The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server.

Operating Systems: Runs on Windows 7, 2008 R2, Vista, 2008, 2003, XP, 2000, NT 4, Me, 98, and 95. Both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows is supported.
Browsers: Requires IE or Netscape. Also runs on Opera, Mozilla, and Firefox.

Free for personal use only.

Download: Belarc Advisor 8.1.11.3 (8.1k)

SIW is an advanced System Information for Windows tool that gathers detailed information about your system properties and settings and displays it in an extremely comprehensible manner.

SIW can create a report file (CSV, HTML, TXT or XML), and is able to run in batch mode (for Computer Software and Hardware Inventory, Asset Inventory Tracking, Audit Software Licenses).

The system information is divided into few major categories:

· Software Information: Operating System, Installed Software and Hotfixes, Processes, Services, Users, Open Files, System Uptime, Installed Codecs, Software Licenses (Product Keys / Serial Numbers / CD Key), Secrets (Password Recovery).
· Hardware Information: Motherboard, Sensors, BIOS, CPU, chipset, PCI/AGP, USB and ISA/PnP Devices, Memory, Video Card, Monitor, Disk Drives, CD/DVD Devices, SCSI Devices, S.M.A.R.T., Ports, Printers.
· Network Information: Network Cards, Network Shares, currently active Network Connections, Open Ports.
· Network Tools: MAC Address Changer, Neighborhood Scan, Ping, Trace, Statistics
· Miscellaneous Tools: Eureka! (Reveal lost passwords hidden behind asterisks), Monitor Test, Shutdown / Restart.
· Real-time monitors: CPU, Memory, Page File usage and Network Traffic.

SIW is a standalone utility that does not require installation (Portable Freeware) – one less installed program on your PC as well the fact that you can run the program directly from an USB flash drive, from a floppy, from a network drive or from a domain login script. SIW can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs …).

Platform: Microsoft Windows 98 / Me / NT4 / 2000 / XP / Server 2003 / Media Center / Tablet PC / Windows 2003 Server R2 / Vista / Windows Server 2008 / Windows 7 / Windows Server 2008 R2 / WinRE / Bart PE / Winternals ERD Commander

Download: SIW System Information for Windows 2010-03-10

CrystalDiskMark is designed to quickly test the performance of your hard drives.

Requirements: Windows 7/Windows Vista/2003/XP/2000, i18n (x86/x64)

Download: CrystalDiskMark 2.2.0p

Download: CrystalDiskMark 3.0 Beta 5

CPU-Tweaker allows to change memory timings under Windows. You can read principal and secondary timings, and eventually change these timings values.

Supported processors:
-AMD Phenom DDR2 & DDR3.
-INTEL Core i7 DDR3. (Timings and frequency Reading only)

-Enable change timings on Core i7 CPU with GygaByte and eVGA motherboards.
(Memory Configuration space are locked in the bios on others motherboards).
-Add some Uncore and QPI multi on Core i7.
-Fixe a bug with HT and UnCore multi on K10 in DDR2 533 & DDR3 mode.
-Increase reading some timings (tWR, tRTP, tFAW) on Core i7.

Use this software at your own risk!

For Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Seven 32&64 bits

Download: CPU-Tweaker 1.4 | CPU-Tweaker 1.5 Beta 1

CrystalDiskInfo is a HDD utility software which supports S.M.A.R.T.

Requirements: Windows 7/Windows Vista/XP/2008/2000 (x86/x64)

Download: CrystalDiskInfo 3.5.2 | CrystalDiskInfo Beta

Logitech SetPoint is the name of Logitech’s unified driver suite for its mouse and keyboard products. It is the successor to the company’s MouseWare and iTouch driver suite.

Requirements: Windows 98, Me, 2000 or Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Download: Logitech SetPoint 6.00

HWiNFO and HWiNFO32 are professional hardware information and diagnostic tools supporting latest components, industry technologies and standards. Both tools are designed to collect and present the maximum amount of information possible about computer’s hardware which makes them suitable for users searching for driver updates, computer manufacturers, system integrators and technical experts as well. Retrieved information is presented in a logical and easily understandable form and can be exported into various types of reports.

- Comprehensive hardware information
- System health monitoring (Thermal, Voltage, Fan, Power)
- Basic benchmarks
- Text, CSV, XML, HTML, MHTML report formats
- Periodical updates
- For Windows 9x/2000/XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008/Windows 7
- Platform: 32-bit (IA-32), 64-bit (x64, IA-64)
– Available as HWiNFO32 SDK (Custom Client) !

Download: HWiNFO32 3.43 Build 623

CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system.

CPU
- Name and number.
- Core stepping and process.
- Package.
- Core voltage.
- Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
- Supported instructions sets.
- All cache levels (location, size, speed, technology).

Mainboard
- Vendor, model and revision.
- BIOS model and date.
- Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
- Graphic interface.

Memory
- Frequency and timings.
- Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.

System
- Windows and DirectX version.

Download: CPU-Z 1.53

Download: CPU-Z 1.53.5 Beta

EasyTune 6 is a free system enhancement and management tool for GIGABYTE Motherboards.

Support Intel X58/P45/P43/G45/G43/G41 series and AMD Ultra Durable 3 series MB.

O.S : Windows XP ,Windows XP 64bit ,Windows Vista x86 (32-bit) ,Windows Vista x64 (64-bit) ,Windows 7 32bit ,Windows 7 64bit

Download: Easy Tune6 B10.0301.1

Driver Magician offers a professional solution for device drivers backup, restoration, update and removal in Windows operating system. It identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore all the “saved” drivers just as if you had the original driver diskettes in your hands. After one system reboot, your PC will be loaded and running with the required hardware drivers.

What’s more, Driver Magician has a built in database of the latest drivers with the ability to go to the Internet to receive the driver updates. It saves lots of time to find the correct drivers and mature drivers will obviously increase the performance of hardware. If there are unknown devices in your PC, Driver Magician helps you detect them easily and quickly with its built in hardware identifier database.

Key features:
– Back up device drivers of your computer in four modes.
– Restore device drivers from backup in one mouse click.
– Update device drivers of your PC to improve system performance and stability.
– Uninstall device drivers
– Live Update device identifier database and driver update database.
– Detect unknown devices.
– Back up more items such as My Documents and Registry.
- Restore more items from backup.
- Get detailed information of the hardware drivers.
- Clone all drivers to an auto-setup package (.EXE), so you can restore drivers without installing Driver Magician.

Driver Magician Lite is freeware, it identifies all the hardware in the system, extracts their associated drivers from the hard disk and backs them up to a location of your choice. Then when you format and reinstall/upgrade your operating system, you can restore all the “saved” drivers just as if you had the original driver diskettes in your hands.

Support Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Windows 7/x64

Download: Driver Magician Lite 3.6.1

Download: Portable Driver Magician Lite 3.6

Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors. Each core on these processors has a digital thermal sensor (DTS) that reports temperature data relative to TJMax which is the safe maximum operating core temperature for the CPU. As your CPU heats up, your Distance to TJMax will decrease. If it reaches zero, your processor will start to thermal throttle or slow down so maximizing your distance away from TJMax will help your computer run at full speed and more reliably too.

Main Features

· Reads temperature information from all Intel Core based processors. Pentium 4 processors are not supported.
· Ability to individually calibrate Real Temp for each core of your CPU.
· Program is based on temperature data gathered using a Fluke 62 IR Thermometer.
· Test Sensors feature will check your DTS sensors for any sign of problems.
· Keeps track of Minimum and Maximum temperatures with full logging features.
· Reporting and logging of the Intel PROCHOT# thermal throttle activity bit.
· Quick, very accurate and repeatable benchmark.
· Displays MHz, TJMax, CPUID, APIC ID and Calibration settings.
· High temperature alarm and shutdown feature based on CPU or Nvidia GPU temperature.
· No installation or registry modifications required.
· Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 (32/64 bit)

Download: RealTemp 3.40 | RealTemp 3.58 Beta

The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source application that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of the hardware of a computer. It runs on 32-bit and 64-bit Microsoft Windows operating systems using the Microsoft .NET Framework. Linux systems with Mono are supported as well, although the available sensors are (currently) very limited.

Supported Hardware

• CPU core sensors
 · Intel Core 2, Core i3/i5/i7
 · AMD K8 (0Fh family), K10 (10h family)

• Mainboard sensors
 · ITE IT8716F, IT8718F, IT8720F, IT8726F
 · Fintek F71862, F71869, F71882, F71889
 · Winbond W83627DHG, W83627DHG-P, W83627EHF, W83627HF, W83627THF, W83667HG, W83667HG-B

• GPU sensors
 · Nvidia
 · ATI

• Hard disks
 · S.M.A.R.T. sensors (optional)

• Fan controllers
 · T-Balancer bigNG (direct acces to USB-Serial driver, no T-Balancer Server needed)

User Interface
 · Display of sensor value, min, max and (technical) limit (columns configurable).
 · Window position and size is restored the next time the application is started.
 · Sensor names can be edited (click sensor twice or select the sensor and press F2).
 · Plotting of temperatures graphs (currently limited to max 100min).
 · Display can be limited to certain sensor types (voltage, clock, temperature, fan).
 · Hard disk S.M.A.R.T. sensor reading can be disabled to allow unused disks to be turned off.
 · Minimize to system tray.

Download: Open Hardware Monitor 0.1.23.2 Beta

GPU-Z is a lightweight utility designed to give you all information about your video card and GPU.

Main Features
· Support NVIDIA and ATI cards
· Displays adapter, GPU and display information
· Displays overclock, default clocks and 3D clocks (if available)
· Validation of results
· No installation required
· Support for Windows 2000 / XP / Vista / Windows 7 (both 32 and 64 bit versions are supported)

Download: GPU-Z 0.3.9

CPU Speed Professional – The ULTIMATE Processor Speed Test

Use CPU Speed Professional to test your Intel or AMD processor speed. This great little application will tell you the REAL speed of your Central Processing Unit (CPU). You can also submit your speed results to the CPU Speed online WORLD ranking tables and see how your computer compares with others – around the world and in your own country.

CPU Speed is the most accurate and most reliable tool for measuring your computer’s speed. Over one million people have downloaded this great program.

CPU Speed Professional is FREE software.

Download: CPU Speed Professional 3.0.3.7

Xstreme PrimeCores 2010 is a new generation benchmark, that is based on a very fast prime number finding algorithm.

PrimeCores 2010 features multithreading and supports CPUs containing a maximum of 48 Cores, it does not use specifically optimized math routines therefore it can also be executed on less recent CPUs.

PrimeCores is compatible with all Windows operating systems. (Win 98 and ME not included)

Download: PrimeCores 2010 4.0.0

Monitor Asset Manager is a Plug and Play monitor information utility that works under all 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows. It is fully multi-monitor-capable, and unlike similar reporting utilities queries the monitor directly rather than relying on potentially dubious information stored in the registry. In addition to providing detailed information on monitor color and timing characteristics, this compact utility (~400kb) is the only program of its type to accomplish this under every Microsoft OS from NT 4.0 to Windows 7, providing corporate IS managers with a simple tool to track monitor inventory by serial number.

Reports generated by Monitor Asset Manager provide detailed technical information about the target display device and its capabilities. Corporate licensed versions of this lightweight utility can be set to run periodically in the background where it can silently save reports in industry-compliant MIF file format to designated locations at pre-specified intervals. An IS manager wishing to implement industry-compliant asset management and inventory practices will find that Monitor Asset Manager is the perfect tool to compliment existing management capabilities.

Moreover, end users puzzled by the way Windows treats their monitors and high-definition display devices can gain insight into exactly what Plug-and-Play means: all the information provided by the display to the system is displayed in readable format, including DPM and GTF/CVT support, color chromaticity values, native and recommended resolutions with exact timing parameters, as well as device minimum requirements and maximum limits. The latest version also supports DisplayID structures, extracts and decodes EIA/CEA-861 extension data for consumer electronics devices like HDTVs, build EDID override INF files, and queries for basic Monitor Command and Control (MCCS) information from next-generation DisplayPort and DDC/CI compliant displays.

Download: Monitor Asset Manager 2.44

IOzone is a filesystem benchmark tool. The benchmark generates and measures a variety of file operations. Iozone has been ported to many machines and runs under many operating systems.

Iozone is useful for performing a broad filesystem analysis of a vendor’s computer platform. The benchmark tests file I/O performance for the following operations:

Read, write, re-read, re-write, read backwards, read strided, fread, fwrite, random read, pread ,mmap, aio_read, aio_write

OS: Windows, Linux

Download: IOzone Filesystem Benchmark 3.338

ASUS PC Probe II is a utility that monitors vital information in the computer such as fan rotations, voltages, CPU type, processor speed and temperature.

Operating system: Windows XP/Vista/7 32-bit and Windows XP/Vista/7 64-bit.

Download: ASUS PC Probe II 1.04.86 | ASUS PC Probe II 1.04.83 for Windows 7 and Vista

MSI Afterburner is a handy overclock utility for MSI graphics cards.

Afterburner is powered by Guru3D’s Rivatuner engine, but this software comes with a few extra’s. AfterBurner will support both ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards, Voltage regulation on the GPU, overclocking on core, shader and memory domains, GPU load levels (ATI), fan speed adjustment, device information .. and a really wicked graphical (configurable) monitor.

So with combined forces MSI will bring you their new AfterBurner overclock software. AfterBurner, as in giving that airplane an extra boost of power. The end-result is a great looking user-friendly overclocking experience, with on-the-fly advanced user options.

Runs on Windows 7/XP/Vista/Windows 7 32bit/64bit.

Download: MSI AfterBurner 1.5.0

Download: Mirror (Guru3D)

As the industry’s leading provider of high-performance storage connectivity products, ATTO has created a widely-accepted Disk Benchmark freeware utility to help measure storage system performance. Disk Benchmark identifies performance in hard drives, solid state drives, RAID arrays as well as connections to storage.

The ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.46 performance measurement tool is compatible with Microsoft Windows. Measure your storage systems performance with various transfer sizes and test lengths for reads and writes. Several options are available to customize your performance measurement including queue depth, overlapped I/O and even a comparison mode with the option to run continuously. Use ATTO Disk Benchmark to test any manufacturers RAID controllers, storage controllers, host adapters, hard drives and SSD drives and notice that ATTO products will consistently provide the highest level of performance to your storage.

Download: ATTO Disk Benchmark 2.46

Since 1996 PC Wizard is among the most advanced system information programs on the market. PC WIZARD is a powerful utility designed especially for detection of hardware, but also some more analysis. It’s able to identify a large scale of system components and supports the latest technologies and standards.

PC WIZARD is also an utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, Cache performance, RAM performance, Hard Disk performance, CD/DVD-ROM performance, Removable/FLASH Media performance, Video performance, MP3 compression performance.

PC WIZARD can be distributed freely (ftp, archives, CD-ROMs …).

Use this 100% free software to learn more about your computer and its components, detect/diagnose any problems in your computer, and increase your computer’s performance.

Download: PC Wizard 2010.1.93