Question GPU Idle Temps Are High When Afterburner is Not Open

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Hello, I have a 3070ti which is only 3-4 months old. Bought it brand new. When I do not have MSI Afterburner open, my idle GPU temps are 50-55. When I open MSI Afterburner (and have to keep it open), my idle temps are 35. Why is it doing this and is this normal? If it is not, can someone please help?

 

[Lutfij]

Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Did you perform a GPU upgrade prior to when the issue cropped up? Perhaps a GPU driver update?

 

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Hello, I have a 3070ti which is only 3-4 months old. Bought it brand new. When I do not have MSI Afterburner open, my idle GPU temps are 50-55. When I open MSI Afterburner (and have to keep it open), my idle temps are 35. Why is it doing this and is this normal? If it is not, can someone please help?

Have you a created a custom GPU fan curve/profile with MSI AB ? So maybe when you open the app, the fans start to kick in becuase you might have created a fan profile for the GPU, for a certain TEMP value ?

Exact Make and Model of your GPU ? Does the card feature a FAN STOP feature, the "0dB" tech, which means the fans won't spin unless a certain Temp threshold value is reached, e.g. 55-60 C ?

Provide full PC specs as well. Also, as a side note, try doing a CLEAN re-install and update of the GPU drivers as well.

 

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Welcome to the forums, newcomer!

Did you perform a GPU upgrade prior to when the issue cropped up? Perhaps a GPU driver update?

Hello, yes I upgraded to this card and the issue did happen before as well. I did need a new GPU anyway but thought a new one would fix it too.

 

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Have a created a custom GPU fan curve/profile with MSI AB ? So maybe when you open the app, the fans start to kick in becuase you might have created a fan profile for the GPU, for a certain TEMP value ?

Exact Make and Model of your GPU ? Does the card feature a FAN STOP fetaure ? 0db tech, means the fans won't spin unless a certain Temp threshold value is reached, e.g. 60 C ?

Hello, I would like to not have to open the app. I want to have it idle the way it does when Afterburner is open. I did create a custom profile for my GPU but thought once I applied the profile it would default. I have a Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070ti 8gb VRAM. I do not know how to check for that stop feature. That could easily be it as well. How can I disable that?

 

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Hello, I would like to not have to open the app. I want to have it idle the way it does when Afterburner is open. I did create a custom profile for my GPU but thought once I applied the profile it would default. I have a Nvidia Geforce RTX 3070ti 8gb VRAM. I do not know how to check for that stop feature. That could easily be it as well. How can I disable that?

Need to know the exact GPU model and brand. Which company's card is it ? ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte or some other ?

For MSI AB, you can try deleting all the custom made FAN/voltage curve profiles, or better, just completely uninstall MSI AB for the time being.



sorry for too many typos I'm making here..

 

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Need to know the exact GPU model and brand. Which company's card is it ? ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte or some other ?

For MSI AB, you can try deleting all the custom made FAN/voltage curve profiles, or better, just completely uninstall MSI AB for the time being.



sorry for too many typos I'm making here..

Haha it is ok. I forgot to say it is a gigabyte GPU. I also undervolted my GPU because I heard with the 3070tis there is an overheating issue. I can uninstall MSI Afterburner or delete my fan settings.

 

[Deleted member 2731765]

Try removing the MSI AB profiles, restart your system, and see how it goes. But if your GPU has the fan stop feature, the fans again won't kick in unless manually started via any app.

You still haven't mentioned the exact model number of your GPU though. Gigabyte is the brand.

As per this database there are 6 models in total, and I'm almost certain all these cards have Gigabyte's "3D Active Fan" semi-passive cooling tech, where fans will remain off when the GPU is in a low load or low power game.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070-ti.c3675

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3070 Ti MASTER	1575 MHz	1875 MHz	1188 MHz	324 mm/12.8 inches, Quad-slot, 3x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti EAGLE	1575 MHz	1770 MHz	1188 MHz	283 mm/11.1 inches, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti EAGLE OC	1575 MHz	1800 MHz	1188 MHz	283 mm/11.1 inches, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING	1575 MHz	1770 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC	1575 MHz	1830 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti VISION OC	1575 MHz	1830 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort

 

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Try removing the MSI AB profiles, restart your system, and see how it goes. But if your GPU has the fan stop feature, the fans again won't kick in unless manually started via any app.

You still haven't mentioned the exact model number of your GPU though. Gigabyte is the brand.

As per this databse there are 6 models in total, and I'm almost certain all these cards have Gigabyte's "3D Active Fan" semi-passive cooling tech, where fans will remain off when the GPU is in a low load or low power game.

https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce-rtx-3070-ti.c3675

GIGABYTE AORUS RTX 3070 Ti MASTER	1575 MHz	1875 MHz	1188 MHz	324 mm/12.8 inches, Quad-slot, 3x HDMI 3x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti EAGLE	1575 MHz	1770 MHz	1188 MHz	283 mm/11.1 inches, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti EAGLE OC	1575 MHz	1800 MHz	1188 MHz	283 mm/11.1 inches, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING	1575 MHz	1770 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti GAMING OC	1575 MHz	1830 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort
GIGABYTE RTX 3070 Ti VISION OC	1575 MHz	1830 MHz	1188 MHz	320 mm/12.6 inches, Triple-slot, 2x HDMI 2x DisplayPort

It is the Gigabyte RTX 3070ti OC.