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Version updated date: 11/04/2022
Current update version: 136
https://getfancontrol.com
To run at startup: Use the new "Start with Windows" option in the left hamburger menu
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Tutorials:
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TLDR
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I built a new custom UI on top of OpenHardwareMonitor with additional features, mainly linear fan curves with custom temperature sources.
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STORY
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As you guys may know, SpeedFan is sadly not updated anymore, so newer boards are not detected properly.
The main feature I used was the custom fan curves with custom temperature sources. I used it to bind my case fans speed to the hottest component of my PC, my GPU.
(My BIOS only supports CPU temperature as a temperature source for the PWM fans).
I searched around for an alternative software with this particular feature and only found a paid option (Angus Monitor).
The first link is an original project which could be downloaded here https://openhardwaremonitor.org/, but just like SpeedFan, the project is not updated anymore.
However, thanks to the code base being open sourced, there are a couple of active branches, LibreHardwareMonitor being the best one I found, supporting my MSI Z390 Edge AC board and being updated regularly.
OpenHardwareMonitor is divided into two parts, an API to interact with your hardware ( CPU, RAM, Fans... ) and a UI. The existing UI is a HWMonitor clone that allows to set a manual fan speed to any fan, but no temperature/speed fan curve here.
( sigh )
So I decided to make my own lightweight application with the OpenHardwareMonitorLib API, and here is what I got so far...
Current features:
OTA update
Multi-config support with quick-switch from tray icon
Dark/light mode + colors
Graph fan curves
Linear fan curves
Flat fan curves
Mixed fan curves
Sync fan curves
Custom name for each fan / curve / control
Material UI ( thanks to http://materialdesigninxaml.net/ )
Smooth fan speed transitions
Custom temperature source
Automatic or manual matching between your controls and fan speeds
Activation% (dead zone) for each fan
Saves your current configuration and reload it on startup
Board support is updated whenever the API gets an update!
Please note that this is a small personal project. It works great for my needs but I didn't test it on a hundred different motherboards. Take it as it is. If it works on your current setup, well you got your fan control situation sorted at least until you change your motherboard!
If you want to help me out a bit or give me feedback, I included some links/button in the left hamburger menu out of the way to send me an email
or to pay me a 🍺 ... or 🍺🍺🍺.
I will also keep an eye on this thread to see how it goes.
