software recommendation to log and write to file cpu, hard disk and ram usage (and gpu usage and temps optional)

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Hey guys,

in order to identify the bottlenecks in my PC better I want to monitor cpu, hard disk, ram and gpu usage and write this data/graph to file. monitoring temps would be nice to but not required.

Would appreciate if someone could recommend a software for this, preferably one that isn't to 'heavy' on the PC..

thanks in advance.
 
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skit75
You could always plot those manually. One thing on your side is that you don't need a large time sample. So, you could play a game and every minute or so log your values. You could open these programs in real time using a 2nd monitor. Try a few different games.
Generally, you could post your PC specs and we can identify bottlenecks by name/model alone.
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You could always plot those manually. One thing on your side is that you don't need a large time sample. So, you could play a game and every minute or so log your values. You could open these programs in real time using a 2nd monitor. Try a few different games.
Generally, you could post your PC specs and we can identify bottlenecks by name/model alone.
 
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What operating system are You running?

What do You use this PC for? A gaming system needs a lot more video card and a lot less RAM than does a server hosting virtual machines.

If it's Microsoft Windows, I would run the Windows Experience Index (WEI.) Right-click on "Computer" and it will be there. While there are some definite shortcomings with WEI, it is free, pre-installed, and easy to use.

WEI will gill give You a set of numbers from 1.0 to 7.9. If one or two are much lower than the others, it may be time to replace some parts (or at least update some drivers. I saw a system score 1.0 on both graphics measurement because the video drivers had never been correctly installed.)

1.0 means something is wrong.

3.5 to 4.0 is an aging hyper-threaded, single-core Pentium 4 or Pentium M.

5.0 to 5.5 is a typical new PC.

7+ is a high-end enthusiast machine.

The biggest problem with WEI is that it only tests the boot drive, and then gives an artificial max of 5.9 to any spinning hard disks. A 7200RPM 5-year-old SATA boot drive will score the same as a RAID-0 of 3x 15.2k SAS drives. It ignores the fact that I move my virtual memory to a SSD and more than double the speed of my PC by doing so.

Another problem is that the graphics measurements are not specific to what you are doing. I have seen one graphics card (ATI FirePro v5800) that is 0.5 "better" in WEI run 10x faster than its competitor (Nvidia Quadr FX1800.)

Finally, WEI does not score how much RAM or disk space You have. Sometimes the amount of RAM is more important that the speed of the RAM.

One last thing...all benchamarks will be "heavy" for a few minutes. If that crashes the system, you have a problem.
 
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