My PC has developed a weird grinding noise with GPU fan spin ups. I originally thought it was one of the fans from the liquid cooler so I purchased some new noctua fans to swap out for the liquid cooler and installed them. Oddly enough they did make a difference but I kept hearing this grinding noise during game play for Baldur's Gate 3. It has happened on Diablo 4 as well during helltide events, and oddly enough sometimes with Destiny 2 which I have way turned down for PVP frame rates.
The noise
I did some checking around and I installed NZXT to watch my fans and temps. When this noise is happening in game the GPU fan is speeding up from around 2k RPM to 2800+ RPM. The GPU temp when running BG3 sits around 86-88 degrees C, with a near 100% GPU load. I know BG3 is a pretty resource hungry game so I've tuned down my settings quite a bit. Can you advise me on what to do next? I'm not confident I can fan swap on a GPU without breaking it, but I'm pretty confident I can take it out and clean it or lubricate the fans or do other stuff following your advice. Software like MSI afterburner? Tuning the fan speeds? I'd really like to not have to buy a new GPU right.
Thanks in advance
The noise
I did some checking around and I installed NZXT to watch my fans and temps. When this noise is happening in game the GPU fan is speeding up from around 2k RPM to 2800+ RPM. The GPU temp when running BG3 sits around 86-88 degrees C, with a near 100% GPU load. I know BG3 is a pretty resource hungry game so I've tuned down my settings quite a bit. Can you advise me on what to do next? I'm not confident I can fan swap on a GPU without breaking it, but I'm pretty confident I can take it out and clean it or lubricate the fans or do other stuff following your advice. Software like MSI afterburner? Tuning the fan speeds? I'd really like to not have to buy a new GPU right.
Thanks in advance