If you want to get to know your PC in detail, the specification papers included in the package by the hardware manufacturer won't help you that much, that's for sure. Instead you can use one of the many dedicated software solutions out there, and HWiNFO is one of the best picks.
As its name suggests (an abbreviation for "hardware info"), HWiNFO is capable of getting in touch with all pieces of hardware in order to provide detailed information about each one.
One of the niftiest features we've discovered while testing the application was the summary report displayed every time HWiNFO is opened, thus immediately making available the most important details regarding our machine.
Of course, for a deeper investigation there's the main window that enables you to browse through all the possible of details regarding the CPU, motherboard, RAM, video adapters, monitors, drives, audio and network devices, ports and pretty much every other single piece of hardware bundled in the system.
Another interesting feature is the sensor reading tool that provides you with information on the temperature of your components in a single clean window. A benchmark function is also present in the feature set, but keep in mind that all the tests are going to take a while to complete.
All in all, it's safe to say that HWiNFO is the kind of tool that has pretty good chances to come in handy on every computer out there, especially since it can be used by beginners and power users alike.
What's New in This Release:
· Added support of additional CHiL/IR VRs on GPU.
· Fixed enumeration of GPUs disabled by nVidia Optimus.
· Fixed freezing of Synaptics SMBus touchpads on Intel chipsets.
· Merged and rearranged nVidia Internal GPU sensor with NVAPI.
· Added AMD Radeon HD 7790.
· Added nVidia GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost.
· Added monitoring of D3D Usage on AMD, nVidia and Intel GPUs (covers Direct3D only).
· Improved enumeration of RAID arrays, added RAID status reporting.
· Enhanced sensor monitoring on nVidia nForce 790i reference mainboards (Zotac, EVGA, XFX, etc).
· Enhanced support of AMD GCN2 family GPUs.
· Added monitoring support for On Semi NCP81022 on GPU.
· Added nVidia GF119 models: GeForce 705M.
· Added nVidia GK104 models: Quadro K2 USM, Tesla K2 USM, GRID K520, GeForce K2 USM, NVS K2 USM.
· Added nVidia GK106 models: GeForce GTX 760M, 765M, 770M.
· Added nVidia GK107 models: Tesla K1 USM, Quadro K1 USM, GeForce GT 740M, 745M, 750M, GeForce K340 USM, NVS K1 USM, GRID K340, NVS 1000.
· Added nVidia GK110 mod...