Guides & tutorials
Checking, sharing and monitoring PC hardware, built around CLU VIEW, VU1 Dial Controller, Spec Card Generator and CLU'D IN.
Create your own widgets from images and sprite strips
Build a custom gauge or bar, check its frames, and connect your artwork to a live sensor in CLU VIEW.
Read ›How to find your PC's actual bottleneck
Skip the bottleneck calculator. Read GPU load, per-core CPU use and frame times on your own machine.
Read ›Why is my game stuttering?
Shader compilation, VRAM spill, heat soak and the rest: the pattern each cause leaves and its fix.
Read ›Game keeps crashing? Find the actual cause
Reliability Monitor, the four Event Viewer IDs that matter, and which crash shape points where.
Read ›Best Free Sensor Panel Software for PC in 2026
Compare free sensor panel options by setup, platform and documented features, with the limitations explained.
Read ›Free AIDA64 SensorPanel Alternative
When CLU VIEW fits as a free visual sensor panel option, and when AIDA64’s diagnostics suite still makes sense.
Read ›How to Switch From AIDA64 SensorPanel to CLU VIEW
A step-by-step guide to rebuilding your AIDA64 sensor panel in the free CLU VIEW.
Read ›A Free Rainmeter Alternative for PC Monitoring
When you want a sensor panel, not a full desktop theme: the drag-and-drop editor vs Rainmeter skins.
Read ›Free Sensor Panel Templates for PC
Import a ready-made layout into CLU VIEW and point it at your hardware; the dashboard is done in seconds.
Read ›Lian Li 8.8″ LCD Screen Software
Run a custom sensor dashboard full screen on the Lian Li 8.8″ ultrawide LCD, with a ready-made template.
Read ›A Sensor Panel That Doesn’t Need HWiNFO
CLU VIEW reads your hardware itself via LibreHardwareMonitor. One free app, nothing to wire together.
Read ›Turing Smart Screen Software
Use a Turing or XuanFang USB smart screen as a custom sensor panel.
Read ›Sensor Panel for Linux
A designed dashboard instead of a config file. Native build, no root, Wayland and X11.
Read ›Install a Sensor Panel on Linux
Commands for apt, dnf, pacman and AppImage, plus first-run and uninstall notes.
Read ›Set Up a Sensor Panel on a Secondary Screen
Display PC stats on a spare monitor or in-case screen, step by step.
Read ›Streacom VU1 Dials Software
Setup and features for running VU1 dials free, no AIDA64 license.
Read ›Custom VU1 Dial Faces
Put your own artwork on the 200×144 monochrome e-ink dial faces, with sizing and design tips.
Read ›Turn VU1 Dials Into Audio VU Meters
Assign bass, mid and treble to individual dials so they bounce to your music in real time.
Read ›How to Check Your PC Specs on Windows 10 & 11
Eight methods: Settings, Task Manager, dxdiag, msinfo32, Command Prompt, PowerShell and auto-detect tools.
Read ›Share Your PC Specs on Reddit & Discord
One clean auto-detected spec-card image instead of typed lists.
Read ›A PC Spec Sheet for Selling Your Computer
Generate a clean spec sheet image for Marketplace, eBay or r/hardwareswap listings.
Read ›Free PC Spec Card Generator
Auto-detect your specs and generate a shareable spec card image.
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