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Any Good Hardware Doctor

Postby Wai_Wai » Sat 18 Dec, 2004 9:30 pm

Any Good Hardware Doctor
Hi.
I would like to check if my computer has any hardware problem.
Do you know if there're any programs which could do so?

The following components I would like to check are:
- CPU
- Motherboard
- RAM
- Graphic card (2D and 3D)
- Sound card

- Hard Disk Drive
- CD/DVD drive
- Network card

- voltage (eg stable or not)
- watt supply (eg whether it is adequate or stable)
- Compatibility Issues (with different hardware)
- Performance Issues

Thanks a lot.
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Postby Al » Sat 18 Dec, 2004 9:31 pm

uhhhhhhhhh........ DR.Walton
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Postby Josh » Sat 18 Dec, 2004 10:34 pm

Al, do you mean Dr. Watson?
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Re: Any Good Hardware Doctor

Postby Don_HH2K » Sun 19 Dec, 2004 9:46 am

Wai_Wai wrote:- CPU
- Motherboard
- RAM
- Graphic card (2D and 3D)
- Sound card

- Hard Disk Drive
- CD/DVD drive
- Network card

- voltage (eg stable or not)
- watt supply (eg whether it is adequate or stable)
- Compatibility Issues (with different hardware)
- Performance Issues

PCPitstop is a good place to look. PCPitstop installs an ActiveX control which will analyze your system and report on most of what you have defined, save for voltage and watt supply. If you really want to test those, you might need to get a multimeter and open up your system.
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Postby Wai_Wai » Mon 20 Dec, 2004 5:59 am

Hi.
I would prefer something which can test the stability/compatibility etc. of my hardware, rather than gathering information.

How about:
- PassMark BurnInTest
- PassMark PerformanceTest
- Hot CPU Tester Pro

Are they good and reliable?
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