Speedfan is a surveillance program. The software monitors the health of the hard drive, the temperature of various components and changes the fan speed accordingly to cool it down. SpeedFan is a very good tool that shows the current status of CPU, motherboard, hard drive and many more details.
List of the main alternatives to Speedfan for Windows
Speedfan has many alternative software available to choose according to user needs and system hardware capacity. Therefore, I have listed here only the tools that are easy to use and operate on Windows.
HWiNFO
Official Website: hwinfo.com/download/
File size: 8 MB (Zip compressed)
Argus Monitor
- A full-featured monitoring tool for virtually all hardware components.
- Download the EXE file directly.
- The software checks the temperatures of hard disk, GPU and CPU in graphical format.
- SMART temperatures can also be displayed here, as well as an alert when a hard drive is about to fail, to keep data safe.
Official website: argusmonitor.com/en/index.php
File size: 8.8MB
AIDA64 Extreme Edition
- The software offers extensive support for sensor devices, which can be used to measure temperatures and other details such as voltages, fan speeds and power consumption.
- With the software, you can even check the performance of the hardware including CPU, memory, and hard drive, and run stress tests to ensure system stability.
- Mobile (Android, iOS, Windows) versions are free. Desktop versions are commercial
Official website: aida64.com
File size: 45 MB (desktop version)
Real Temp
- This continuously monitors the CPU and GPU.
- Real Temp uses a Fluke 62 IR thermometer to collect temperature data and the software also keeps logs with a minimum Click on RealTemp.exe to download the zip file. The easiest download ever
Official website: techpowerup.com/realtemp/ (wikipedia reference)
File size: 324 KB (Zip format)
core temperature
- In addition to Intel, it supports a wide range of CPUs from AMD and VIA.
- DTS (Digital Thermal Sensor) is embedded in the processors
- The software has plug-ins and add-ons for advanced customization.
- Mobile version is available
Official Website: alcpu.com/CoreTemp/
File size: 1.20MB
Intel Desktop Control Center
- The software helps improve system stability and monitor and control voltages, temperatures, and fan speeds.
- For some motherboard models, Passmark BurnInTest and PerformanceTest benchmarks are provided for performance analysis.
- Available for Intel® Desktop Boards only
Official website: downloadcenter.intel.com/download/18023/Intel-Desktop-Control-Center
File size: 20.5 MB (Zip format)
SSD fan control
- Fixes fan noise issues with iMacs.
- Easy to configure.
- Supports SMART temperature information.
< Compatible with MAC only. Big NO for Windows users :(.
Official Website: http://exirion.net/ssdfanctrl/
File size: 755 KB
Sidebar Diagnostics
- A hardware diagnostic information is displayed in a simple sidebar of the Windows desktop.
- As the name suggests, it is added to the sidebar of your desktop
Official website: github.com/ArcadeRenegade/SidebarDiagnostics
File size: 3.3MB
Open hardware monitor
- Observes temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages and load.
- Optional graphics function available
- Along with Windows also supports Linux
Official website: openhardwaremonitor.org
File size: 503 KB (Zip format)
Lm sensors
Wikipedia-Link: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lm_sensors
NoteBook FanControl
- Also referred to as 'NBFC'.
- This software analyzes and controls the CPU fan speed of many personal computer systems.
- Comes with Config Editor
- Free Open Source.
Official website: https://github.com/hirschmann/nbfc
File size: 1.93MB
Thinkfan
Official website: thinkwiki.org/
EasyTune
Official website: gigabyte.com
File size: 55 MB (Zip format)
CPU-Thermometer
- This software helps to monitor system CPU temperature in real time
- Supports AMD and Intel processors
Official website: cputhermometer.com
File size: 613 KB
Spepec
Official website: ccleaner.com/speccy
File size: 6.6MB
TG Pro
- TG Pro shows the detailed temperature sensors and is integrated with various options to control the fan speed and show notifications.
- This has an alert and warning system in case of high temperatures and possible fan overheating.
Official Website: tunabellysoftware.com/tgpro/
File size: 9.8MB
conclusion
Speedfan is fantastic software, but in an industry with millions of computer users, one should always have alternative software. From the list above, the user can choose any software for his use.
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