Finding information about your favorite computer is very simple, but many users (especially beginners) do not know how to do it. There are many ways how to view pc settings, and today we will consider the most famous with you. Why bother learning about a computer at all? For example, everyone knows that before buying any computer game you need to view its system requirements (minimum, recommended). It indicates the frequency of the processor, the amount of video memory, the volume of the game, the number random access memory, operating system etc. So, in order to compare each parameter, you need to know the information about your computer, and after that analyze whether the machine can pull the selected game.
Or you decided to switch to the new Windows 10 operating system, but you don’t know if it will work stably on your computer. In this case, you need to compare your parameters with system requirements Windows. By the way, if you don’t know, then read the corresponding instructions. Or you just want to know for yourself what configuration your PC is. It does not matter for what purposes it is needed, the main thing is to find out. Let's get started!
We learn general information about the system and computer
To view information about the operating system, user, processor and RAM, just go to the System window. In Windows 10 or 8, click right click click on the start menu and select "System"
A window will open showing basic information about the computer.
If you have Windows 7, then right-click on the "Computer" icon on the desktop and select "Properties",
After that, the same window will open, where you can see information about the processor, operative, system, user.
Viewing Information Using the DirectX Diagnostic Tool
In the operating room Windows system there is an interesting window called DirectX Diagnostic Tool where you can find a lot of useful information about the system and PC. To call this window, press Win + R and type the command dxdiag
This will open the DirectX Diagnostic Tool window,
As you can see, some information is displayed. If you select the "Display" tab, you can see the parameters of your video card, moreover, you can diagnose the video adapter and other DirectX devices.
Finding system parameters on the command line
Friends, let's go to the command line and write a command thanks to which you can see detailed information about the computer. To do this, press the key combination Win + R and type the command cmd, this will call the command line,
In the window that opens, enter the command systeminfo and press Enter,
As you can see, basic information about your computer will open, up to when the operating system was installed, how much network adapters worth, system type, username and more. These actions can be done not only in Windows 10, but also in previous releases (8, 7, XP).
Viewing computer information using AIDA64
There are special third-party programs that are designed to determine the hardware (parameters) of a computer. I remember when I was indispensable Everest program to display the most detailed PC information, which was not equal. And then, as I understand it, the owners of the utility changed and an additional program appeared with the name AIDA64. As before, so now the program displays the most detailed information about each piece of hardware on your computer. Let's download the software at http://www.aida64.ru/download
The program will download, then install it. First, select the language and then click all the time Next. If you left everything as default, then the AIDA64 shortcut will appear on the desktop.
We open it and a window will immediately pop up, where we will be warned about a 30-day free version programs. Here you can also enter license key, if available.
If we press the cross, then the program will be incomplete, if we enter the key, the utility will work legally and fully. Below in the spoiler you can find the keys for AIDA64 v4.60.3100 - 5.50.3600
UAKN1-83RD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDW
UAIY4-I3JD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDY
UA8W1-ZRCD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YD3
UAMKY-JFCD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDC
UAHV1-Q34D6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDP
UA8W1-ZRCD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YD3
UAIY4-I3JD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDY
UAKN1-83RD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDW
UASK1-DUMD6-FUDA5-W4DH4-U8YDC
After entering the key, a similar window will pop up:
There are several ways how to check computer specs. Finding out the hardware configuration of your computer is a simple matter. You can get it without installing various programs. In the Windows operating system, certain commands are used for this. But more detailed information will be shown by special software.
There are both paid and freely distributed analogues of programs. More can be found computer specifications, using online services. Consider all of the above options.
How to find out the characteristics of your computer?
The easiest way is to download the free Speccy program (displays all PC features).
Via Computer Management
Move the mouse cursor over the label Computer). Right click on it ( PKM). In the context menu that appears, select the item ( Control).
In the dialog box ( Computer management) select ( Device Manager).
Pressing ( Device Manager), the computer's devices will be displayed in the dialog box. If you click on the triangle next to the device, you can see its name.
Via System Properties
Click with the left mouse button ( paintwork) on the button ( Start). Next on the menu Start) move the mouse pointer to the tab ( Computer). Press the right mouse button ( PKM). Choose, in the appeared context menu (Properties). Here we can see brief characteristics PC.
Computer and system performance
As in the previous example, choose ( Properties). Next, in the window that opens, select ( Performance counters and tools).
In the next dialog select ( Display and print detailed computer and system performance information).
In this dialog box, you can see more detailed PC specifications.
msinfo32 command
Press the button ( Start). Select tab ( Run). Or a keyboard shortcut ( Win+R).
In the dialog box that appears ( Run) we type the command ( msinfo32). Click ( OK).
In the dialog box ( System Information) can find out the characteristics of the computer.
The same result can be obtained by passing the path ( Start>All Programs>Accessories>Utilities>System Information).
dxdiag command
As in the previous example, we call the dialog box ( Run). In it we type the command ( dxdiag) and press ( OK).
In the next dialog ( DirectX Diagnostic Tool), in its top bar, navigating through the tabs ( System, Screen, Sound) can find out the characteristics his computer.
How to find out the characteristics of a computer part 2
Using third party software
Consider a few free programs. Here is the first one Speccy. With this program, you can find out the version of the operating system, complete information about the processor, the amount of operating memory and the number of occupied slots, find out the data hard drive, motherboards, video cards, etc. The program displays the temperature of the processor and video card.
Download programyou can from offsite (http://www.piriform.com ).
Installation and launch Speccy.
Two more free utilities GPU-Z and CPU-Z. The first program shows information about the GPU (video card), and the second gives information about the RAM and CPU.
GPU-Z- small and handy program, with which you can get the most detailed information about the video card and its GPU. Supports work with NVIDIA cards and ATI.
CPU-Z will determine the processor, motherboard, RAM, video card installed in the system.
Here is the address of the site where you can download these programs ( http://cpuz.ru).
The program will help you get complete information about your computer. AIDA64. You can download it at ( http://www.aida64.com). The manufacturer provides the opportunity to take advantage of a 30-day trial period for your products. During this period, one can evaluate AIDA64 is free.
Watch the video how to download the program AIDA64 is free.
Opportunities AIDA64.
How to find out the characteristics of your computer part 3
Find out the characteristics of your computer help online services. One of them Ma-Config.com located at ( http://www.ma-config.com/ru).
The services that this service offers are quite enough to determine the configuration of a PC. Here you can define the hardware and software computer and save this information as a PDF. Make an analysis of the system for missing drivers and install them. You can monitor CPU temperatures and voltages, graphic card and other computer components. Find out the cause of Windows blue screen crashes.
Watch the video how to use Ma-Config.com find out the characteristics of the computer.
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Are you aware that many users often do not know the characteristics of their PC or laptop? Frankly, I don’t see anything shameful in this - the main thing is that it works, doesn’t slow down, doesn’t “stupid” and doesn’t bring problems. However, one day there may come a day when the user still has to be puzzled by the study of the characteristics of his PC.
There can be many reasons for this. For example, you decide to increase the amount of RAM, plan to purchase new laptop and want to know what characteristics your previous device had, want to see the requirements in order to purchase the game you like, etc. Be that as it may, it is not difficult to find out the characteristics of your computer or laptop. I will even say more - for this it is not at all necessary to seek help from third party programs, may be enough standard Windows applications. Let's start the review.
Device Manager
In order to find out exactly which components are installed on the computer, you need to run the "Device Manager". The easiest way is to find the "Computer" shortcut on the desktop (or click on the "Start" button, it will be on the left side of the menu), right-click the menu and click "Properties". On the left side of the window, you can see the "Device Manager" button. Click on it.
Thus, you launched the "Device Manager", thanks to which you can find out which components are installed on your PC or laptop.
You can also go to the "Device Manager", for example, through the "Control Panel" - in it you will see the icon of the same name.
System Information
If you need more detailed information information about your computer, including operating system version, processor type, etc., you can use the System Information menu.
To open this menu, go to "Start", select "All Programs" - "Accessories" - "System Tools" - "System Information".
Pay no attention to English language, your information will be displayed in Russian.
Windows Experience Index
I already talked about what it is. Let me remind you that this is a built-in Windows utility, which allows you to measure the capabilities of the hardware and software performance of your computer. After counting all the data, the system shows one or another number, which is called the performance index. The higher it is, the better. The maximum rating for the same Windows 7 is 7.9.
Frankly speaking, it is not worth focusing on these figures, because formally they do not mean so much. Another thing is if you want to show the treasured numbers to your friends or brag about them on some forum.
Find the "Computer" icon on the desktop, click on it and press the right mouse button. A menu will appear, select "Properties".
A window has appeared, in it find the button "Index Windows performance” and click on it.
This will take you to the Performance Meters & Tools page, where you can see how your components score and what the numbers themselves mean.
If the performance index is not yet rated, run it yourself.
DirectX Diagnostic Tool
Another opportunity to "peep" the characteristics of the device is to run the so-called "DirectX Diagnostic Tool", which provides quite detailed information about the computer.
To start, go to "Start", in the line "Search programs and files" type the word dxdiag and press the Enter key. A window with characteristics will appear in front of you.
Third Party Programs
If possible, I would recommend using third-party utilities. They will more accurately show all the necessary characteristics, and even in one place. Such programs are a wagon and a small cart. For example, ASTRA32, AIDA64, Everest and so on. Decide for yourself which is better to use, but I will say that Everest is one of the most convenient and popular such utilities. The only negative is that it is paid, but the first month allows you to use it for free.
Download the utility from the official website and install it on your computer. Launch and check the characteristics you need.
When choosing a computer, it is important to pay attention not only to its external features (design), but also to specifications, which are more important than appearance. A computer or laptop may come across with characteristics that will not allow you to work in certain programs, or will not allow you to play games. As far as games are concerned, Lately they require powerful technical features.
When buying a laptop or computer, information about their characteristics is indicated so poorly, and sometimes incorrectly, that you can make a mistake with the choice of equipment. To avoid this, you need to know how you can view their technical specifications in order to do this at the time of purchase. You will learn about this from this article. Also, this article will be useful to you if you already have a computer and you do not know how to find out its characteristics.
How to find out the characteristics of a computer (laptop, netbook)?
1. It is important to know the characteristics of such important computer elements as the operating system, processor, video card, RAM, HDD and overall performance. It is worth noting that it is more desirable to buy a laptop or computer with a pre-installed system. Mainly installed system Microsoft Windows(on Apple computers - MacOS, on budget computers– Linux). This will prevent you from accidentally stumbling upon pirated software, which can cause a lot of trouble in the future. Also, if an operating system is already installed on the computer, then you can see its technical characteristics right in the store.
To date, 90% of computers have an operating system installed. Microsoft system Windows 7 or Microsoft Windows Vista. Therefore, on their example, we will consider our question. Also, the characterization methodology proposed below can be used on Windows XP, as well as on systems that will appear in the future, since Windows distributions have almost the same structure.
2. Find out processor specifications, which is also called the "heart of the computer". To do this, select "Start" and in the search enter the word "Run" and click on the icon that appeared under these words (Run).
A window will open where you should enter the word - dxdiag - in the line and click - OK. This word calls the computer diagnostic device, also called DirectX.
As a result, a window will open where you can view information on the system, screen, sound. On the System tab, you can find out information about the operating system, its bit depth, build, version, BIOS, information about the computer model and manufacturer, the number of cores, and other information. You can find out about RAM in the "Memory" line. At the very bottom is the version of DirectX that is important for PC games.
3. Information about the video card contained in the "Screen" tab. But only information about physical memory there is no video card.
You can learn more about the video card if you right-click on the desktop and select "Screen Resolution" from the list.
In the window that opens, select additional options.
You can see information about video memory in the "Adapter" tab - by finding the inscription "Video memory in use". The "Adapter" tab also contains other information about the model and manufacturer of the video card.
4. In order to get acquainted with information about the volume of the hard disk, go to "My Computer" and on the "C" drive, right-click and select "Properties". In the window that appears, you will learn about the type file system and HDD size.
5. To find out the performance of the system, in the "My Computer" folder, click on the inscription, which is located at the top of the screen panel - "System Properties". There you can find out about the performance index, which evaluates the work of important parts of a computer (laptop).
This is how you can find out the technical characteristics of a computer (laptop).
- Urgently needed, in other words, as by means of the operating system (without opening the lid system block) determine the model of the processor, video card, motherboard etc?
- Hi admin! Recently, my friends and I decided to make a gift to a friend for his anniversary, they asked him what he needed, and he said - give me a video card and an interesting computer toy. We came to a computer store and say - sell us a video card, and sales consultants say - please tell us the characteristics of your computer! And how do we know these characteristics. We called a friend, but he also has no idea, he just knows that the processor is from Intel. What’s interesting is that they don’t sell the toy either, they say - find out the characteristics of the computer and we will select the toy for you accordingly, otherwise the toy will not work and bring it back, there are a lot of you here who are so illiterate. Find out at least what kind of processor you have and what power the power supply is.
In short, it turns out that among all my friends, only you are the administrator who understands computers. Looking forward to your site!
How to find out the characteristics of your computer
Friends, there are a dozen ways find out the characteristics of your computer in a few seconds. Let's not waste your time talking and get down to business.
Way to find out the characteristics of your computer # 1
in the input field, enter the command Msinfo32
and press Enter on the keyboard. Out in a second complete information about our computer and the installed operating system. We immediately see the model of our processor, its frequency and number of cores, the manufacturer of the motherboard, the amount of RAM and a lot of other information.
If we want to install the video card model, click on the plus sign and open the Components branch and select the Display item, we see the name of our video card, its memory size, driver version, and so on.
Way to find out the characteristics of your computer number 2
Right-click on the This PC icon and select Properties,
the System window will open, as we see there is also a lot of information, the release of Windows, the name of the processor model and its frequency. This is the easiest way.
Way to find out the characteristics of your computer number 3
Right-click on the left corner of the desktop and select Run,
in the input field, enter the command dxdiag.exe, the System window will open, it also displays the characteristics of our computer: operating system, processor, memory.
Go to the Screen tab and see the characteristics of the video card and monitor.
Way to find out the characteristics of your computer №4.
Download a cool little CPU-Z program (I carry it with me all the time on a flash drive) from the website http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and you will know detailed specifications your processor (CPU tab),
motherboard - model, chipset, (Mainboard tab),
RAM (Memory tab)
and video cards (the Graphics tab).
