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Message by Vladimir Plenskiy, author of GMABooster

Dear All,

Before proceeding to the root of my message, please let me quote two independent reviews of GMABooster. This is basically for the people who have no ability to test an existing version - GMABooster for GMA 950.

TweakTown has reviewed the GMABooster on 05/05/2009 (read full review):
"...the GMABooster application did actually work. It simply overclocked the GPU from its default 166MHz to 400MHz. At 400MHz, the performance of the GPU on 3DMark06 was about 86% higher than before we ran the application..."

PCGamer magazine, August 2009 issue (on sale 06/23/2009):
"...of all the tips on this page, using the simple, safe and effective overclocking utility GMABooster (free, www.gmabooster.com) is the one that can actually translate into honest-to-Ceiling-Cat framerate increases if you're using a compatible chipset..."

The root of my message: GMA 950 is not the only mobile/integrated solution by Intel® which could be boosted in a similar way. According to an official datasheets, other (existing and even upcoming) mobile chipsets by Intel® shall use the similar clock control mechanism. That means, GMABooster for GMA 500, GMA X3100, GMA X4500 is a feasible thing.

I would like to reach the people who really want the GMABooster for GMA 500, GMA X3100, GMA X4500 to come true. I would like to let all of You know: to be able to successfully develop a new GMABooster, it's first required to purchase a suitable equipment. An issue is, I live in an Eastern-European country where customs is highly specific, not allowing me to buy something cheap on eBay, to receive a laptop by mail, etc., etc. However, by donating some funds You can help me to buy the necessary hardware locally, which would make me able to produce the GMABooster for Your chipset as soon as possible. Just for Your information: the existing GMABooster (for GMA 950) would never arrived if I haven't had a real GMA 950 powered notebook on my desk. Intel®'s official paper (datasheet) for each chipset contains absolutely not suffucient data to be able to reprogram chipset clock control mechanism without solving a kind of "equation with many unknown arguments", that is why I am not able to "just do it". I have already tried to work with remote testers, and the experience is, unfortunately, not positive. To succeed, I have to be able to run my HW probes 100 times a day if needed, following the "gold mine" of an undocumented instructions I had discovered on the road to successful reprogramming of GMA 950. No remote tester could handle this... From another hand, having the relevant notebook on my desk, I would estimate to succeed within a few weeks, putting the maximum effort into development and spending days and nights tet-a-tet with the test notebook, as I already did last winter, producing the GMABooster for GMA 950.

I will be pleased to indicate the name or URL of everyone, who would really contribute, in the GMABooster About Box and on this web site. Dear All, I would really like You to feel Yourselfes (and to actually become) the participants of this unique project, not the static spectators... I do believe that GMABooster may finally become the industry-standard perfomance boost solution for Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator series - the solution which would bring You way higher perfomance than it might be expected from a computer with integrated graphics, doesn't matter whether an UMPC, home media center or notebook it is!

Please visit the donate page for more information. Thank You in advance!

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Sincerely Yours,
Vladimir Plenskiy
Author of GMABooster

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