Getting to know the hardware in any computer closely is an excellent step toward starting diagnostics and maintenance tasks. With specific details about its components, the user has more flexibility when updating drivers, detecting changes in stability and/or temperature, or tracking down even subtler issues. For years, HWiNFO has been one of the most important tools for auditing hardware, and naturally, one of the most recommended.
I'm sure it has happened to you many times: you sit in front of a computer, and despite the information presented by Device Manager in Windows, you cannot precisely determine the identity of several components. One of the problems is that the description in several drivers is “too generic”, when in reality we need every last detail. In the past we have seen applications like CPU-Z and GPU-Z, very useful for getting information about processors and graphics cards, but the hardware doesn't end there.
HWiNFO: The Perfect Audit of Your PC
At this point we must make room for HWiNFO, a tool that presents a solid hardware summary as soon as it is run. Its main interface is a mix between Device Manager and old greats like SiSoftware Sandra, with the difference that it is much lighter and more efficient. HWiNFO can accurately identify aspects such as brand, model, and manufacturing date (when available), while in sections like the motherboard it offers data related to the chipset type, the maximum supported versions of USB and PCI Express, the BIOS developer, and the date of its build.
Something similar happens in the section dedicated to RAM memory, where it presents manufacturer, model, and size, along with advanced parameters such as voltage, its timing values according to each frequency, and other aspects that any user can optimize in their BIOS (assuming they have patience and recognize the possibility of an occasional hang).
HWiNFO is available in all versions of Windows from XP onward, but there is also a special version compatible with MS-DOS, very useful for older computers, or when there is no operating system present on its internal drives. Its general distribution is via installer, although personally I recommend the portable editions, which work wonders on any USB drive.
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