
The General tab lists some statistics, and the Device Manager on the Hardware tab lists all of the hardware you've got installed. Some of the basic information can be found by right-clicking My Computer and then clicking Properties.

Isn't this information in Windows? Yes and no. Speccy was designed as a free electronic "what's inside" sticker for your PC. When you go to a computer store and see all the bright shiny PCs laid out next to each other, most will have tags or stickers indicating the: Processor brand and model Hard drive size and speed Amount of memory (RAM) Graphics card Operating system Two or three years later, when it comes time to upgrade your computer, that tag or sticker may be long gone.

What's in your computer? If you're like most of us, you can probably name the processor (Intel or AMD, Celeron or Pentium), maybe how much RAM it has, and maybe how big the hard drive is.
