Sysmetrix Review
Perhaps the best system monitoring tool that I have had a chance to use is the freeware program called Sysmetrix. It allows you to monitor virtually every aspect of your computer hardware, from temperature, to disk space, to network usage, and more.
The program runs as a horizontal or vertical block that sits somewhere on the screen. You can either have it always running in the corner of the screen, or you can keep it minimized to the screen, and only restore it when you want to see something.
It supports usermade themes, which is a huge bonus in my book. Looking at the various theme sites, one can find huge numbers of themes for it. Configuring the themes and the other settings are quite easy.
However, there are some problems. In order for it to display the system temperature, Motherboard Monitor must be installed, and running. Secondly, what things are monitored is chosen by the theme. So, if you want to monitor 4 hard drives for space, you have to either find a theme that has 4 hard drive monitoring spots, or you have to live with text hanging off the end of the program. You could also design your own theme, but I can’t picture that many people wanting to do that.?
In conclusion, this is a good program, if you can get over the couple disadvantages. Right now, I have it running on my second monitor, that way, I can keep my eye on what my computer is doing.
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