The four essential tools for diagnosing PC hardware on Windows are Memtest86 (RAM errors), Seagate SeaTools and Crystal Disk Info (HDD/SSD health), FurMark (GPU stress testing), and AIDA64 (overall system…
To run an AIDA64 system stability test, download the AIDA64 Extreme Edition trial from aida64.com, open the app, click the System Stability Test icon, tick the components you want to…
To test your graphics card for errors, download FurMark 2 and run its GPU stress test for 20 to 30 minutes while monitoring temperature, frame rate, and visual artifacts. If…
To test whether a hard drive or SSD is failing on Windows, use Seagate SeaTools for active read/write error tests and CrystalDiskInfo to read the drive’s SMART data. Install SeaTools…
To test your PC’s RAM for errors, download the free version of MemTest86, write it to a USB flash drive with the included imageUSB tool, boot from that USB, and…
To check your hard drive or SSD temperature on Windows 10 or 11, install a free hardware monitoring tool — Libre Hardware Monitor is the lightest option (portable, open source,…
To check your CPU temperature on Windows 10 or Windows 11, download the free HWiNFO portable ZIP from hwinfo.com, extract it, run HWiNFO64.exe, click Start, and then click the Sensors…
