Recommended resource meters (& win exp replacement)

What resource meters (i.e., cpu and ram usage) do you recommend (for running in real-time)?

Also, does anyone have a recommendation for a good windows explorer replacement?

Thanks in advance.

 

for monitoring resources TinyResMeter is a good choice.

my choice for an explorer replacement is Directory Opus. a few others u can try are total commander and xplorer²

 

Sysmetrix is another very good choice of system resource monitoring. It is highly Customizable and can be configured to monitor practically anything.

Total commander is a very powerful Explorer replacement.

 

I like a just very basic information on my deskptop available all the time with no details, so I use Yahoo widgets for CPU and memory use, they look nice as well.
SysMetrics has many skins too but I never tried it. Widgets are small and don,t occupy lot of space on desktop.

 

I think that with the right theme, Sysmetrix can really compliment your desktop.

Here's a screeny of my current theme, including Sysmetrix:

 

Is this crystal XP?

 

From right to left,
CPU, battery and physical memory widget.

 

for Explorer replacement

Directory Opus without a doubt
can't believe how easier life is with this puppy

Xplorer2 would be great if it had just a few
more tweaks. Like the ability to rename folders
in-situ and treat zip files like folders

http://www.zabkat.com

XYPlorer is worth a look as well. Last demo
I tried was pretty impressive

http://www.xyplorer.com

 

Ecliz Deluxe by JJ Ying

 

thanks.