SpeedFan is a quick and easy way to check the temperature of components inside your computer.

SpeedFan - Link


Note: all tools in this post are free to download.

Another good alternative is Speccy. Lists your hardware,cpu usage and ram usage. Very nice tool by Piriform. http://www.piriform.com



Also note the image is a little outdated. No longer beta.

Yep, thanks. I had thought of it but for some reason it left my mind again.

I actually prefer Speccy but for new users SpeedFan might be easier. Speccy tends to freeze up my system when loading the information.

You're welcome. I prefer Speccy too. But I like all Piriform's tools.

Do you work for them? hehe

Yeah, they have some of the best free programs available on the net.

No. Voluntary representative maybe.

Favorite is Ccleaner.

I prefer CoreTemp, because it has a nice tray icon of your current CPU temprature:

Just came across this one, called Hardware Monitor, here: http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html

It's a very simple tool, but a more advanced system information tool can be found on the same site, called PC Wizard. http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/pc-wizard.html

Both can be downloaded as standalone programs - they don't have to be installed.