Hi, I was wondering if there's a program that goes through all my hardware, tests it, and then comes back and tells me what the bottleneck of my PC is... hardware or a piece of software that is slowing it down. I've tried benchmarking and burnin tools, but they don't do what I'm looking for. I want a tool that goes through and tests all of the common hardware and software locations that commonly slow down the pc, has benchmarks compared to perfect running pcs, so it can tell me what is slowing down my pc.

The "Windows Experience Index" should give you a starting point. http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/wi... Skip

Well here's what it says about my computer... More details about my computer Component Details Subscore Base score Processor AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 4.8 2.5 Determined by lowest subscore Memory (RAM) 2.94 GB 4.9 Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M 3.0 Gaming graphics 1071 MB Total available graphics memory 2.5 Primary hard disk 159GB Free (454GB Total) 5.7 Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium System -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manufacturer Hewlett-Packard Model HP Pavilion dv6700 Notebook PC Total amount of system memory 2.94 GB RAM System type 32-bit operating system Number of processor cores 2 64-bit capable Yes Storage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total size of hard disk(s) 466 GB Disk partition (C:) 159 GB Free (454 GB Total) Disk partition (D:) 2 GB Free (12 GB Total) Media drive (E:) CD/DVD Graphics -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 7150M / nForce 630M Total available graphics memory 1071 MB Dedicated graphics memory 64 MB Dedicated system memory 0 MB Shared system memory 1007 MB Display adapter driver version 7.15.11.7713 Primary monitor resolution 1280x800 DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better Network -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Network Adapter Virtual Machine Network Services Driver Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller Network Adapter Virtual Machine Network Services Driver Network Adapter Atheros AR5007 802.11b/g WiFi Adapter Network Adapter VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet1 Network Adapter VMware Virtual Ethernet Adapter for VMnet8

As you can tell, the specs of the computer are good. It just goes so slow. I've scanned for spyware and nothing. I've slimmed down the boot as much as possible with msconfig. It just seems like there has to be a tool like what I'm looking for that would have benchmarks that I can compare to other computers with common bottle necks of computers to compare to find where the problem is at... Maybe the program would have definitions to download and also can for spyware or software packages that have common memory leaks or problems that slow down computers.

The weak component of your laptop is the video chipset; the most common "bottleneck" found in a laptop. There's nothing you can do about it either unless you buy a new laptop that's geared towards gaming. Skip

There's a handful of benchmark utilities out there if you're looking to gauge your machine's potential, I'd recommend running PassMarks' performance test on the machine if you prefer some type of detailed assessment. Windows 7 News!

What is slow ? When is it slow ? While you are surfing the net ? While you are using a particular program ? While you are doing different things at the same time What is Taskmanager saying about the CPU load whilst you experience the lag.