Speccy - Show your System Information

http://www.piriform.com/speccy

Piriform products

CCleaner - Optimization and Cleaning
Defraggler - Disk Defragmentation
Recuva - File Recovery
Speccy - System Information

What's in your computer? If you're like most of us, you can probably name the processor (Intel or AMD, Celeron or Pentium), maybe how much RAM it has, and maybe how big the hard drive is.

When you go to a computer store and see all the bright shiny PCs laid out next to each other, most will have tags or stickers indicating the:

• Processor brand and model
• Hard drive size and speed
• Amount of memory (RAM)
• Graphics card
• Operating system

Two or three years later, when it comes time to upgrade your computer, that tag or sticker may be long gone. Speccy was designed as a free electronic "what's inside" sticker for your PC.

Isn't this information in Windows?

Yes and no. Some of the basic information can be found by right-clicking My Computer and then clicking Properties. The General tab lists some statistics, and the Device Manager on the Hardware tab lists all of the hardware you've got installed. But it misses out lots of information that you need.

Speccy will give you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer. Including CPU, Motherboard, RAM, Graphics Cards, Hard Disks, Optical Drives, Audio support. Additionally Speccy adds the temperatures of your different components, so you can easily see if there's a problem!

Why do I need Speccy?

At first glance, Speccy may seem like an application for system administrators and power users. It certainly is, but Speccy can also help normal users, in everyday computing life.

If you need to add more memory to your system, for example, you can check how many memory slots your computer has and what memory's already installed. Then you can go out and buy the right type of memory to add on or replace what you've already got.

If you're going to be selling your PC, you can use Speccy to quickly list out the components. Or, if you're buying a PC, you can use Speccy to check that the computer has what the label says it has.

Also, Speccy comes in handy for support. If you're on the phone with technical support and they want to know what video card you have installed, there's no need to hunt around Windows. Speccy has all the information on one easy-to-understand screen.

How to check your Computer’s Hardware Components?

http://www.windows7news.com/2010/07/01/ever-wanted-to-check-your-computers-hardware-components/

Well, Windows itself has a shortcut tool allowing you to peek inside the box.

1. Press WinKey + R.
2. In the Run box, type msinfo32.exe
3. Click the Ok button.
4. The System Informaton windows opens.

Note: In the left hand section clicking the + button opens additional details.

Taking a Peek!

The Device Manager contains a lot of useful information but lacks detail. For example suppose you want information on the RAM installed on your computer, whether you have any free slots how do you find out apart from opening up the computer itself.

The answer to this is to download a useful little tool called Speccy. Speccy is a sophisticated System Information tool for your PC.

It is available from this WebSite: http://www.piriform.com/speccy/download/standard

Speccy will give you detailed statistics on every piece of hardware in your computer. Its opening screen displays a Summary of all components in the right hand side of its screen. On the left is a list of individual components. Clicking on each one opens a new windows detailing information on the component selected.

Here is the opening screen for Speccy.

Summary of My Computer's Hardware

In the next screen I checked on the RAM on board.

Details of the RAM on my computer

This is a very handy little tool one worth adding to your collection. As a matter of interest, the same website Piriform has other goodies – Ccleaner (Optimization and Cleaning), Defraggler (Disk Defragmentation) and Recuva (File Recovery).

As yet I haven't checked these other applications!