CPU monitoring software. Anyone have some recommendations?

[Tiger_Claw]

Anyone know of a decent (and preferably free) product to monitor your CPU usage for Windows?
Sure... There is Task Manager, but let's get real here.

I prefer something that displays in a small window (like Core Temp) that I wouldn't mind running 24/7 on my desktop.


Thanks

 

[gordo]

I use All CPU meter V 4.7.3 by addgadgets.com on my desktop

 

[Tiger_Claw]

I use All CPU meter V 4.7.3 by addgadgets.com on my desktop

That looks great, but sadly it doesn't appear Windows 10 supports it and the download option at addgadgets.com doesn't seem to work. I download from another site, but Norton Antivirus tagged it as being a high threat. Go figure. There is probably some bogus downloads out there. :mad-new:

TiGeR

 

[lgRich]

With 8GadgetPack you can install the all CPU meter and ay other gadget in Windows 10, /8.1 /8 and Is free...

http://8gadgetpack.net/

 

[Tiger_Claw]

I'll do a little research on that.

thanks for pointing it out. It does look nice.

TiGeR

 

[gordo]

Tiger_Claw, there are some risks using gadgets. http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-desktop/is-it-safe-to-use-gadgets-in-windows-7/108b04e0-b01a-4dbf-9a10-97e3c54407f3?auth=1

 

[lgRich]

They are always some risk to use any 3[SUP]rd[/SUP] party program or App including MS ones…

Like explained in the “answers.microsoft...” you can do-it safely…

I use this two great tools All CPU Meter and Network Meter from http://addgadgets.com/ until many years without any problems…

 

[bp2008]

The "gadget" security problem is that gadgets are often designed to load content and run scripts obtained from remote servers, and if those servers are compromised, the scripts could do anything. A CPU meter should be about as safe as it gets.

By the way, if you are using Blue Iris, Blue Iris Tools has CPU monitoring ability, and it can output CPU usage to a file which you can then overlay onto a camera view.

 

[Tiger_Claw]

By the way, if you are using Blue Iris, Blue Iris Tools has CPU monitoring ability, and it can output CPU usage to a file which you can then overlay onto a camera view.

Really? Would that be continuous and live monitoring? That's all I really need. I normally run all my BI video inside desktop windows. It kind of sucks because I can no longer view the main app screen displaying the CPU usage, etc.

Would you mind providing a step-by-step setup of your recommendations. Only ask to help others out as well.

TiGeR

 

[Lonster]

A few excellent programs to have on your computer from reliable sources -

CPU-Z
Belarc Advisor
WinDirStat