SuperbarMonitor

SuperbarMonitor is a useful software application that comes packed with several gadgets which provide you with a quick overview of your system's hardware resources directly from the taskbar.
The application suite features five executable files that do not require installation. These separate utilities enable you to monitor CPU, battery, memory, volume and disk usage, offering you the possibility to change their settings and run them from the taskbar.

Monitor system resources at all time

As opposed to Windows Task Manager, the status of each hardware component is displayed by a corresponding icon directly from the taskbar, in a more appealing manner. In addition to this, you can change how the overlay icon is displayed, as well as the text and background color. What's more is that you can set the refresh rate in seconds for each monitored component, a feature that gives you system information with each passing second.

Reliable hardware resource viewer

In order to quickly spot when a hardware component is highly solicited, the designated icon from the taskbar warns you of the current resource usage with the yellow color when the component's usage level reaches the default or user-defined threshold. Then, it turns red when it passes the warning level and reaches critical level. What's even more useful is that, you can set these threshold values yourself, in order to have control over how your system's resources are distributed.
SuperbarMonitor displays battery discharge rate, CPU load, disk usage, the total, free and used amount of memory, as well as the speaker's volume level.
Further options allow you to run the application at Windows start-up, as well as disable Aero and Sidebar features when running on battery mode.

Handy system information tool

To sum up, SuperbarMonitor is a reliable application suite that can be used to administer your computer's vital hardware resources and proves to be more efficient than other stand-alone software utilities of it's kind. Plus, it should be expected that it doesn't put any extra strain on your computer's resources, keeping the memory and CPU usage to a minimum.