When we use a computer, and even if we lose sight of it from time to time, we are producing a heating of its parts, which can generate that if we demand more than recommended, problems occur on its hard parts. For this reason, different developers have developed tools designed to offer preventive solutions in these cases, and SpeedFan is one of them.

In effect, it is a platform as a controller, thanks to which we will be able to know at all times, and in real-time, the temperature at which our PC hardware is working, preventing it from overheating. You will be able to constantly follow the temperature of the microprocessor and hard disks and visualize the speed of the fans or the CPU load, among others.

Operation

However, unlike similar software, the main advantage this one offers is that it not only shows specific parameters but also allows us to include and modify them. Without going any further, you will have the possibility, for example, to adjust the fans' speed and increase their performance if you notice that the PC tends to overheat.

Besides, you don't need to always keep the application in view, but you can minimize this service so that it is reduced and only shows you its statistics when you open it or the most important ones in the background. Considering that it is unnecessary to view such information all the time, we believe this has been a good decision for its developers.

This program is more advanced than Task Manager of Windows , so if you have noticed lately that you are a bit short of the Microsoft system, you can always replace it with this one. Even when this application does not convince you, our recommendation is always to have a better option than the Task Manager of this environment.

On the other hand, although any user, even beginners, can use this utility, we cannot lose sight of the fact that especially overclockers will be attracted by it since it is ideal for controlling the computer at all times. What happens is that, in these cases, although it is essential to push the performance of our PC to the maximum, we cannot do so if it puts it at risk.

To take into account.

SpeedFan's interface is a chapter apart, taking into account that beyond the excellent functions of the program, we find an aesthetic that, in the beginning, makes taking advantage of it can be complicated. It is not translated into other languages, but we can also see that visualizing the different parameters may not be easy.

Its developers have decided to introduce a considerable amount of elements that serve as complements to the pure and hardware data, which at times confuse more than they can help us. In this sense, we are talking, for example, about the different tables with information, their graphics, or the added gauges.

However, with some practice, you will surely get used to their use. To save you some time, let's comment that among the different sections, there are Charts, which refer to the graphs; SMART, about the health of the hard disk; or Info, which shows all kinds of data related to the hard disk.

Beyond that, in the Advanced Fan Control section, you will have access to more advanced tools, as the name suggests, to generate user profiles with your ventilation preferences and so on.

The best

We can mention some of the main positive aspects of this software, such as the tremendous amount of temperature and ventilation data it offers, in addition to the advanced fan control. It also allows us to visualize data about the hard disk's health; if we don't want it to bother us, it is possible to minimize it.

The Worst

On the negative side, we have found it is possible to mention aspects such as that it requires an extensive configuration to get all the juice, plus some features do not add too much to the user experience. To that, we must add the time we need to get used to its operation, which will take several hours until we get the hang of it completely.

Rating

In summary, we can say that SpeedFan is one of the best, if not the best, programs to control the speed of the fans in Windows computers without losing sight of its many other interesting functions. To the basics, add a lot of customization possibilities and enough power to make the most demanding users happy.