Windows 7 gadgets can be much more than a pretty interface for your clock or newsfeed. Several gadgets exist solely as monitoring tools that show constantly updated data about your system resources, such as CPU, memory, hard drive, and network usage.
Awesome Windows 7 Gadgets (with download link)
Below are the best free Windows 7 gadgets (they also work in Windows Vista) that will help you keep an eye on your system resources:
The Windows CPU Meter gadget displays two dials: one that tracks your system's CPU usage (the one on the left) and another that tracks physical memory usage, both in percentage form.
If you want to keep track of how much memory and CPU are being used at any given time, you can try this gadget.
