CNET Editors' review
This free program offers some useful system details to those savvy enough to understand its results. SpeedFan's tabbed interface isn't hard to navigate, but most users won't be able to make head or tail of the data this utility provides. The program's system-tray icon tells you the temperature of your PC's hard drive, and you can receive information on voltage and fan speeds.
The utility can display SMART data and includes a tool for resetting motherboard clocks. Basically, if this review makes no sense to you, SpeedFan is above your head and won't be worth downloading. However, PC technicians and those who like to do their own system maintenance might as well take a look at this application, particularly since it costs nothing.
Publisher's Description
From Almico Software:
SpeedFan monitors voltages, fan speeds, and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. It can even access SMART information for hard disks that support this feature, and show hard-disk temperatures if that's supported. SpeedFan fully supports SCSI disks and can even change the FSB on some hardware (but this should be considered a bonus feature). At the lowest level, SpeedFan is a hardware monitor software that can access temperature sensors, but mainly it can control fan speeds (depending on the capabilities of your sensor chip and your hardware) according to the temperatures inside your PC, thus reducing noise and power consumption.
What's new in this version: Version 4.45 has added support for fintek f71862 at unusual addresses.
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All versions:
3.8 starsout of 285 votes
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Current version:
4.1 starsout of 14 votes
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"Speed Fan is one of the best programs"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
It's VERY versatile. I've been using it for a couple of years and love it. It actually saved one of my pc's and a laptop.
Cons
What Cnet said. It's not for the casual, "plug n play" computer user. If their review was gibberish to you, don't bother downloading the program.
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"A good program that is not particularly intuitive."
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
Works fine doing more than I need.
Cons
I could put it to better use if I could ID more of the internal devices.
Summary
Well worth the install. The portions of the program usable are an asset. I plan on opening up the machine to physically ID the fans and devices which are listed in the monitoring summary.
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"good quality software, it really helps."
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
highlight: you can control the fan speed at will to make tests.
Cons
somethings hard to understand for non-trained guys, since technical designations dont have a standard for "names".
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"Silence has returned to my tower PC!"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
easy to install, manage, user interface with labels on various CPU fans required a minor amount of experimenting to get the right fan speeds adjusted but all together this worked very well
Cons
none, program complete and easy to use
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"Fan control does not work on Dell 745"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
Hard Drive temperature data displays well, so you know the hard drive is overheating.
Cons
You can't do anything about it.
Speedfan does not recognize the hard drive fan on the Dell 745 Optiplex, USFF. You can not increase the speed of the fan to lower the temperature of the hard drive.Summary
The program gives you temp. info, but no way to vary the fan on this computer. There is an option to send a message to the programmers to check it out. Waiting on results from that....
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"AVG Reports "THREAT""
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
(Cancelled the install)
Cons
AVG Anti-Virus reports an Adware/Malware type threat.
Summary
I wouldn't risk the wasted time & energy getting rid of whatever comes packed with it.
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"Thanks I like CNET"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
I can watch for thermal/over heating issues
Cons
Can't think of any
Summary
I like the ability to know about and download updates. One thing though, I keep getting prompted to download the updates I have already downloaded. If I do(I did one time) it causes problems with my system
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"Good and powerful, but still leaves some mysteries"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
Very powerful fan control and temperature monitoring.
Cons
The various temp readings (Temp1, Temp2, etc.) are not very specific as to what & where those sensors are. Online research at best leaves you with what they "might" be.
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"Great program"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
Easy monitoring of your hard drive health and temperature.
Cons
Nothing. Easy to use, free, and I recommend it.
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"verry helpful tool"
Version: SpeedFan 4.45
Pros
can monitor all temps
Cons
somewhat complicated
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