Further down, you will also get options to show the power usage, cooling fans, power output and temperature. This includes system sensors like CPU utilization, GPU utilization, clock speeds and more. Once selected, you can select the sensor in the general tab. Some options you can use include graph, gauge, and static text. This will open another window and here in the item type, you can select what type of widget you want to add. To add a new widget, right-click on an empty space on the sensor panel and select ‘New’. By default, AIDA64 provides a couple of widgets, but you can either delete them or customize them as per your requirements. This will open another window where you can configure all the settings and add various widgets. Now you can right-click on the panel and select sensor panel manager. Once done, hit apply to save the settings and close the dialog box. You can also define the background color here, but by default it will be set to blue. You should match the resolution with the resolution of your display and the orientation to the right size panel. Now check ‘Show Sensor Panel’ and define the resolution in the Sensor Panel size. Once you have downloaded AIDA64, open the app and navigate to File > Preferences > Sensor Panel. Make sure you download AIDA64 before moving forward, as we will be using it to set up monitoring on the second display. Once done, you are ready to move on to the next part and configure hardware monitoring. This will hide the taskbar from the second screen. Next, head to Personalization > Taskbar and uncheck ‘Show my taskbar on all displays’ under Taskbar behavior. While you are in there, ensure you have selected ‘Extend these displays’ from the dropdown in the top right corner. Firstly, head to Settings > System > Display and set the ‘Display Resolution’ and ‘Display orientation’ according to your preference. Before setting up monitoring, there are a couple of settings we need to modify on Windows. Once the setup is done, your display should power on. Make sure you are connecting the cable to your GPU and not your motherboard (unless you are using onboard graphics instead of a discrete GPU). Next up, connect the HDMI cable from the display to your GPU. You can, however, connect the cable to a USB port on your motherboard. Since my monitor has a USB pass-through, I connected the display to the monitor to reduce cable clutter. Once mounted, you will need to run two cables – HDMI input and USB power cable. Alternatively, you could also mount the display outside the case if you don’t have enough space inside or if you are like me and have a case with tinted side panel.īefore mounting, do check the back of the screen as some displays come with a physical on and off switch which will be hard to reach once you mount the display on your case. If you don't have stand-offs available, you can also use the extra ones that came with your motherboard. Moving on, you will also need a screwdriver and a couple of stand-offs, however, the latter is optional as some displays come with their own set of mounting hardware including stand-offs. Anything bigger than that is just a waste of space inside your case. As for size, make sure you get one that fits in your case, but I found five to seven inches to be the ideal size. You can check the Raspberry Pi website or Amazon to find the best display suited for your needs. Unfortunately, there is no good recommendation for displays, as these vary widely based on the region and the manufacturer. Some displays only support Raspberry Pi and that will not help you as we will be connecting the display directly to the GPU. Do make sure you buy a display that supports output via PC as well. For this, we would recommend going with one of the displays made for Raspberry Pi, as they are relatively cheap and come with the basic features that you will need. Off the bat, you will need a screen to display the various data points. With that out of the way, let's see what hardware you will need to complete the setup. Do note that this may require modding your hardware, so proceed at your own risk. It'll tell you how to add a second display to your PC to monitor temperature, power consumption, and the frequency at which the hardware is running. So, if you are the sort of person who likes to monitor your system's vitals, then we have a tutorial for you. While this is great for the average consumer, the increase in performance also has a negative impact in terms of the heat generated as well as the power consumption. In the last couple of years, we have seen PC hardware take enormous leaps, both in terms of performance and efficiency.
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