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I just went to see if there was a new SpeedFan available and there was one available. So just a heads up to my readers you can download the full release right now at the following Website Link: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php …

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Remy “Se7en”

Suddenly, I found that my CPU run between 60 °C to 80 °C, which is quite high. I noticed this because the CPU fan was becoming really noisy and, of course, annoying. I used several software to watch the CPU and motherboard temperatures, including SpeedFan, Core Temp and PC Probe II for Asus motherboard.

I would strongly recommend SpeedFan if you want to monitor your system temperatures. It’s really powerful yet small and easy to use, as you can see below all the temperatures and fan speeds it displayed.

My PC configuration is
CPU: Intel E6300 1.8GHz
Motherboard: Asus P5B Deluxe with Wifi AP
Memory: 3 x 1G Corsair 6400

Here are two pictures of temperatures when CPU is idle and full.

From Cooling project

From Cooling project

A lot of dust was on the stock Intel CPU fan. And one of the hard drivers was also hot. So I bought this Freezer 7 Pro and a 5.25 in. hard drive cooler from newegg. The hard drive cooler is very good in that it can mount my 3.5 in. hard drive to the empty 5.25 slots, since I already got several hard drives crowded at the 3.5 in. slots. The installation for the new CPU fan was easy. But this cheap hard drive cooler took me more than an hour to properly install it. It just didn’t fit well in the slot.

From Cooling project

From Cooling project

From Cooling project

From Cooling project

So, what is the temperatures now?
CPU idle, fan in full speed

From Cooling project

CPU full, fan in full speed

From Cooling project

The summer is going to be cool! See here for more pictures.

Rilasciata la decima beta di SpeedFan 4.38, software freeware per monitorare la temperatura del processore e del PC. Il download è possibile da questa pagina.

Spesso capita, soprattutto in estate quando le temperature ambientali sono alte, che il proprio computer si surriscaldi troppo. Le conseguenze possono essere varie: dal semplice blocco e riavvio improvviso del PC al malfunzionamento e rottura di qualche pezzo hardware.

Perché questo non accada bisogna monitorare le temperature del proprio computer, e per fare questo ci viene incontro SpeedFan.

Con questo programma, disponibile solo per Windows, è possibile, grazie a dei speciali sensori, controllare le temperature e il voltaggio dei vari pezzi hardware e gestire la velocità delle ventole. Così si possono avere velocemente tutti i dati riguardanti il problema citato inanzi e risolverlo.

Attenzione però alla lettura dei dati rilasciati dal programma, poiché molte volte possono essere mostrare delle temperature surreali (tipo 150°C). Questo non significa che la temperatura sia veramente quella, bensì che il software non è riuscito a comunicare bene con i sensori posti sui componenti dell’hardware. Comunque, se avete qualche dubbio riguardante i dati trovati, non esitate a visitare la F.A.Q presente sul sito ufficiale.

Ora non vi rimane altro che installare il software e controllare il vostro computer. 

Links:

• Sito ufficiale:  almico.com/speedfan.php
• F.A.Q del programma: almico.com/sffaq.php
• Download: almico.com/sfdownload.php

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I have been getting plenty of e-mails regarding this issue..So here is yet another Q+A…ENJOY

Q: Dose AVG Free Require Me Have AVG LinkScanner And Or Safe Search Active Active to Function ?

A: Absolutely NOT Required…both the Link Scanner and Safe search are not required for AVG Free Anti-Virus to function properly.

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Remy “Se7en”

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I have for the longest time been getting e-mails about computers and how you can find out your computers temperature rating. So here is yet another Q+A..

Q: How Can I Tell What Temperature My Computer Is Running At ? A.K.A: How Hot Is My PC Running ?

A: There is a very simple and easy solution. There is a program and free at that called SPEEDFAN it mearsures all the diffrent internal temperatures HARD-DRIVE (internal only) CPU and so on. It is very very useful and a must have tool for PC’s  as well as Laptops.

Here is the link:

http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

Then click on the blue highlighted part that says SpeedFan 4.39 and it will ask you do save it or run it. Then your done very small program so no worries dial-up Internet users.

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I just went to see if there was a new SpeedFan available and there was one available. But unfortunately it is still in beta. So just a heads up to my readers you can download the beta release right now at the following Website Link: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php …

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Remy “Se7en”

Dear Readers,

Here is my full freeware review for the new SpeedFan (4.39)…

What does it do? It monitors your CPU, Mother Board and Hard-drive and internal fans and gives you a temperature read out..in your system tray..so you can tell how hot your computer is running to prevent damage and improve over all system performance

2. Ease of use – Very Easy - This is very easy to use because you install it and it is ready to go. In most cases it does auto-detect most CPU’s and Motherboards. There has not been any computer I installed it on that did not detect the components.

3. Interface - Very Very simple it has tabs on top that is pretty much it. It is not fancy..but in this case that is how you want it…

4. Can you leave it running and it will run with out issue ? Yes, you can no doubt

5. Is there adware or Spyware bundled with it ? A big NO

6. Is it stable ? Very stable

Overall a 4.5 out of 5 – This new version is a whole lot better then the last version. Just based on the fact it reads a lot more computers now as well as loads up a lot faster. There is only one thing I would like to see in the new version of SpeedFan and that is the ability to have SpeedFan load up on start-up.

You can grab this freeware from the following website: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php

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Remy “Se7en”

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I have a few e-mail asking me what the differences were between SpeedFan Version (4.38) and the new (4.39)…so here are The Full Official Notes…Enjoy…

4.39

- added full support for Fintek F71889F, even at unusual addresses

- added support for a new method to access SMART data

- added support for SCSI and SAT hard disk SMART access

- added full support for SuperMicro PWS-865-PQ PSU

- added full support for Winbond W83795G

- added full support for SMSC EMC1402

- added SHORT and EXTENDED OFF-LINE SMART TEST in SMART tab. This feature works on a number of supported interfaces and not on all of them

- added voltage readings for Winbond W83793G

- properly read Tjmax on Core i7 based Xeons

- relabeled IT8512F to IT8512E

- the tray hint is no longer updated if ShowStaticIcon is true

- the tray icon tooltip layout is now vertical

- added Fintek F72569DG detection

Website Link: http://www.almico.com/sfhistory.php

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Well it seems like it has been forever since the last version of SpeedFan was released (4.38). The past version was very stable, But it of course had some compatibility issues as have all the SpeedFans versions I have tested. Of course some CPU’s, Graphic Cards, and or motherboards sometimes would show in-correct temperatures readings or not pick up the components at all.

This new version seems to have a much better detection rate and seems to like laptops better then the last version. This version even loads up a lot faster then the last version. Regardless you still can’t beat the price -free-

Download Link: http://www.almico.com/sfdownload.php

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It appears that there is a new Update for Mozilla FireFox (3.5.1) here is the list of some of the fixes and improvements…

- For full list of fixes and for the direct link to the new FireFox 3.5 update/download :  http://en-us.www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/3.5.1/releasenotes/

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I just went to see if there was a new SpeedFan available and there was one available. But unfortunately it is still in beta. So just a heads up to my readers you can download the beta release right now at the following Website Link: http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php …

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Se7en

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I have a few e-mail asking me what the differences were between SpeedFan Version 4.37 and the new 4.38…so here are The Full Official Notes…Enjoy…

4.38

- added full support for AMCC/3ware SMART readings

- added full support for Intel QST

- added full support for ADT7470

- added full support for ADT7462

- added full support for nVidia MCP79 SMBus

- added full support for SiS968 SMBus

- added full support for Intel i7 internal core temperature reading

- improved ITE IT8720F identification

- added Fintek F71858 temperature readings

- PC87360, PC87362, PC87363, PC87364, PC87366 do hide unavailable readings now

- ProbeGL5xxSM now checks some more registers to try to avoid false detections

- improved CPU identification routines

- improved FB-DIMM support on some Intel chipsets

- the exotics tab now shows the fitness of the hard disks connected to ARECA RAID controllers too

- ARECA and AMCC/3WARE connected hard disks are now searched before the standard channels, trying to avoid aliased, merged or fake reported SMART data

- added identification of Fintek F75125R

- removed two debug messages related to UGURU3

- added some debug code to try to support VIA CX700/VX700 SMBus

- DELL SUPPORT is now checked on ATI SBx00, Intel 631xESB, ICH8, ICH9 and ICH10 too

- disabled DELL support on 64 bit systems

- added /NODELLSCAN command line parameter

- fixed daylight saving time handling in event emails

- added full support for Windows 7 32 and 64 bit

- fixed a minor bug that caused the main window to be minimized when clicked

- CONFIGURATION / SPEEDS SpinBoxes now allow manual edit

- added some scan exceptions for Asus M2N-E and for Dell 0G841G

- INSTALLER: improved OS identification

- INSTALLER: fixed the ADMIN identification issue

Website Link: http://www.almico.com/sfhistory.php

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Se7en

SpeedFan is a program that monitors voltages, fan speeds and temperatures in computers with hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can even access S.M.A.R.T. info and show hard disk temperatures. SpeedFan supports SCSI disks too. SpeedFan can even change the FSB on some hardware (but this should be considered a bonus feature). SpeedFan can access digital temperature sensors and can change fan speeds accordingly, thus reducing noise. SpeedFan can find almost any hardware monitor chip connected to the 2-wire SMBus (System Management Bus (trademark belonging to SMIF, Inc.), a subset of the I2C protocol) and works fine with Windows 9x, ME, NT, 2000, 2003, XP and Windows Vista. It works with Windows 64 bit too.

SpeedFan allows you to have a deeper view of the status of your computer. Almost every computer includes support for hardware monitoring. Accessing digital temperature sensors is really useful. If you are trying to figure out why your pc hangs when under heavy load or after some hours of usage, SpeedFan might help you to find the real cause. Very often it is a poor power supply, or an improperly installed heatsink that lead to behaviours that we tend to associate with errors from the operating system, but that are not. SpeedFan automatically searches your computer for interesting chips: the hardware monitor chips. SpeedFan can expose voltages, fan speeds and temperatures. On rare occasions, the BIOS doesn’t activate such features. SpeedFan tries to enable them as long as this is a safe thing to do. Not only the motherboard is searched, but also some video cards and almost every recent hard disk. SpeedFan can access status info from EIDE, SATA and even SCSI drives, showing, in a consistent way, internal data that can be used to diagnose current and future hard disk failures. This is known as S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Technology). At the lowest level, SpeedFan is a hardware monitor software that can access digital temperature sensors, but its main feature is that it can control fan speeds according to the temperatures inside your pc, thus reducing noise.

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