I’ve come across a few programs that have the function to detect your computer information
from hardware right down to operating system. They are very useful when you’re planning for a hardware upgrade. Today, I will list three of them which are highly rated and recommended by lots of consumer and experts around the world. These programs work with Microsoft Windows Operating system of course, and they are free to use. No need to spend any penny for them. All this software has been tested by myself.
Fresh Diagnose is a utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system. It can analyze and benchmark many kinds of hardware, such as CPU performance, hard disk performance, video system information, motherboard information, and much more. In my opinion, this software has a nice UI. It detects all my computer hardware properly without missing even one of them. There’s benchmark utility that you can try out easily, but I don’t recommend you to benchmark your computer since it will make the life span shorter.
This is a must have utility for your computer. It will show you the information of number, core stepping, process, package, core voltage, internal & external clocks, clock multiplier, cache, and supported instructions sets for your processor. Best of all, it is very useful software for extreme overclockers since this software can detect the timing for your computer memory module. A new version will be made to detect new processor in the market so you did not have to worry for compatibility problem. Just make sure that you get the latest one.
The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware 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. The best part about this utility is can detect missing Microsoft hotfixes for your computer and thus you can enhance your computer security by installing the needed update for your Operating System.
Bonus: Online Diagnostic Tool
Detect the type of memory that your computer/ laptop support, and suggest how to maximize the performance of your computer or laptop by choosing the right memory upgrade.