GPU fan speed.

[arunrathee110]

Hello, I have GTX 970. And In my country, summers can be tough for gaming.
So I usually ramp up GPU's fan speed. While that helps keeping GPU's temp below 75c.

I wanted to ask what's the 'not dangerous' range of GPU's fan speed. I keep it at 80% while gaming. So is it okay ? Or am I hurting my GPU in any way ?

 

[Xemko]

It is okay, you should not be worried.

 

[Silverbear]

Having the fans constantly spinning that fast will reduce their lifespan a bit, but you likely won't have your video card long enough to encounter that kind of failure. But no, having the fans set to 80% won't harm the GPU itself. The GTX 970 can operate safely into the upper 80's before needing to throttle. So you can probably set your fan speed much lower than what you're currently setting them to and still achieve temperatures below 80c.

 

[arunrathee110]

It is okay, you should not be worried.

Having the fans constantly spinning that fast will reduce their lifespan a bit, but you likely won't have your video card long enough to encounter that kind of failure. But no, having the fans set to 80% won't harm the GPU itself. The GTX 970 can operate safely into the upper 80's before needing to throttle. So you can probably set your fan speed much lower than what you're currently setting them to and still achieve temperatures below 80c.

^^Thanks for clearing my doubt. Good day.