Fan speed

[skipper]

Is having fan speed set set to 30% until 70c a bad idea on the graphic card?. I have a zotac amp extreme 2080ti using firestorm. It says it gets to around 64c on cyberpunk at 4k ultra no ray tracing and can have a almost silent pc setting at this. If i have it set to auto the temps go up to 78c and sounds like a jet engine. Is having it so low though a bad idea?.

[_I_]

0% at 60c and ramp to 100% at 90c

[Raoul]

Fans at 30% is 64c while Auto gives you 78c in the same load. That's weird if it's louder it should be lower temps? You should double check this it might be wrong.

If your card never goes above 64c with 30% fan speed then set 0% all the way to 60c, 30% till 70c and then curve to 100%/100c

[Iron Knights]

Very bad idea, set 100% at 60C just like the CPU (hopefully you did that).
You can set 40% at 35C or 40C.

[kitt]

Originally posted by Iron Knights:

Very bad idea, set 100% at 60C just like the CPU (hopefully you did that).
You can set 40% at 35C or 40C.

lol what

GPU if they have Zero Fan turn only on once the GPU hits 60°C or a bit more..

I bet you would RMA those GPU because you think they are broken, right?




Also why is the CPU temp at 60°C bad? obviously one should check the "Tcase max" of a CPU but thats like 95/100°C nowadays

[Carlsberg]

Set a fan curve to suit your gpu and usage to maintain temps within limits, if you wait till its hot to boost fans your too late already.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Best way to configure the gpu fan curve would probably be to run a heavy gpu benchmark loop test (such as various tests available with MSI Kombuster) and while this is running, see what gpu fan % could be used to keep the gpu from continuing to rise in temps. Like on my RTX 3080 and 3080 Ti, I never have to go past approx 65% fan speed and at this % the GPU stays below approx 70*C at all times no matter the load

You really want to avoid NVIDIA GPUs hitting above 70-75*C if you can help it

[Kobs]

The thing is, you want your GPU as cool as possible, if you don't mind the noise more cooling is better. My fan curve is at like 75 degree angle starting at zero but I have a very quiet case

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Every GPU I've had since NVIDIA 9800 GT if I can manually control the fans, I do. It's just easier to me and the hardware is better for it. I got used to watching my shows/movies and playing games with quality headphones and that allows me to further ignore whatever fan noise the PC outputs. Which with modern PCs they are all fairly quiet for the most part anyways

[L.o.D.]

Speaking of GPU temps, is 31c idle normal with a fan at 1034 rpms?
It's a XFX Merc 210 RX 6600 XT.

[Corona Scurrae]

Originally posted by L.o.D.:

Speaking of GPU temps, is 31c idle normal with a fan at 1034 rpms?
It's a XFX Merc 210 RX 6600 XT.

doesn't that card have a 0rpm mode? 31 degrees Celsius is fine. my 3060ti and 4090 are between 35-40 degrees C idle with 0rpm.

[L.o.D.]

Originally posted by RIP Heihachi Fk Kazuya:

Originally posted by L.o.D.:

Speaking of GPU temps, is 31c idle normal with a fan at 1034 rpms?
It's a XFX Merc 210 RX 6600 XT.

doesn't that card have a 0rpm mode? 31 degrees Celsius is fine. my 3060ti and 4090 are between 35-40 degrees C idle with 0rpm.

I have it turned off.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by L.o.D.:

Speaking of GPU temps, is 31c idle normal with a fan at 1034 rpms?
It's a XFX Merc 210 RX 6600 XT.

Below 50*C the fans should all shut off by default. 0db

Don't need them running below a certain temp when just doing non 3D or non Gaming related stuff.

[Andrius227]

Its fine. I never let my fans spin more that 60% speed under any circumstances. Never had a problem. 60% is literally the highest point on my fan curves. Although i do try to adjust my game settings to keep gpu usage under 80%, to reduce coil whine mostly.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Originally posted by Andrius227:

Its fine. I never let my fans spin more that 60% speed under any circumstances. Never had a problem. 60% is literally the highest point on my fan curves. Although i do try to adjust my game settings to keep gpu usage under 80%, to reduce coil whine mostly.

That's good because that means your Case and GPU has good cooling and airflow. However it's still very wise to include a Fan % of around 80% or higher if the GPU reaches above 84*C range. That way should you not be looking at temps you'll know something is wrong should you hear the gpu fans kick up that high

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I use Zotac and I will tell you this, watch out with FireStorm app as it can, and has, malfunctioned before, especially this newer app version.

This is the curves for this GTX 1080Ti, every 10C = 10% fan speed, but the fans will not go on until the GPU hits at least 40C with a 30% fan speed. Never (7 years) have I seen it go past 50/60% fan speed nor 65C for that matter.

Don't run these things with full 100% fan speed as the fans could break, weighted floater bearings, although easily replaced without removing the heatsink, but it's better to protect the fans as is.

But watch out for the FireStorm app as I seen the newer, and older, versions malfunction in the past. Seems more of an issue with the newer app nowadays though.