

This is only the graph/IO section of HWInfo, and those are only 1/4th of the reported values (voltage, temps, frequencies, ram usage, virtual ram usage, etc, not shown, the pic is just to show some more obscure stuff that most IO programs miss like VRM temps and power consumption). Yea, all those programs suck compared to HWInfo. Like HWMonitor, AIDA64 requires a pay version for full feature. HWMonitor also doesn't tell you how long it's been open (ie to validate a 24 hour prime95 run, for example). You also can't customize which values are shown. HWMonitor looks like crap, no graph, no average value reported, no reset of values, you have to close then reopn the program to reset values. It also only allows for shutdown, instead of letting you do things like shutdown a program (ie instead of shutting down the PC, have HWinfo shutdown Prime95 or the Game if you hit X temp). GPU-Z is okay, but no graph function, no tray icon function.Ĭoretemp is the only one that allows for a shutdown temp, but has zero customability to it, like letting you set a warning temp, or triggering a program or setting up prompts. It has a lot of customization to CPU temp display, which is nice, but it has no graph function, and shows nothing else.ĬPU-Z has the 5 tabs which is awful for trying to grab a screenshot, and doesn't report any IO information. This is less because it's good and more because everything else sucks though.Ĭoretemp only shows core temps, it doesnt show temps to anything else. However for fan control it's the best out there (custom fan profiles for each fan header as far as mobo allows).

Speedfan sucks because there are no graphs, no customization. No graphs, no tray icons, no shutdown/warning/prompt limits. Speccy sucks, it just tells you the specs of your system, it doesn't read every IO and it's set up pretty awfully.

You can have it show a system summary, it can tell you very specific things like your driver versions, BIOS versions, rated specs of your hardware, etc etc. It tells you how long it's run (like realtemp), you can set an icon in the tray of any color, of anything. You can set up graphs to ANYTHING, any color, any size, any border or design, you can set up under/over limits (ie 12v dropping too low to 11.5v, temps or volts too high, power consumption too high, VRM temps, etc) that cause the system to display a warning, shut down, or execute any sort of command or program using any prompts (ie shutdown -t 30). It has literally replaced every program for me except stress tests (prime95 and OCCT:GPU) and software fan control (speedfan) which he's currently working on. It will give you information on far more than any other program, the creator is easy to get a hold of and responds quickly to PM and his Dedicated thread on OCN, there are constant updates and betas, there is a huge degree of customization.
