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Gigabyte Windforce 2080ti Custom AfterBurner fan curve
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You're better off just experimenting yourself. You're not going to break the card with ten or twenty minutes of messing with the fan curve and nobody can tell you what sort of fan noise you find acceptable. Put a benchmark like Heaven on loop in the background to warm the card up so you can adjust your speed to get it at your desired temperature. I'd go for 75 degrees or less personally, even though the reference cards run hotter than that (so it's "safe"). Then smooth out the curve below that so it doesn't ramp up too jarringly. Keep the Afterburner overlay on whilst gaming for a few hours/days afterwards with the fan RPM and temperature displayed so that you can keep an eye on things. If it's getting a little too hot or too loud, make some small adjustments until it's where you want it.
OK, thanks for the reply, one more quick q
..would it be ok to have the fan (for when idle) on low, say at 20-30% to keep idle temps down, rather than the fans kicking it at say.. 50/60%?
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OK, thanks for the reply, one more quick q
It'd be fine. Some cards like mine don't have the 0% fan mode so that's basically what they do.
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That's how i have mine....although i use headphones for gaming so don't hear it regardless. I know my idle speed is slightly higher than some, but i can barley here it in my evolv x case and the card idles at around 25'c Never see above 67'c whilst gaming.
That's how i have mine....although i use headphones for gaming so don't hear it regardless. I know my idle speed is slightly higher than some, but i can barley here it in my evolv x case and the card idles at around 25'c Never see above 67'c whilst gaming.
Thanks for that, I would be tempted to increase my fan curve from 20% minimum to like 30-35 percent but my only issue is the fan livespan?
Im guessing it would make much difference no? And im assuming that any fan issue etc, would be covered by warranty anyways..?
Well, graphics card fans used to spin all the time anyway until around the Maxwell era when the zero RPM stuff began. Obviously a fan is going to wear out faster spinning all the time, but a slight increase in speed won't affect that by any perceptible degree. Nor are they likely to die while a card's still in warranty, plus you can buy replacements for most yourself from AliExpress.
I usually only keep my GPU's for a short time....i'm just like that so don't really look at logevity. At that curve above i'm happy at that. I wouldn't personally worry too much about fans, and they would be covered by warranty anyway.