[SOLVED] Is there any bad effects for increasing the fan speed in MSI afterburner?

[danny009]

I'm using MSI afterburner to increase GPU's fan speed, currently at %60 and seems like it helped a bit for games like Witcher 3, The Division 2 basically resource heavy games. However is there any side effects for it? Like fan lifespan etc, do fans have a lifespan? is that makes sense at all? I'm planning to use it at %60 until summer ends. Thank you

 

[PC Tailor]

Technically yes, faster speeds usually means more wear (for example the bearing(s)).
Outside of that, increased noise is the next issue.

But in reality, unless you're running them at 100% all the time, you're more likely to need a new GPU before the fans fail for operating within standard range. So I wouldn't worry.

 

[danny009]

Thank you