When your computer starts acting weird and you suspect that it’s a hardware problem what do you do? Download different programs to check the various parts of your rig? Call the resident tech to take a look? If you think your computer has hardware problems, you only need one app to confirm your suspicion.
Open Hardware Monitor is a free Windows utility that shows you the current state of your hardware. The app displays fan speeds, load and clock speeds, voltages, temperature sensors, mainboard status, hard drive status, video card status, and CPU status. Users can choose what they want displayed and have the application minimized to the system tray. No installation needed.
![[Open Hardware Monitor Screen 1] [Open Hardware Monitor Screen 1]](http://www.geekcourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/openhardmon_1.png)
![[Open Hardware Monitor Screen 2] [Open Hardware Monitor Screen 2]](http://www.geekcourt.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/openhardmon_2.png)
The program is still in beta so there are bound to be bugs from time to time but definitely worth using.
Open Hardware Monitor runs on 32 and 64-bit Windows and requires .Net Framework.

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