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Say you’ve purchased and set up a brand new PC! Great, congratulations! However, you notice that you can’t seem to find that second hard drive you swore you plugged in, and you don’t want to to open your computer back up until you know for sure that it isn’t being recognized by the computer instead of just being user error.

That’s where these hardware monitoring apps come in. From HWInfo to Open Hardware Monitor, these apps will ensure that you know what your computer has plugged in and is actively supplying power to. They will also usually inform you of the temperature of your computer parts, which is especially great for enthusiast users that love to overclock!

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Argus Monitor
Monitoring temperatures and status of system components such as CPU, GPU and hard disk drive, fan speeds
37 Argus Monitor alternatives
License model
- Paid • Proprietary
Application types
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
- Benchmark Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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Argus Monitor Features
1. Fan Speed
2. Hardware Monitoring
3. Performance Monitoring
4. Temperature Monitoring
5. Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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3C Toolbox
3C Toolbox is the comprehensive toolbox to save battery, tweak, tune, backup, secure and monitor any Android devices running any ROMs, any kernels.
101 3C Toolbox alternatives
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License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Android
3C Toolbox Features
1. CPU Monitoring
2. Hardware Monitoring
3. Software Management
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FPS Monitor
FPS Monitor tracks your PC's hardware state and displays this information as an overlay in-game.
12 FPS Monitor alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Windows
FPS Monitor Features
1. FPS counter
2. Performance Monitoring
3. Game Benchmarking
4. In-Game Overlay
5. Hardware Monitoring
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GKrellM
GKrellM is a single process stack of system monitors which supports applying themes to match its appearance to your window manager, Gtk, or any other theme.
20 GKrellM alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux
GKrellM Features
1. Hardware Monitoring
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Monit
Monit is a free open source utility for managing and monitoring, processes, programs, files, directories and filesystems on a UNIX system. Monit conducts automatic maintenance and repair and can execute meaningful causal actions in error situations.
39 Monit alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Mac
- Linux
- BSD
Monit Features
1. Lightweight
2. Hardware Monitoring
3. Standalone
4. Server Monitoring
5. Real-time monitoring
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HDDScan
HDDScan is a freeware utility for storage devices diagnostics (HDD, RAID, Flash). The program can scan storage device for bad blocks, show S.M.A.R.T. attributes and change some HDD parameters such as AAM, APM, etc.
28 HDDScan alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
Platforms
- Windows
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HDDScan Features
1. Hardware Monitoring
2. Hardware Diagnostics
3. Temperature Monitoring
4. Support for S.M.A.R.T. data
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GtkStressTesting
GST is a GTK system utility designed to stress and monitor various hardware components like CPU and RAM.
65 GtkStressTesting alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Platforms
- Linux
GtkStressTesting Features
1. CPU Monitoring
2. Hardware Monitoring
3. RAM Monitoring
4. Stress Testing
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System Monitoring Center
System Monitoring Center gets information about system performance and usage.
12 System Monitoring Center alternatives
License model
- Free • Open Source
Application types
- Process Management Tool
- Task Management Tool
Platforms
- Linux
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System Monitoring Center Features
1. Hardware Monitoring
2. Performance Monitoring
3. Sensors
4. Support environment variables
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Real Temp
Real Temp is a temperature monitoring program designed for all Intel single Core, Dual Core, Quad Core and Core i7 processors.
39 Real Temp alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Windows
Real Temp Features
1. Hardware Monitoring
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Resource Monitor
Resource Monitor is a system application in Microsoft Windows operating systems. It is used to view information about the use of hardware (CPU, memory, disk, and network) and software (file handles and modules) resources in real time.
46 Resource Monitor alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Windows
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Resource Monitor Features
1. Performance Monitoring
2. Hardware Monitoring
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Macrorit Disk Scanner
Macrorit Disk Scanner is a third party disk surface portable tool for scan disk bad sectors which provides you with better options and better performance than Windows native disk scanner.
49 Macrorit Disk Scanner alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- Hard Disk Diagnostic Tool
- Benchmark Tool
Platforms
- Windows
Macrorit Disk Scanner Features
1. Portable
2. Hardware Monitoring
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HiBit System Information
HiBit System Information is a powerful system information utility that gathers important data on the computer's hardware components, operating system and installed software.
33 HiBit System Information alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Windows
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HiBit System Information Features
1. Ad-free
2. Lightweight
3. Portable
4. Hardware Monitoring
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EVGA Precision X1
EVGA Precision X1 allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support including in-game and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards.
17 EVGA Precision X1 alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application types
- System Information Utility
- Screenshot Capture Tool
Platforms
- Windows
- Steam
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EVGA Precision X1 Features
1. Custom Profile
2. Gpu control
3. Fan Speed
4. Overclock
5. In-Game Overlay
6. Hardware Monitoring
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MacCPUID
MacCPUID is a developer tool used for displaying information collected from the microprocessor via the CPUID instruction. The CPUID instruction returns information in the general purpose registers such as manufacturer identification, a processor's family, model, and stepping...
8 MacCPUID alternatives
License model
- Free • Proprietary
Application type
- System Information Utility
Platforms
- Mac
MacCPUID Features
1. Portable
2. Hardware Monitoring
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Usage
Customizable, precise, modern tool to keep an on your Mac's and iPhone's activity and performance.
53 Usage alternatives
License model
- Freemium • Proprietary
Platforms
- Mac
- iPhone
- iPad
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Usage Features
1. Battery level report
2. Network activity
3. Computer monitoring
4. Memory usage
5. Performance Monitoring
6. Hardware Monitoring
7. Battery Health
8. iOS widget
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