Microsoft has added widgets to Windows 11 that let gamers check how their CPU, GPU, and computer memory are faring. As Neowin notes, Dev Home, the open-source developer app announced by Microsoft last ...

If there's any shared pastime amongst PC enthusiasts, it's keeping tabs on our hardware. Questions about CPU, GPU, and memory usage tend to keep us up at night, and we want to know if our system is ...

When you're putting your rig to the test with the latest triple-A release, it's a good idea to keep an eye on how your components are faring. There's a few ways to do that: you can hit up Task Manager ...

Can you feel your PC or Mac running hot? We've found the best ways to check processor temps on your Windows PCs and Macs. Palash has been writing about technology (and entertainment) for over a decade ...

In brief: There are plenty of ways to monitor system resources in Windows 11, not least the slew of third-party apps that are available, but Microsoft has introduced another method: widgets that ...

One of the first things you get to learn about computers is that any amount of processing produces some amount of heat as a byproduct. It's not unusual for even a well-cooled computer processor to ...

Sarfraz is an avid PC enthusiast who has a decade of experience in PC hardware. He has written extensively on all types of consumer PC components and peripherals on Xtremegaminerd since the time when ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. When your PC slows to a crawl during a heavy task, the fans start howling, but Task Manager might not show anything unusual. In such scenarios, the catch ...

CPU monitoring utilities have a reputation problem, and it is not about accuracy so much as the junk that often rides along with them. In a landscape crowded with ad-supported dashboards and bloated ...