Open Hardware Monitor
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The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer.
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- Windows
- Mono
Discontinued
There has not been any code change since December 2020, also the community now wonders if it is abandoned: https://github.com/openhardwaremonitor/openhardwaremonitor/issues/1471 There also seems to be a fork called LibreHardwareMonitor (which is already listed as an alternative) and appears to be the most active fork right now.
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Why I like Open Hardware Monitor: This is one of the only apps I can find, other than SpeedFan and MSI Afterburner, that reads my GPU and CPU temperatures AND can put the values in the System Tray.
I can also put fan speeds, clock speeds, and any of many other values it reads in the Sys Tray. SpeedFan works, but crashes a lot for me. MSI Afterburner works too, albeit through a far more complex interface, and the (bitmapped/blocky/unscalable) tray font is hard to read. Open Hardware Monitor is small, straightforward, has an easy to read (and antialiased/scalable) tray font, and is easier to configure for novices. 5 stars.
[Nvidia GTX 1070 and AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition.]
[Edited by toddgm, August 20]
It's a descent app, as soon as you own old hardware, because it's updated every 2 years (last update Nov 2016). If you have new hardware, it's very possible to have wrong values for sensors, like I have (-25 Celsius for my motherboard's temperature!)
hey, this app was last updated in December 2020, and yep, there was a big gap between Nov 2016 - Feb 2020
Missing most data - use Libre Hardware Monitor instead.
Pro: Can display desired data in systray icons. Con: Requires admin privileges to read CPU temperature
I liked that it was free, concise and fast
For me, THE BEST, simple open-source app for monitoring my hardware temperature and resources. Straight to the point. Has got a widget. No installation required. Small footprint.
straightforward and simple to use