Sure. This is the first thing I tried, manually setting the fan speed. As you can see, changing the values did not work.
Then I went for the method you suggested in the other thread. First I did reset my settings, then I changed the target temperature to a 35°C, and the maximum temperature to 60°C. Once I hit apply, the switch of the fan control panel to the left changed from "automatic" to "manual" on its own. The fans did not start spinning.
Pretty simple answer...you only change the manual temperature and Power Limit. Everything else stays at default (automatic).
Set Max at 75c
Your Power limit setting will throttle your card. Pull it all the way to the right.
I assume you have the computer power plan set to Performance (instead of the default 'balanced)
Okay, I followed your instructions and set up everything the way you pointed out.
Wattman:
Power management:
However I'm not sure whether I understand how this fixes my issue. Maybe my last post was misleading, I apologize.
I want to manually set the fan speed of my card, say at 1000rpm, so the noise is kept at an acceptable level while my card is safe from overheating. How do I do that?
You set the settings exactly as I showed you. This engages the fan at 45c and gradually increases the rpm to keep it under the MAX temp. You do not change the fan speed.
Erase everything you changed by setting it back to default first
Already tried that. As I mentioned, the fan control switch in the left fan panel sets itself on "manual" once I change the "target temperature" in the right temperature panel. Even with a target temperature as low as 35°C and the current temperature almost 10°C above that, the fans do not engage.
Install Hardware Monitor...run it in the background while you play a game or use a graphic intensive application. Then see what your fans are doing.
Open Hardware Monitor - Core temp, fan speed and voltages in a free software gadget
Here's what Open Hardware Monitor shows after a short sequence of gaming:
The fans engage at a temperature above 55°C it seems. They than keep cooling the card until temps are below this threshold. Once they rise again, the procedure repeats. This leads to an annoying howling from the case every few minutes. Is there no way to just lock the fan speed at say 30%? Did so with my old Sapphire Fury, worked flawlessly!
Target temperature is the temperature the fans will become engaged...at 35c they should run all the time at about 1200rpm...and increase automatically as needed to keep the temperature under the 'Max' temperature you set. There is no 'Maximum' fan speed to set. I find 45c Target and 75c Maximum to be a good setting . The default 'Max' is 85c. Setting the 'Target' higher will result in no fans at lower temps and full fans at whatever you set the minimum at like your first screenshot: The fans don't become engaged until the card reaches 70c and have to run like crazy to lower the temperature from 85c.
Alright, thank you for the clarification. Here's what I just did:
1. Did a factory reset like you suggested in a previous post, then reboot.
2. Setting the target temperature to 35°C and the maximum temperature to 75°C, also raising power limit to 50%.
After hitting "Apply", the fan settings in the left panel again switched to "manual" on their own. The current temperature is 10°C higher than the target temperature, the fans however stand still.
Seems Sapphire has a newer fan control application.
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