Fans stop on 6GB Zotac 1060 AMP

[the.rob.dixon]

My Zotac 1060 GT isn't cooling itself.

The system boots just fine. The 1060 starts with both fans running, and everything works as long as I am using only text apps.

Games will also run well, but somehow the fans stop running and let the card overheat to “way too hot to touch”.

At first, until I found that the fans were running fine at startup, I thought I needed a new third-party cooler. Now I'm wondering whether there's a weird cooling profile working that shuts the fans down at higher temperatures.

Any ideas?

 

[zebarjadi.raouf]

When booting up, everything starts to test that they are working. Also, some graphics cards are designed to work fanless till 50-60c. If the fans are not starting after 60c, then there's a problem.

there are three solutions to that.
1. Sometimes the BIOS is faulty. Flash the latest one. Make a backup with GPU-Z just for safety.
https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/195388/zotac-gtx1060-6144-170703

2. Use a software to make your own curve. I recommended MSI Afterburner. You can set the curve then enable startup at boot.

3. If neither work, test on another PC. If it's the same, apply for RMA.