I prefer Fan Control over SMC Fan Control. I like the interface better, although it does seem that SMC Fan Control does have quite a bit more options.
I installed a fan control application on my wife's MacBook Pro five months ago and started having issues with the fans. It seemed to be correlated, although I think the fan was already going bad, and increasing the fan speed just broke the camels back. It wasn't any serious damage though: after opening the MacBook and re-lubricating the fans, it has been running just fine.
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Fan Control
timcharper reviewed on 04 Jan 2011
I installed a fan control application on my wife's MacBook Pro five months ago and started having issues with the fans. It seemed to be correlated, although I think the fan was already going bad, and increasing the fan speed just broke the camels back. It wasn't any serious damage though: after opening the MacBook and re-lubricating the fans, it has been running just fine.