Want your PC fans to react to GPU or drive temperatures, not just the CPU? Argus Monitor builds fan curves from the temperature of the CPU, GPU, a drive or another supported sensor. The program also monitors hardware temperatures and drive health, with readings available in its main interface and as tray icons.
How do fan curves control cooling?
Argus Monitor can set a fixed fan speed or adjust it with a curve tied to a temperature source. Depending on the supported hardware, that source can be the CPU, GPU, HDD or SSD, motherboard sensors, or readings from an AIO cooler or fan controller. The program supports fan channels on motherboards and compatible external controllers and coolers.
- Run multiple controllers for a fan and use the highest requested speed.
- Use temperature averaging, hysteresis, or rate limits to smooth speed changes.
- Save fan-control profiles and switch between them in the interface or with hotkeys.
What hardware readings can you monitor?
The program monitors CPU and GPU temperatures, RAM temperatures, and readings from supported motherboard, cooling, and power-supply sensors. For HDDs and SSDs, it reads S.M.A.R.T. data to track drive healthand estimates how much life a drive has left.
Selected values can appear as tray icons for at-a-glance monitoring. A desktop sidebar gadget provides another way to keep hardware readings visible.
Can Argus Monitor control RGB lighting?
For supported RGB hardware, Argus Monitor can activate effects built into the device, set a steady color, or tie LED color to a temperature source. Supported device families include certain ASUS and EVGA GeForce RTX cards, Corsair controllers and coolers, and NZXT Kraken X2 coolers.
Pros
- Fan curves can use temperatures from several hardware sources
- Multiple controllers can regulate each fan
- Tray icons show selected readings without opening the main interface
- RGB settings can follow a temperature source on supported devices
Cons
- RGB control is limited to supported device families
System requirements: Windows 10, Windows 11
Can fan speed follow GPU or drive temperature?
Yes. A fan curve can use GPU, HDD, or SSD temperature as its source when the relevant hardware is supported.
Can I keep hardware readings visible without opening Argus Monitor?
Yes. Configure selected values as tray icons or use the desktop sidebar gadget.
Does Argus Monitor control every RGB device?
No. RGB control is available for specific supported device families, including certain ASUS and EVGA graphics cards, Corsair products, and NZXT Kraken X2 coolers.
