Monitoring

CPU-Z

CPU-Z 1.54 is freeware that gathers information on some of the main devices of your system, primarily the CPU, motherboard, and RAM.

HWMonitor by CPUID

HWMonitor is a hardware monitoring program that reads PC systems main health sensors: voltages, temperatures, fans speed.

Precision - EVGA

This program allows you to fine tune your EVGA graphics card for the maximum performance possible, with Core/Shader/Memory clock tuning, real time monitoring support including in-game, Logitech Keyboard LCD Display support, and compatibility with almost all EVGA graphics cards. - Requires free account registration with EVGA to download this utility from EVGA.

SpeedFan

SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips and digital temperature sensors, but its main feature is that it can control fan speeds according to the temperatures inside your PC, thus reducing noise.

Benchmarking

3DMark

3DMark® is the new industry standard PC gaming performance benchmark from Futuremark. It includes two new graphics tests, two new CPU tests, several new feature tests, and support for the latest hardware.