HWMonitor

Pros

• Installation not required
• Gives full stats on power and temperature

Cons

• Temperature is not regulated

Those using the HWMonitor app can keep track of the temperature of their PC to prevent overheating. HWMonitor makes up for the fact that temperature controls built into PCs are not always very reliable, and they sometimes let the device get too hot before a cooling mechanism is activated. Computers are particularly susceptible to this defect when users have external devices plugged in. Using HWMonitor, computer users are constantly notified of stats such as temperature and vital power on their machines. The app is lightweight so that it doesn't require too much power to run.

The most recent version of HWMonitor is version 1.21, which was released in November of 2012. This app is 4.0 megabytes in size, and those interested in using it do not even have to install it on their machines. The app can be run without installation from its .EXE file. This means that using HWMonitor does not require files to be copied into a computer's directory.

To most users, HWMonitor provides a fair share of both useful and superfluous data. While it can be helpful to monitor the temperature of a PC and the vital power, details such as the temperature of the machine's graphics card are typically unnecessary to the average computer user. The HWMonitor app is especially ideal for those who have noticed that their machine has a tendency to overheat and are concerned that their fan is not operating properly.

There have been quite a few recent updates to HWMonitor that have made the app function more effectively and reliably. Battery monitoring has been added to the indicators given by the app, and the app has been developed to now support mainboards for Asus ROG.

Pros

• Installation not required
• Gives full stats on power and temperature

Cons

• Temperature is not regulated