[SOLVED] New gaming PC; GPU fans not spinning

[MrCanEHdian]

I just built a new gaming PC with an Nvidia RTX 2070 Super from EVGA and the fans are not spinning. Mind you, this is at idle and I wanted to test one of the few games I have downloaded which is "Human Fall Flat" so I loaded it up for a couple mins and it still wasn't spinning. I'm afraid to test it on more demanding games because if it's in fact something I need to download or configure to make them spin, I don't want to kill the card by making it overheat while testing it.

Is this normal that an RTX 2070 wouldn't be always spinning when the PC is on? My old GTX 760 always spins I'm pretty sure.

 

[clutchc]

Probably 0 decibel fans that won't come on untill temp reaches ~60C. Have you gotten temps above that yet?

 

[MrCanEHdian]

Probably 0 decibel fans that won't come on untill temp reaches ~60C. Have you gotten temps above that yet?

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I'm not sure, how would I best monitor temperatures? I'm downloading EVGA Precision X1 now... Would MSI Afterburner be better?

 

[clutchc]

Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I'm not sure, how would I best monitor temperatures? I'm downloading EVGA Precision X1 now... Would MSI Afterburner be better?

Almost all new cards today have 0 decibel fans. Yes, that's a good thing. Quieter for everyday usage considering GPUs are safe at wayy above 60C.
Run Furmark. The temps will reach their max (still safe) in a short while. The fan(s) should come on around 60C.

 

[MrCanEHdian]

Almost all new cards today have 0 decibel fans. Yes, that's a good thing. Quieter for everyday usage considering GPUs are safe at wayy above 60C.
Run Furmark. The temps will reach their max (still safe) in a short while. The fan(s) should come on around 60C.

My GPU according to Precision X1 is hovering around 41C. The fans come on when I turn the PC on though I noticed.

 

[j3ster]

by default most nvidia or depending on which brand (asus,msi,gigabyte,evga etc.) have a set default profile setting for the fans, usually it will only start spinning when you reach around ~60c. at idle my gpu sits at around 30c-45c and the fans are off. its a good thing since it helps make the system eat a little bit less power and makes a quieter operation on light workloads and also probably help make the fans live longer.

MSI afterburner has riva tuner along with it which helps you check out temps/gpu&cpu usage and so on.

you could also use Hwinfo64 (sensors only) minimize it and check temps after you game or use heavy workloads.

 

[clutchc]

My GPU according to Precision X1 is hovering around 41C. The fans come on when I turn the PC on though I noticed.

Yes, the fans run initially at boot... until the gfx driver package loads. Then the fans are under its control. Your temps sound about right for idling with no fans running.

 

[MrCanEHdian]

by default most nvidia or depending on which brand (asus,msi,gigabyte,evga etc.) have a set default profile setting for the fans, usually it will only start spinning when you reach around ~60c. at idle my gpu sits at around 30c-45c and the fans are off. its a good thing since it helps make the system eat a little bit less power and makes a quieter operation on light workloads and also probably help make the fans live longer.

MSI afterburner has riva tuner along with it which helps you check out temps/gpu&cpu usage and so on.

you could also use Hwinfo64 (sensors only) minimize it and check temps after you game or use heavy workloads.

Thank you, I'll check that out! That sounds awesome!

 

[MrCanEHdian]

Yes, the fans run initially at boot... until the gfx driver package loads. Then the fans are under its control. Your temps sound about right for idling with no fans running.

That's good. How do you know so much, like what exactly is happening at boot up? Thank you BTW.

 

[clutchc]

That's good. How do you know so much, like what exactly is happening at boot up? Thank you BTW.

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