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"NOW THIS IS HOW IT IS DONE"

Independent521 December 17, 2014 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2014-12-17 11:02:17 | By Independent521

Pros

Clean
Simple
Meets the need
No malware

Cons

NONE AT ALL

Summary

Folks this is how software should be written. NO BS, to the point and meets the need.

Where can I give this guy some money!

5 stars

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"Simply and useful"

vesstovessto April 02, 2014 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2014-04-02 10:05:54 | By vesstovessto

Pros

Portable and light.

Cons

No default values for temperature so users to know if they reach the max safe level.

Summary

Nice and useful program, perfect for free and beta one.

5 stars

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"Displays temps/load/speed of GPU, CPU, HD, & Bus speed."

mkzynski August 24, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2012-08-24 20:21:23 | By mkzynski

Pros

- Easy to read/sort through explorer like window with pre-named hardware.
- Displays min/max/current temperatures/speeds of individual cores of the processor and graphics card processor.
- Displays min/max/current temperature of the hard drive.
- Displays bus min/max/current speed.
- Can also display graph over time of different statistics as well.
- Has completely customizable space saving gadget that you can enable instead of the window that you can add or remove temps/speeds/etc, make it smaller, drag and drop gadget size and position.
- Seems to be extremely accurate/instantaneous readings.

Cons

None that I have come up with over the last year I've had the program.

Summary

Simply the best free program for keeping tabs on temps, speeds, etc. You will not regret having this program on laptops or PC's. Great way to monitor your temps. I love the gadget option that just has a nice little window with temps I selected. I always keep it in the corner of the desktop.

4 stars

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"Handy display of Parameters"

swanjame July 31, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2012-07-31 23:15:15 | By swanjame

Pros

Easy to download and install. Runs off of flash drive.

Cons

No indication of fan presence or fan speed on my laptop.

Summary

Downloads, installs, and runs easily but the lack of fan information on my laptop limits its usefulness for troubleshooting.

5 stars

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"Great little utility. It does just what it promises."

lrleon May 05, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.3.2 Beta

2012-05-05 08:37:02 | By lrleon

Pros

It does not install in Windows. This means that all what is required to run it, including the dll's, are located where you decide to keep it.
Very informative, fast and small.

Cons

To install and use Open Hardware Monitor some technical knowledge is required, very little indeed. This software is not installed by Windows as most other software. It displays a lot of technical information that you need to understand (but this can be solved just by googling anything you want to know).

5 stars

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"The only one that showed temps, without Admin rights..."

scottls59901 April 21, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2012-04-21 11:39:26 | By scottls59901

Pros

No permanent installation, and w/wo Admin showed the same info on my system (everyone's system is different...).

I've tried "several" different freebies, and None showed CPU/HD temps (blank).

Cons

Could NOT find " Open Hardware Monitor " on a cnet Search (after opened), but " Open Hardware Monitor cnet " shows on a Google search?

Cnet Please fix, so others can more easily find it!

Summary

Win 7 (32), i5-2500, Intel DH67BL MBO, WD Raptor Sata6 10K rpm HD (WOW!- faster than my old C300 SDD, using free Defraggler full defrag/replace... (must also Disable Win auto-defrag schedule!)).

This app shows "most everything", and extra info would be Very useful to Gamers/OC'rs (cannot OC i5-2500, but it's has
Turbo-Boost 3.67ghz (like it Much better than old i7-2600, and like a video card better than on-board video!).

I Was looking for what made the "Loud" whining noise coming from my Antec 300 ATX desktop case, and thought it may be temps (Not?)?
Turned out that I Was defragging on 1st cold startup.

Not the first time I've had problems with installations..., on a cold startup.
Also I find system/net... is Much faster, if I do a no-activity reboot 15min after cold startup.

5 stars

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"Excellent Product"

primecipher April 08, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2012-04-08 04:58:29 | By primecipher

Pros

Simple, easy to use, many more features than the competition.

Cons

Commit size is not tiny, but I really haven't found any true cons yet.

Summary

I recommend this product.

5 stars

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"Great Monitoring program when run with Admin rights"

gqmracerx7 March 24, 2012 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.4.0 Beta

2012-03-24 16:36:31 | By gqmracerx7

Pros

Gives CPU voltages, all core temp/speed/load, fan speeds, GPU temp/speed/load/fan, and HDD temps. Very low overhead to run program. Can hide items I don't want displayed. Rename labels for what I want them or if they have generic labels.

Cons

I haven't found one yet.

Summary

Run it with Administrator rights so you see all the voltages/temps/etc. From the other reviews I saw I think they were missing that step. Worked great for my OC'd i5-2500K and GTX 460.

3 stars

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"great little program"

butchiez July 17, 2011 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.3.2 Beta

2011-07-17 01:49:04 | By butchiez

Pros

tells you about your system hardware fans temps and stuff

Cons

not really easy to figure the report out without a little more then a regular computer user knowledge

Summary

it is okay will show exactly whats up if you can read it

5 stars

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"Perfect FREE option for constant monitoring."

Windows3-16 March 24, 2011 / Version: Open Hardware Monitor 0.2.1

2011-03-24 16:29:40 | By Windows3-16

Pros

Shows temps for all hardware with diodes.

Includes 'widget' that displays any values you want constantly on the screen in a black 'winamp' style window, which is what I was looking for. Widget has transparency options. Only uses 1% of CPU or less.

Cons

None. Be nice if it showed memory load too but that's a nit pick.

Summary

Everything you'd want from a temp monitor. Just download it.

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Full Specifications

What's new in version 0.8.0 Beta

Added support for Intel Skylake, Kaby Lake and Airmont CPUs.
Added support for Intel Xeon E5-26xx v4 and Xeon D-15xx CPUs.
Added support for Intel Intel i5, i7 5xxC (14nm) CPUs.
Added support for AMD family 15h model 30h APUs.
Added support for ITE IT8620E and IT8628E super I/O chips.
Added support for Nuvoton NCT6102D/NCT6106D super I/O chips.
Added more Nvidia RAM sensors (free, used and total).
Added more sensors for Samsung and Plextor SSDs.
Replaced the "Temperature Difference From 100" with a simple Ã?Â¢??TemperatureÃ?Â¢?? sensor on hard drives.
Fixed wrong Nvidia GPU clock min and plotting values.
Fixed issues with Nuvoton NCT6791D super I/O chips after wake from S3 sleep state.
Fixed incorrect OS version showing up in reports for Windows 10 and 8.1.
Added customizable pen colors for the plot window.
Improved the automatic plot pen color assignment strategy.

General
Publisher	Open Hardware Monitor
Publisher web site	http://openhardwaremonitor.org/
Release Date	November 06, 2016
Date Added	September 14, 2017
Version	0.8.0 Beta

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Category	Utilities & Operating Systems
Subcategory	System Utilities

Operating Systems
Operating Systems	Windows XP/Vista/7
Additional Requirements	Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 and above

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File Size	502.12KB
File Name	openhardwaremonitor-v0.8.0-beta.zip

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Total Downloads	135,311
Downloads Last Week	162

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License Model	Free
Limitations	Not available
Price	Free

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