Is 75% GPU Fan speed dangerous?

[Patryk]

To maintain a stable 72 temp with my GTX 1080 MSI Gaming X i need to put the fan to 75% of its power. Is it going to kill my fans soon? If i use the default fan speed the temp is going to be somewhere between 74-76.

[Arya]

Nope, that's fine. Your only concern would be noise, and if that's not a problem you're good to go.

[Malygos]

No same card been running mine at 90% fsince a few months after they came out

[Arya]

I am a little concerned about your airflow, a modern GPU shouldn't have work that hard. What kind of case are you using, how many fans?

My Asus GTX1080 Strix runs about 45% fan in a typical game, reaching 58% at peak load.

[Patryk]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

I am a little concerned about your airflow, a modern GPU shouldn't have work that hard. What kind of case are you using, how many fans?

I have Phantex Enthoo Luxe, really great case. The CPU temps are super fine, only GPU is going hot.

[Arya]

Originally posted by Xentic:

I have Phantex Enthoo Luxe, really great case. The CPU temps are super fine, only GPU is going hot.

Although I hate to say it, you're right on the limit with that case. I strongly urge you to get something with more airflow, GPUs like the 1080 need a lot of crossflow to work well.

Remember: GPU Tweak III is very finnicky on Pascal era cards, the colder you can run your GPU the more power it will deliver. Running at 72 and virtually full fan power means you're giving away GPU clock speed and FPS.

[Patryk]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Originally posted by Xentic:

I have Phantex Enthoo Luxe, really great case. The CPU temps are super fine, only GPU is going hot.

Although I hate to say it, you're right on the limit with that case. I strongly urge you to get something with more airflow, GPUs like the 1080 need a lot of crossflow to work well.

Remember: GPU Tweak III is very finnicky on Pascal era cards, the colder you can run your GPU the more power it will deliver. Running at 72 and virtually full fan power means you're giving away GPU clock speed.

Which cases would be good? Can you link some of them, please.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Originally posted by Xentic:

Originally posted by Wolfey:

Although I hate to say it, you're right on the limit with that case. I strongly urge you to get something with more airflow, GPUs like the 1080 need a lot of crossflow to work well.

Remember: GPU Tweak III is very finnicky on Pascal era cards, the colder you can run your GPU the more power it will deliver. Running at 72 and virtually full fan power means you're giving away GPU clock speed.

Which cases would be good? Can you link some of them, please.

The market offers a lot, bequiet dark base pro 900 for example is a good one.
Nice feature, the modular construction.

[Patryk]

Originally posted by ⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧:

Originally posted by Xentic:

Which cases would be good? Can you link some of them, please.

The market offers a lot, bequiet dark base pro 900 for example is a good one.
Nice feature, the modular construction.

Thanks. I have Be Quiet Cooler and PSU, so this case would be a great fit. :)

[Arya]

Originally posted by ⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧:

The market offers a lot, bequiet dark base pro 900 for example is a good one.
Nice feature, the modular construction.

I agree, you're spoiled for choice. That BeQuiet is a lovely case, it looks great, BeQuiet offer excellent build quality and it's got plenty of fans. But you have at least a hundred other very good options.

Just within the high-end you have huge variety to choose from. I chose EVGA's uber-practical and beautifully made DG87 for my new build, but that was from a field of at least a dozen other equally good options.

All you really need is a good cooling layout. Multiple front fans, and ideally multiple top fans as well. And I would also stick to quality brands like Corsair, Cooler Master, EVGA, BeQuiet and Phanteks. Beyond that, it's entirely an aesthetic decision.

[Lupertuot]

Buy a silent gpu

[Arya]

Originally posted by Vloukkeht Idle-Empire.com:

Buy a silent gpu

I'm afraid there's no such thing, not for gaming.

The only "silent" GPUs ever built were Fanless models in the mid 2000s. And these were only silent because they were extremely low powered - the ultra-low output GPUs could run on Passive Cooling alone. They were nowhere near powerful enough for gaming, even ten years ago.

GPUs like the Asus Strix sometimes tout Silent Fan modes, but they're only silent at Idle. Once you start gaming, the GPU loads will rise and force the cooling system to engage. Strix is impressively efficient, but it's hardly silent. Anything but, in fact.

The quitest option avaliable is Liquid Cooling. Buy an EVGA and strip the original heatsinks off, fit an EK Supremacy waterblock and plumb it into a broader EK system to cool your CPU and GPU with relative silence. It's still going to put out 35+ decibels at Absolute Idle, but it'll be a bit quieter at maximum load.

[Patryk]

I dont really mind the noise, im using headset anyway.

[⛧EyMi Mayhem⛧]

Yup corsair also has a great quality, I have the 540 air white, a great atx cube case with a decent design an plenty of room to work, my 1080 strix is working damn fine.
And looks great as home office rig

The other one I have is a bitfenix itx case, but I doubt that's a case for u x)

So yeah stick to the stuff above, dark base pro or the brands from wolfey ✌️

[Frank ツ]

Originally posted by Wolfey:

I am a little concerned about your airflow, a modern GPU shouldn't have work that hard. What kind of case are you using, how many fans?

My Asus GTX1080 Strix runs about 45% fan in a typical game, reaching 58% at peak load.

Agree i have the exact same card and its really quite at full load

[Patryk]

Guys i have 1 more question, which option is better:
75% fan and 72 GPU temp or 60% fan and 76 GPU temp at max load?