Speccy - System Information

deya · 12. Nov 2009, 06:45 PM

I just came across this today, Speccy, an advanced system information tool for your PC. It's from Piriform.

It's in beta at the moment but might be worth watching.

A note from the website:

"Please note this is a beta version of Speccy and should only be used by advanced users on test machines. We recommend you wait for a final release version before downloading."

I downloaded the zip and ran it, it seems to work well. It give lots of information about your system, even the temperature. I think it will be worth having on a USB for gathering info from various machines.

The Piriform web page is here

It may be of use to some of you, once it's out of beta.

deya

Anupam · 12. Nov 2009, 08:41 PM

Thanks for mentioning this. I saw the program on download sites recently, and also on some blogs, but I did not read enough to know that its from Piriform. Piriform have given us softwares like CCleaner, Recuva, Defraggler. So, I would definitely be ready for this software once it comes out of beta.

Jojoyee · 13. Nov 2009, 05:19 AM

Looks like SIW is giving more info than Speccy.

On CPU, Speccy doesn't show whether it's 64bits or 32bits while SIW does, unless I've missed out something?

deya · 13. Nov 2009, 04:20 PM

Hi,.. no, it's nowhere near as thorough as SIW as regards to the information it displays, SIW is far superior in that respect. Speccy displays the information in a more basic fashion but maybe that's what they're trying to achieve here. It's just a clean and simple GUI to give users who are maybe not as interested, or need to know, as much as the more technically minded user.

For example, last night I ran it on my daughter's laptop and she was quite impressed with it. If I run SIW on her laptop she glazes over, too much information for her. That's why I think something like Speccy would be useful because she would use it, especially the temperature feature. I think it would help her to understand just how hot laptops can get.

Perhaps it will display a little more information when it's out of beta. But by looking at it now I think it's designed to give a more basic summary of information about your machine, although it does give a fair amount of detailed information as it is.

I just thought it might be worth keeping an eye on, plus Piriform genarally produce some decent stuff.

deya

Anupam · 13. Nov 2009, 06:56 PM

I have tried some of these system information software... and I would also agree that till now I have found SIW to be the best one. I have tried Belarc Advisor, FreshDiagnose, HWInfo32, PC Wizard, WinAudit. WinAudit puts out a lot of information, and can be used if one wants a thorough information of a system. SIW is the best though.

Jojoyee · 14. Nov 2009, 12:05 AM

There are also other choices such as AIDA32, Spiceworks, etc. mentioned in Best Free System Information Utility.

kendall · 14. Nov 2009, 04:18 AM

What is SIW? What does it stand for?

Jojoyee · 14. Nov 2009, 04:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kendall

What is SIW? What does it stand for?

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12. Nov 2009, 06:45 PM	#1 (permalink)
deya Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 502	Speccy - System Information I just came across this today, Speccy, an advanced system information tool for your PC. It's from Piriform. It's in beta at the moment but might be worth watching. A note from the website: "Please note this is a beta version of Speccy and should only be used by advanced users on test machines. We recommend you wait for a final release version before downloading." I downloaded the zip and ran it, it seems to work well. It give lots of information about your system, even the temperature. I think it will be worth having on a USB for gathering info from various machines. The Piriform web page is here It may be of use to some of you, once it's out of beta. deya

12. Nov 2009, 08:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,187	Thanks for mentioning this. I saw the program on download sites recently, and also on some blogs, but I did not read enough to know that its from Piriform. Piriform have given us softwares like CCleaner, Recuva, Defraggler. So, I would definitely be ready for this software once it comes out of beta. __________________ Anupam

13. Nov 2009, 05:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jojoyee Maestro di Search Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,058	Looks like SIW is giving more info than Speccy. On CPU, Speccy doesn't show whether it's 64bits or 32bits while SIW does, unless I've missed out something? __________________ Keep It Short and Sweet

13. Nov 2009, 06:56 PM	#5 (permalink)
Anupam Moderator Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 9,187	I have tried some of these system information software... and I would also agree that till now I have found SIW to be the best one. I have tried Belarc Advisor, FreshDiagnose, HWInfo32, PC Wizard, WinAudit. WinAudit puts out a lot of information, and can be used if one wants a thorough information of a system. SIW is the best though. __________________ Anupam

14. Nov 2009, 12:05 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jojoyee Maestro di Search Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4,058	There are also other choices such as AIDA32, Spiceworks, etc. mentioned in Best Free System Information Utility. __________________ Keep It Short and Sweet

13. Nov 2009, 04:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
deya Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: UK Posts: 502	Hi,.. no, it's nowhere near as thorough as SIW as regards to the information it displays, SIW is far superior in that respect. Speccy displays the information in a more basic fashion but maybe that's what they're trying to achieve here. It's just a clean and simple GUI to give users who are maybe not as interested, or need to know, as much as the more technically minded user. For example, last night I ran it on my daughter's laptop and she was quite impressed with it. If I run SIW on her laptop she glazes over, too much information for her. That's why I think something like Speccy would be useful because she would use it, especially the temperature feature. I think it would help her to understand just how hot laptops can get. Perhaps it will display a little more information when it's out of beta. But by looking at it now I think it's designed to give a more basic summary of information about your machine, although it does give a fair amount of detailed information as it is. I just thought it might be worth keeping an eye on, plus Piriform genarally produce some decent stuff. deya

14. Nov 2009, 04:18 AM	#7 (permalink)
kendall Foundation Editor/Forum Manager Intern Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,769	What is SIW? What does it stand for? __________________ <-------Is looking for his brain....

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