Ok, I have a rather old laptop and:
I tried SpeedFan but it doesn't give me controls:
Here's some specs if that helps:
- I replaced the fan with a brand new one
- Cleaned the heat sink (there was a lot of dust!)
- Removed old and replaced with new Thermal paste
I tried SpeedFan but it doesn't give me controls:

Here's some specs if that helps:
- Core i5 450M
- Nvidia 310M 1GB
- 8GB DDR3 1600MHz
- Intel 530 SSD 128GB
- Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit