# Looking for an app that shows extensive details about PC **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 30, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293 "2008-03-30T18:29:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/1 "2008-03-30T18:29:44Z")
I’ve got a friend over in Germany with PC problems, namely it’s very slow. I don’t want to recommend her to buy a new PC if upgradign a component or two might solve things, but in order to do that I need to know in depth details about her hardware. Specifically, CPU type and speed, mother board type and socket, RAM type and speed. I thought about loging in to her PC via remote desktop, but the time difference and the fact that she uses XP (I’ve used Vista for a while now to the point where it takes me a while to find stuff in XP now) AND it’s all in german, makes me want to avoid that option. Anyone know of a free app that I can have her run that will output some file she can send me with all her hardware specs? ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/2 "2008-03-30T18:37:27Z")
Gotta go with the free [Belarc Advisor](http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html). ---
**Author:** ![robcaro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/df705f/32.png) [@robcaro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robcaro)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2008, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/3 "2008-03-30T22:22:41Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] Gotta go with the free [Belarc Advisor](http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html). [/QUOTE] Or Everest Home Edition…also free. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/4 "2008-03-31T00:08:32Z")
[CPU-Z](http://www.download.com/CPU-Z/3000-2086_4-10050423.html?tag=lst-1) will tell you everything you need to know about the computer hardware. ---
**Author:** ![Juggler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/juggler/32/3194_2.png) [@Juggler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juggler)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 9:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/5 "2008-03-31T09:36:30Z")
[PC Wizard](http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php) is a more fleshed out version of CPU-Z. ---
**Author:** ![GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/f1d935/32.png) [@GSV\_Consolation\_of\_Dreams](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GSV_Consolation_of_Dreams)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2008, 9:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-an-app-that-shows-extensive-details-about-pc/443293/6 "2008-03-31T09:42:17Z")
I like SIW: System Information for Windows Link here: [http://www.gtopala.com/](http://www.gtopala.com/) Freeware, portable (no install), shows hardware, software and network information.