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"awesome ,can't imagine better"
Version: Performance Monitor 4.0
Pros
very simple to use, 4 avail graphs.can place them in small tray or any where on desktop.many options,as size in graphs,opacity of graph.small application.etc.
Cons
haven't found one.
Summary
sometimes my computer slows to halt and id like to see whats going on. i had other software before but this is great. also cnet is great,no spyware. =D
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"Monitor Your Computer's Vitals!"
Version: Performance Monitor 4.0
Pros
Click-through doesn't get in the way of applications, especially on space-limited laptop screens.
Customizable colors and transparencyCons
Previous version allowed you to move the whole group by dragging only the CPU monitor, but not this version.
Sometimes on my laptop XP SP3 it fights with Chrome for always-on-top. -
"A top rate basic monitor. 3.6 is an old version though!"
Version: Performance Monitor 3.6
Pros
I absolutely love this system tray (notification area) monitor for my CPU.
It has a plain simple face with a scrolling graph to show usage.
The colour of the display can customised to your liking.
Other monitors can be switched on / off as required.Cons
If you upgrade to version 3.9.5 (the latest as at 12-Dec-08) then the system tray monitor display changes to a bar type graph with horizontal and vertical lines which in my opinion do not look as good in such a small size.
Summary
I have decided to install version 3.8.15 as this seems to be last version with this clear display in the system tray.
You can download the latest version at the developers site www.hexagora.com
I had the greatest of difficulty finding a download for version 3.8.15 and had to settle for pctuts.be but as this site is a forum it requires registration and has no English translation that I could find. If you cannot speak the Dutch language then you have to rely on Yahoo! Babel Fish to help you through the translation which can make the whole process rather tedious.
Look for Pctuts.be »Downloads» Tools' Tools' Performance Monitor (v 3.8.15).
It is probably best to view the site with Google translation but you will need to copy and paste text from pctuts to Yahoo! Babel Fish when you come to register. It does not seem to accept certain pop ups in Google translation.
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"Great light weight application"
Version: Performance Monitor 3.6
Pros
No problems and lightweight!!
Cons
None that I can think of.
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"Get the newest version"
Version: Performance Monitor 3.6
Pros
The updated version, 3.8.15, works great! Can customize graphs, tooltips display more detailed info, the ability to double the size of graphs for higher resolution monitors, and a small memory footprint.
Cons
Would be nice to have more control over the sizing of the graphs
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"Blew up my machine"
Version: Performance Monitor 3.6
Pros
Installation looks like old software. While installing several prompts about a newer file exists I did not let it overwrite and then when application started it just hung and locked up PC. May work for others but didn't work for me.
Cons
Didn't like at all see above.
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