Monitoring articles
HWiNFO 8.00 adds a new FPS and system statistics overlay
AIDA64 Extreme diagnostics tool improves GPU monitoring
Monitor your CPU's temperature in real time with Core Temp
HWiNFO 7.63 beta integrates with Intel's PresentMon monitoring
How to Use Intel PresentMon for Benchmarking and Testing
Intel's long-running game performance analyzer has been updated with a fresh look and new features. Is it worth using? Let's dive in and see how we can use PresentMon to analyze our gaming PCs.
How Hot is Too Hot for PC Hardware?
With power limits of CPUs and graphics cards climbing ever higher, and news reports of chips hitting sky-high temperatures appearing almost weekly, it seems that now is as good a time as any to ask a simple question – just how hot is too hot for today's PC components?
21 Programs to Analyze and Benchmark Your Hardware
You've just bought a new gaming PC or a laptop for the office. Maybe you just upgraded your PC. You might be into overclocking. But do you know exactly what you've got? How well is that PC actually working? We've compiled a list of 21 programs that are great for analyzing and benchmarking your devices.