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Well, the latest SpeedFan version is already four years old, so it's very likely it doesn't know (all details) about the new CPUs released since then. Regards Dalai

The temperatures are too high, especially the second one (hence HWiNFO shows it in red)! Drives shouldn't operate at 80°C at idle. While flash chips don't need to be cooled (they like it hot), the controller is the part that needs cooling. Which motherboard do you have, and in which slot did you...

That model is pretty garbage in regards to cooling and its display. That's the conclusion Hardware Unboxed came to when testing it: Don't Buy The Asus TUF Gaming A15, Design Flaw Analysis So I wouldn't wonder when the temperatures are getting high and/or throttling occurs... Regards Dalai

You should check the drive's SMART attributes/values to see what's actually wrong - see Drives item in the tree. Note that interpreting these values is not necessarily simple, and it also depends on the manufacturer. Not all attributes have the same meaning for every vendor, and not all vendors...

This is probably a power saving feature, clocking down not only the CPU cores but also the memory (and/or memory controller). Try putting some load on the CPU, e.g. with Prime95, and keep monitoring the memory clock. I'm pretty sure it will increase its clocks; see also the maximum value of the...

The (O.C.) just means that running a speed that's not supported out of the box by the installed CPU is an overclock, for both CPU and RAM. For example running DDR4-3200 on a Ryzen 2000 CPU (like in my case). However, running any speed above DDR4-2133, even on a Ryzen 3000 CPU, is still...

So far I didn't have the situation that the reset button wasn't able to resolve being stuck during BIOS POST. When it happens on my system, it doesn't show an image or any text on the screen, although the monitor is not in standby (blue LED instead of orange). The system fails to...

Try pushing the reset switch once when that happens. Sometimes I have the same problem with my ASUS X370-A when waking it from hibernation, and pushing reset always works, although I know it's only a workaround. So far I haven't been able to narrow down what could be causing this. Regards Dalai

@ceffi: DDR4-3200 is NOT 3200 MHz but 3200 MT/s, megatransfers per second. Since we're talking about DDR memory, it doubles the data rate per transfer cycle (or clock). Your memory runs at 1600 MHz which is then doubled, i.e. resulting in 3200. Memory vendors - who should know it better - also...

Non-existing files are marked yellow and the light red color probably means "without digital signature" or "without version information" or similar. I'm not sure, and unfortunately the included help doesn't mention the color codings either. HowToGeek has some more information on the tool and the...

AFAIK HWiNFO is started by a Scheduled Task, so I suggest to take a look at them. Give Sysinternals AutoRuns a shot. You'd be surprised how many different types of startups are possible... Regards Dalai

This is no contradiction. The Current Memory Clock is the speed the modules currently run at. The Memory Speed is a piece of information read from the modules (SPD) themselves, which is usually used by the BIOS/UEFI to set the memory speed upon first installation (or when loading Setup...

Please read my post again. I said it's possible that it's just a localhost connection (within the same PC). That's why I suggested to take a closer look with one of the programs I mentioned - neither of them is complicated to use. Until this is done, it's uncertain whether or not it's an...

Ah, yes, that explains it. Inside the file "com.exension.hwinfo.streamDeckPlugin" (which is just a ZIP archive) there's a hwinfo.exe. Weird to use such name when "com.exension.hwinfo.exe" would've made it clearer IMO. Well, you should find out where the data is sent because it's possible that...

I don't doubt what you say. But here's the deal: Martin is right, regardless of how he phrased his answer (which is a bit harsh IMO). HWiNFO, the tool this website and forum is all about, doesn't have a process/executable named "hwinfo.exe", only "HWiNFO32.exe" or "HWiNFO64.exe". So, the...

It's perfectly possible that drives with such SMART values will run just fine for years, but it's also possible that it dies quickly. I would definitely keep an eye on that drive, especially its sounds/noises and its SMART values. If they change drastically (for the worse) I'd swap the drive...

How's the airflow to/over the drives? Did you remove any plastic protections from the thermal pads on the heatsinks (if any)? Unfortunately I have no idea what this temperature is supposed to represent; the other temperature values seem fine. Regards Dalai

Well, try to find this hwinfo.exe and check its properties to (hopefully) find which vendor it belongs to. It should be possible to open the file's properties directly via right-clicking on the process in Windows Task Manager. While at it, check the user it's running under; if it's SYSTEM or...

What does HWiNFO show for the Bus Frequency? If it's around 91 MHz, it could explain the Memory Clock: 1585 MHz (Memory Clock) divided by 17.33 (Memory Clock Ratio) equals ~91 MHz. But I'm not sure if HWiNFO calculates the memory clock like this. Regards Dalai

You should measure your PC's power consumption on the primary side, i.e. from the wall, not trust software readings that don't account for the PSU's efficiency and some other factors. Do so under full load (e.g. Prime95, FurMark, OCCT or similar) to account for spikes in power consumption and to...