Extensive System Monitoring program that resides in the taskbar--something like iStat Menus

I'd like to ask if there's a comprehensive system monitoring program around that can reside in the taskbar (for WinXP or Win 7), much like the iStat Menus ( http://www.islayer.com/apps/istatmenus/ ) freeware program for OSX. That program shows the CPU usage of individual cores, RAM usage (free RAM, RAM used per program, etc), component temperatures, upload/download speeds, etc, and is always visible in the menubar.

I'd love to have a similar program to have sitting in the taskbar. If such a thing does not exist, I would love to learn about any freeware programs that can do much the same, even if it doesn't have the ability to be always viewable from the taskbar.

Thanks for your help.

 

You can try with Everest, Rivatuner.

 

Hi grbac. Thanks for your reply. I checked both of your suggestions. Looking at their sites, it appears they're mostly for benchmarking, am I correct?

 

No they are not. With Everest you can put temps, voltages, fans speed in the tray, it also has an OSD where you can monitor frequencies, load and lots of other stuff. Try it and check the options for sensors and monitoring.

 

remember too that system monitoring can add as much as 10% to your overhead.

 

for xp look into the program Statbar, losing that app was my biggest disappointment of moving up to vista and windows 7. theres still no program that i know of that does it like that. if there is a compatible program for windows 7 someone please tell me!

 

Thanks for your replies.

vestibule1443, that program looks as good as we'll get for Windows. Thanks for the tip. Trying it now.

 

Are you talking about this Statbar. I'm using it on W7, but that is not for monitoring temps.

 

Just came across this today: Google Translate

It's for now the only program I'm aware of presently that resides in the taskbar for Windows 7. Unfortunately, there's no up/download info. Found via Windows: Keep An Eye On Your PC's Stats - Tekzilla Daily Tip

 

Hey you should try Rainmeter, it can do what Statbar does, and looks better since you can customize with different themes. Rainmeter.net

 

Thanks for the tip.

Unfortunately, it's not in view unless you show the desktop, so it's much like gadgets/widgets. Nonetheless, it's fairly attractive, so I'll give it try.