Step by step to Diagnostics or Analyze Your own computer
Here I will show you 4 basic steps to do to Build and Analyze or diagnostics your own computer, pc using free software CPU-Z. Easy and simple steps to do and understand.
Step 1
Download CPU-Z from www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php (Click here to Download) and copy the zip file’s contents into a folder. CPU-Z requires no installation, which means you can simply delete the folder when you are finished with it! The first CPU tab shows general information about your system processor.
What You can do with CPU-Z?
CPU-Z is a freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system. CPU-Z will help you to analyzing of:
CPU
Name and number.
Core stepping and process.
Package.
Core voltage.
Internal and external clocks, clock multiplier.
Supported instructions sets.
Cache information.
Mainboard
Vendor, model and revision.
BIOS model and date.
Chipset (northbridge and southbridge) and sensor.
Graphic interface.
Memory
Frequency and timings.
Module(s) specification using SPD (Serial Presence Detect) : vendor, serial number, timings table.
System
Windows and DirectX version.
Step 2
Switch to the Mainboard tab and you can see details about your motherboard, BIOS, and graphic interface. Take particular note of your motherboard’s manufacturer- this will come in handy if your board becomes faulty and you need to call customer support.
Step 3
Click on the Memory tab- you’ll see your system’s RAM type shown in the first box. If you want to add to your PC’s memory, then you should buy the same type in order to ensure compatibility. For a computer running Windows Vista, you should ideally have at least 1024 MB of RAM.
Step 4
Select the About tab. This tab contains three tools, including the Registers Dump utility – click on the Registers Dump button and save a text file. Open this file up, and you’ll find a plethora of different PC specifications, which will be helpful to more advanced users
All these information would help you when it?s time to upgrade your computer or when you plan to optimize your configurations
Other options, you can also using DirectX Diagnostic Tools (‘dxdiag’) on Windows command prompt.
Command:
Start > Run > type ‘dxdiag’





















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