I would like to know what resources a program I have use's.
Its called P-Sea Windplot
It is used to track your fishing vessel out at sea using GPS.
I wanted to know what creates a bottleneck when using the program.
It is not GPU intensive. It does not need a video card.
I have been using this program for years and with years I have switched computers
I would like to know what resources or what is slowing down the computer.Basically what creates a bottleneck when using this computer.
Like is it the memory speed. The hard drive speed , The cpu and that stuff
Just to see what components would be good to upgrade.
I don't know if there is a program that measures anothers programs workload on the computer.
I dont have any idea So please any info would be nice.
Update:The Operating system is now Window 7.
I have been through all the window Programs from 2000 to Seven.
The computer is usually a Branded pc but usually in the high end spectrum 900 to 1000 dollars.
It is a fishing vessel so it is connect to a GPS receiver with receives signal from multiple satellites so Incoming data is not a problem.
The task manager is resourceful i know but I want to know what components would be good to upgrade. Like what resources does the computer take advantage of the most. Will it be better to upgrade with faster memory or larger memory or with faster Processor or just multiple cores or faster hard drive or a solid state hard drive.
Is there a program that test the performance of other programs workload wise?
any help is good
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Press Ctrl-Shift-Esc to open the Task Manager. You can also right-click on the taskbar and select "Task Manager," or press Ctrl-Alt-Del and select "Start Task Manager." Once Task Manager opens, click on the "Performance" tab. You'll see the CPU usage and memory usage for the whole computer. To view the details for the program, go to the "Processes" tab, scroll down to the appropriate process (look in the "Description" column). You'll be able to see its CPU usage and memory usage.
depending on the PC you currently have the upgrading may be very limited if it is a Branded PC. So with that in mind the CPU/memory/hard drive all can cause bottle necking. If the system is using GPS that would mean it is attached to the internet in one way or another and that could cause the bottle neck if the server is busy at the ISP or the GPS relay site. Not knowing the Operating system you are using I will assume Windows XP, If so you can right click on the task bar (blue bar on the bottom) and select "task manager" and look at the "processes tab" this would show you what program is using the most resources. you can adjust your resources by turning off unnecessary programs to gain more resources.
It's often best to upgrade the memory first. If you have less than 2GB, upgrade to 2GB or more.