No matter how high end your PC might be, much like everything and everyone in life,
it needs a little TLC from time to time.
Rather than spending lots of money for
someone to diagnose and upkeep its performance for you, today we’ll discuss some easy to use
software options to help you monitor your PC’s health and keep it running as smooth as silk,
and even allow you to predict major issues before they occur. This is DIY in 5!
Hello everyone! Trisha Hershberger here and you are watching DIY in 5, the show where we
make tech tasks simple enough that you can do it yourself!
Today, we’ll be going over some of the
most popular PC hardware and operating system monitoring software options for Windows 10.
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Knowing your PC parts intimately - get your head out of the gutter - is crucial when trying
to troubleshoot an issue or when considering what your next upgrade should be.
What parts are there? How hot are they running? What can I do to clean up the software in my system so that
everything runs at its full potential? Like anything else in life, your PC needs regular
service, maintenance and care which is all too often left on its own to slowly rebel against
its neglectful owner - oops.
But don’t feel bad, there are ample tools to help you turn this around.
Speccy is one of such tools - it’s super simple to use and it’s free so there’s literally no reason not to check it out.
It shows real-time temperatures of critical components, like your CPU and GPU,
so you could potentially spot problems before they become a major issue.
It also provides detailed information on every piece of hardware in your PC, like your motherboard, RAM, etc.
There’s also a built-in snapshot tool so that you can easily share your scan results for
troubleshooting purposes or to shop for compatible upgrades.
The professional version offers more advanced PC insights, automatic updates, and premium support
and is available for less than $20 dollars per year,
but honestly the free version is whatever the PC equivalent of the “bees knees” is - the “rig’s jig” ?? I don’t know.
I’m sure you’ll think of better options in the comments.
Anyway, another fantastic tool for PC monitoring is HWMonitor - for hardware monitoring.
Makes sense I know!
It will provide real-time information on voltage, temperatures, fans speed, etc.
that’s currently affecting your PC and presents it to you in easy to understand charts.
The main software is a free download and, if you want extra features like remote monitoring,
saving graph data and a more customizable interface, then you can also look into HWMonitor PRO
which is available for a small annual subscription and fun fact - also includes tools
for Android monitoring in addition to Windows.
Another tool if you’re looking for something a bit more robust is IOLO System Mechanic Ultimate Defense
and this one goes way beyond monitoring.
System Mechanic is an all in one PC optimization software that can scan and remove junk files,
broken shortcuts, temp files, and useless registry entries.
It’s super intuitive with an easy to understand interface and will not only monitor,
but actually optimize your CPU, RAM and storage drives for you.
It eliminates unnecessary background apps and prevents bloatware and startup bottlenecks
to make everything run super speedy and even includes a Privacy Guardian
and other system defense features to monitor your browsing habits, delete tracking cookies,
warn you about suspicious emails etc.
As robust as this software is you are probably thinking, “oh that’s gotta be pricey.”
For a one-time purchase of just under $65, you are all set
with the software and with free upgrades for the first year.
And while the software you’ve purchased is yours
and will continue to work after that first year, if you want to continue to receive
the software updates, you’ll have to renew.
Finally, let’s chat IObit Advanced System Care.
The free version of this software will thoroughly clean junk files to free up more space,
offer real-time monitoring for system components and has a 1 click fix for disk errors for a more reliable system.
If you want to upgrade to the Pro version - about $20/year for up to 3 devices - you will get other features
like stopping unnecessary programs to free up RAM
for more important things, like work or gaming, and ending unnecessary startup processes so
you boot up quicker. There’s even features that will make your internet speedier by
taking advantage of the maximum network bandwidth and privacy and security features as well.
Whatever tool you decide to use for your PC’s health, it will thank you profusely and in
return gift you with more stability, reliability and sweet, sweet gaming or productivity goodness.
How do you monitor your PC? Or will this be your first time?
What is your favorite performance indicator? Let us know in the comments. Alright,
thank you for watching everyone and I’ll see you next time with more DIY in 5.