoming a web guru
Latest reviews: $999 ultrabook, Kindle Fire, Galaxy Nexus and more
35 pages of tips: New iOS 5 features, fix your Windows PC and more

Full magazine contents

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February 2012 DVD: PC Reporter

PC Reporter: Find out what’s inside your PC and how fast it performs with our exclusive system info and benchmark tools: PC User PC Reporter, UserBench Image 2 and UserBench Aliens vs Predator. World exclusive full versions!
Automatic defrags: Defragment your hard drive the easy way with Ashampoo Magical Defrag 3. Full version valued at $14.
Powerful uninstaller: Nuke all traces of unwanted software with Smarty Uninstaller 2009 Pro. Full version valued at $27.
Track your mouse: Ever wondered how much you use your mouse? Find out with the full version of Ashampoo MouseTracer.
3GB of gaming plus a free game: Playable demos of FIFA 12, NetKar Pro and more. Plus the free game, TAGAP 2.
Exclusive videos: How to use our benchmarks, Orcs Must Die game guide and more.
Upgrading toolkit: 20 free tweaking and diagnostic tools.

Full DVD contents

PC Upgrade Resource Kit

Exclusives:

PC User PC Reporter
PC User UserBench Image 2
PC User UserBench AvP

System info tools:

CPU-Z
GPU-Z
Process Explorer
Sandra Lite 2011
Speccy
SpeedFan
Moo0 SystemMonitor
Belarc Advisor

System tweaking tools:

CCleaner
Advanced SystemCare Free
Glary Utilities
Autoruns
Eraser
Partition Wizard Home Edition
Revo Uninstaller
Pandora Recovery

Reinstall tools:

Double Driver
DriverMax
MailStore Home
DriveImage XML – Private Edition
nLite
CDBurnerXP

Software

Free full versions:

Ashampoo Magical Defrag 3
Smarty Uninstaller 2009 Pro
Ashampoo MouseTracer
PC User PC Reporter
PC User UserBench Image 2
PC User UserBench AvP

Applications:

Green Free Video Converter
Winamp
Notepad++
AllMyNotes Organizer Free Edition
TagScanner

Online tools:

YouTube Downloader
TeamViewer
Skype

System utilities:

AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 2012
EaseUS Partition Master Home Edition
ObjectDock
TeraCopy
SlimCleaner
360Amigo System Speedup Free
BulkFileChanger

Entertainment

Playable game demos:

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
FIFA 12
netKar Pro

Free game:

TAGAP 2

Tutorials

Exclusive video guides:

Sophisticated layer effects in Photoshop
Create clickable menus in PowerPoint
Introducing PC User’s suite of benchmarking tools
Orcs Must Die! game guide

Featured tools:

Word macro of the month
Excel macro of the month

DVD registrations

Ashampoo Magical Defrag 3

Ensuring you are connected to the internet, install Ashampoo Magical Defrag 3 from PC User's February cover disc – in the process you will be prompted for your Licence Key. Click the Get Free Activation Key button and you will be taken to the Ashampoo site. Enter a valid email address in the form provided. A registration code will then be sent to that email address. (If you don't receive the email please check your junk email folder, as these emails are sometimes picked up by spam filters). Copy the key and paste it into the dialog, click Activate Now! and then, when the key is acknowleged you can continue with the installation of the program. Note: if you have previously installed other Ashampoo products you may be taken directly to Ashampoo's site and your registration code may appear automatically in your browser.

Ashampoo Mouse Tracer

Ensuring you are connected to the internet, install Mouse Tracer from PC User's February cover disc – in the process you may be prompted to Activate your copy and you'll be taken to the Ashampoo site. Complete the required details and follow the instructions. If you have registered a program with Ashampoo before you may be provided with the activation confirmation in the browser page without having to enter any details.

Smarty Uninstaller 2009 Pro

Ensuring you are connected to the internet, install Smarty Uninstaller 2009 Pro from PC User's February cover disc and run the program. When the registration page appears, enter the following details:

Name: PC User
Activation code: 000277-Z0WHP5-YU2NVQ-63TK0C-XA6YZA-JYM51M-A1A2Y4-2DB3NP

Then click Activate to unlock your full version of Smart Uninstaller 2009 Pro.

Special offers

Smarty Uninstaller 2012 upgrade offer

Impressed with Smarty Uninstaller 2009 on PC User's February cover disc? For a limited time, you can receive a big discount off Smarty Uninstaller 2012, the latest version which offers improved installation analysis for better uninstalls, and more. Just go to www.winnertweak.com/order.html and use the following code when purchasing Smarty Uninstaller 2012: GOOG5432234LD

Upgrade to Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8

Enjoying Magical Defrag 3 on our February cover disc? Why not check out Ashampoo WinOptimizer 8, which includes a full suite of Windows system tools, including Drive Cleaner, Registry Optimizer, Disk Doctor and more. See http://tinyurl.com/winoptimizer8 for more details.