HWMonitor is another piece of software from CPUID and most notibly reads the voltage and temperatures of the CPU(processor), motherboard, hard drive and graphics card.
It also displays the RPM of the fans built into the case and the fans of the graphics card and other information such as power consumption, clock speeds and utilization of the processor and graphics card.
Knowing the voltage and the wattage of some of the most power hungry components is very useful especially for if you are planning to upgrade or want to cut back on their energy bills.
We use HWMonitor to test the components temperature wise and can be especially important when it comes to laptops which have a track record of getting very hot and subsequently shutting down.
We use HWMonitor to test the components temperature wise and can be especially important when it comes to laptops which have a track record of getting very hot and subsequently shutting down.
We use HWMonitor mostly to locate the issue when computers shut down spontaneously. We check and monitor:
- The temperature of key components that expend the most energy and heat as these are the two most common causes of shut downs.
- Power consumption of key components such as the CPU and HDD to ensure that the power supply is adequate.
- Speed, as a long time in loading applications or starting up your computer could be due to over utilization of the CPU, HDD or RAM.
I can't stress enough how vital and life saving this software can be, so next time your computer shut's down without warning download HWMonitor and make sure that the temperature and power consumption is normal.
- The temperature of key components that expend the most energy and heat as these are the two most common causes of shut downs.
- Power consumption of key components such as the CPU and HDD to ensure that the power supply is adequate.
- Speed, as a long time in loading applications or starting up your computer could be due to over utilization of the CPU, HDD or RAM.
I can't stress enough how vital and life saving this software can be, so next time your computer shut's down without warning download HWMonitor and make sure that the temperature and power consumption is normal.