zhongyang219
Switch from OpenHardwareMonitor to LibreHardwareMonitor for accurate sensor support on modern systems
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Current TrafficMonitor Version
1.85.1 (x64)
What happened?
Currently, TrafficMonitor uses OpenHardwareMonitor as its hardware monitoring backend for readings. This library has not been actively maintained in years and does not support many modern platforms.
As a result, users often see:
- Incorrect “Motherboard” temperatures (ghost sensors)
- Missing chipset/VRM or SSD temps
- Misleading or frozen readings from unknown Super I/O inputs
- Values that don’t match HWiNFO or FanControl
Proposed Solution: Please consider migrating to LibreHardwareMonitor, which is a direct, modern fork of OpenHardwareMonitor and is actively maintained. It is a very similar API to OpenHardwareMonitor (low migration cost). https://github.com/LibreHardwareMonitor/LibreHardwareMonitor
This upgrade would dramatically improve accuracy, user trust, and compatibility — especially for Ryzen, RTX, and newer Intel boards.
Benefits:
- More accurate sensor reporting
- Better cross-validation with tools like FanControl and HWiNFO
- Fixes user confusion around mismatched or broken temperatures
- Minimal structural change (LHM is API-compatible for most use cases)
Thanks for considering this. A significant portion of the userbase relies on reliable sensor feedback, and this update would make TrafficMonitor much more robust and relevant in modern builds.
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