Is your gaming rig streamlined?

I don't know about you, but I am always multitasking. Video calls, two web browsers, steam, random other programs, and then a game on top of all of it. Runs just fine.

no, I'm confident enough that my Processor can multi-task all the shit that windows 7 ultimate throws at it.

I normally run games while my ram is hovering around 2.1gig and I don't do any tweaking. IMO, all those tweaking and stuff only contributes 1-5fps of performance improvements which is minuscule enough to let it pass

Unless you are severely short of RAM, ie 2GB, those numbers are pointless.
Also, if you want to talk about disabling programs and services, there is a guide online about what each service does and a general recommendation for a "streamlined" rig.

my gaming rig is not streamlined its bulky, boxy, and creates drag when the wind blows

I've got plenty of extra cycles to leave all the things running.

No thanks my pc runs fine and when it doesn't it's probably time to upgrade or clean :)

Too much free time?

You are still running heavy, a bit, if you are using an anti-virus. I haven't bothered with one in at least a decade. I'll scan occasionally, though.

I obsessively tweak mine and disable everything possible. It starts up like it just took a speedball.

Yeah, it is pretty aerodynamic, but it did not fly. 0/10 would not streamline again.

Damn, that's a low resource usage. Mine is around 1.15 - 1.20 GB (with just Avast and Rainmeter running, at startup), although I am using a laptop which came with a load of crap pre-installed. Though I did disable most of the features, some of them are essential (for the FN button to function, for it to detect wifi etc.)

I'll look at that site later and try to shrink it further though.

Slight overclock,Intel SSD, and 16gb ram...bahh I never see any pull. Fresh 7 Install. etc. etc.