[SOLVED] Is increasing your GPU fan speed to reduce temps in MSI afterburner bad for the card?

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It instantly reduced my idle GPU temp by 12 degrees. Went from 45 C to 33.

Is this putting too much stress on the fans? Why do so many people complain about high GPU temp when this seems like such an easy fix?

 

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It instantly reduced my idle GPU temp by 12 degrees. Went from 45 C to 33.

Is this putting too much stress on the fans? Why do so many people complain about high GPU temp when this seems like such an easy fix?

Most of modern GPU have 2 fans, even 3 for some high-end cards. The fans are there to protect the GPU from burning.

Fans don't have stress, but they can make a lot of noise and people generally don't like it.

 

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Most of modern GPU have 2 fans, even 3 for some high-end cards. The fans are there to protect the GPU from burning.

Fans don't have stress, but they can make a lot of noise and people generally don't like it.

So if you can lower your temps by 12 degrees and the noise doesn't bother you, no harm done?

I can't hear them at all. 3 fans in an Asus TUF 3080 OC.

 

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So if you can lower your temps by 12 degrees and the noise doesn't bother you, no harm done?

No, the fans simply do what they were designed for.