How to find your computer specs

This is just a small guide for those that don't know how to find the specs of their PCs.
Alright. There are 2 different methods to checking your system specs.

The first method you can go through is pulling up the Windows tab.
Click on the "Control Panel" option and then make your way through "Performance and Maintenance" (For Windows XP users) and "System and Maintenance" (For Windows Vista users).
Once in there click on "System" and you should be brought up to a small page under the "General" tab showing you the specs.

That only shows you the main parts of your system:

-The Operating System, year and manufacturer that your PC is from
-The Service Pack #
-The CPU/Processor inside
-The amount of Gigahertz and RAM your PC can handle


Now, the second method you can use:

Open up the command Prompt and type in "dxdiag".
Submit and you will be brought to a new page showing you the specs I listed above, along with the System Model, the language that your PC is registered under, the BIOS, Page file (Amount of space used and free) and your DirectX version.
Which I believe since your using Windows XP, the latest should be 9.0c.

There will also be additional tabs called "Display", "Sound" and "Input".

The "Display" shows you everything that you need to know about your Graphics Card and the manufacturer of it.
You also have an option to enable/disable a few of the Direct3D, DirectDraw and AGP Acceleration features or test them out.
Those are very important when it comes to running games on your PC. (Along with the RAM and Processor of course)

The "Sound" is just like the "Display" except it defines all of your audio features.
Mainly stuff about your speakers.

And Lastly, the "Input" tab shows you what you have plugged into the PC.
It shows you your Keyboard, Mouse, Gamepad controllers and whether they are attached or detached.
It also shows you what's plugged into the USB ports.

I hope I was informative enough and hope this helps.

[Whyt Lindow]

Something which may also be useful for finding your computer spec would be a program called "Speccy", it gives you the details on almost everything plus temperature readings for your hardware.
Pretty useful.
Oh and, if you happen to have a problem with your PC, with your hardware or software, then post your entire Dxdiag in a new thread and describe the problem. That's if your PC actually boots.

Seki, Add this to the bottom of your post if you fancy and delete this one.

LOL. Thank you for the extra info, Lindow.

And don't worry, I don't mind another post here. XP
Especially if it provides extra and helpful info.

[Whyt Lindow]

I thought I'd just add it, although I probably should have added the extra DxDiag info to a new thread. Yours is for finding your system spec.

I'll make a new thread soon with all the info, just incase someone has a problem.

Sounds great.
That would be most helpful. Thank you.