Fan noise/speed on RX 6700

[Floob]

I've just updated my 1060 to a RX 6700 and its working out pretty well, obviously a big jump in performance.

I am noticing the louder fan noise though when the card is working hard. Plus the 6700 has 2 fans and my 1060 had 1.
I'd say once it hits about 1400rpm it starts getting noticeable (not sure if its purely the rpm, or if its a slight 'whine' at this speed), and it looks like its max is 1800rpm.

I was running it in New World on max settings and getting around 105-120 fps.

I've set it to a quiet profile here:


But should I customise it so that it cant hit 1600rpm, or is that risky?


I've not even looked into the undervolt/overclock side of things.


You can see the temps and wattage it hit here:



I've attached some logging from Adrenalin.
https://filebin.net/83nylolhvy9wza1b/20220820-004245-orig.CSV

Maybe I should just turn the game volume up!

 

[Floob]

Its the Sapphire 6700 I went for.
The case is a Fractal Design Define 7 Compact.

I've tried some other games, like Doom Eternal, and that set to Ultra keeps a solid 144fps and barely gets to 80 degrees. So I'm wondering to what degree the drivers are a factor.
I've not tried undervolting yet.

 

[Floob]

I've now had chance to try more games including Wolfenstein Old Blood, Doom, Age of Empires 4, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Harvest, and a few others, all seem happy at 144fps in Ultra (GoG and Iron Harvest come down to about 90-110).
Noe of them seem to push much past 80 degrees or spin the fan as much. So I'm going to try tweaking some settings in New World.

 

[Floob]

I just gave Doom Eternal a quick blast and recorded it, annoyingly though it doesnt record the Adrenalin overlay stats (except the steam one in top right), so all its showing is a solid 144fps in the recording.
I'll upload it anyway. NSFW obviously: https://youtu.be/hQoPKxUPyXM

Here is the Trixx screenshot shortly after though. You can see where I stopped playing on the far left where the hotspot drops.

It was about 70 temp, with 80ish hotspot.
This is with all set to stock.

 

[Floob]

In case its useful, the Trixx software didnt identify the 6700, so Sapphire updated it to 8.7.11 (the one on the site is 8.7.0 at the moment)
Its here: https://mega.nz/file/OdIGzTJK#n9aqS4JK5-nckD_b3_5UR7HLsdUv9oOXGCV5ruj36I8

My fans are:
1x Scythe SCNJ-5000 Ninja 5 CPU cooler - 120mm
1x Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm PWM Case Fan, 1200 RPM
2x ARCTIC P14 PWM PST - 140 mm Case Fan, Speed: 200-1700 RPM

Typically gaming temp are around 50 to 60 I think. Here is Doom after about 5-10 mins.