Nvidia Geforce 210

[Nevakonaza]

Anyone have a Nvidia Geforce 210 Graphics card?

Wondering,Is there anyway to tweak the fan settings on the 210?..i see no option to in the "thermal" part of nvidia control panel (running Linux Mint)
..this card is LOUD...i think the fan its running at 100% all the time...it doesn't need to be on a card like this spec.

 

[Nevakonaza]

Hi,

Its brand new mate,Bought it Saturday..was expecting it to to be quiet but its like a bloody hoover,And runs around 37-40c which is hot imo for a card of that spec..it has plenty of airflow too.

 

[Nevakonaza]

Only way to do it is to lower the voltage of the fan. Is it 2 pin or 3 pin?

2 pin.

Consider grabbing a passive card and DSR your current one.

Well i bought it in a store,They had a passive HD5450 for £3 more but really the whole effort of taking it back explaining etc..id rather just see if i can slow the fan some.

Makes absolutely no sense why it runs at 100% all the time,and they don't give you any control over the fan speeds.

 

[Nevakonaza]

Are you good with a soldering iron? you could splice a resistor in to slow the fan. Or you could splice the fan connector onto a molex and run it from the 5V from the PSU.

Does the card work without the fan connected? Don't do this for a long peroid of time - we just need to know if it has fan sensing or not.

I can solder,But don't have an iron nor do i really want to mess around with cutting wires etc..can i not buy a 2 pin cable with a Resistor built in as a "bridge" or something so i don't have to cut any wires?