I have recently built a new machine with the following specs:
i7 4790k
Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 7
EVGA 16GB DDR3-2400 (PC3-19200) CL 11 Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
Zotac GTX 980 TI AMP! Edition
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower
Corsair RM750 Series 750 Watt ATX Modular Power Supply
Corsair H100i GTX Liquid Cooler
Samsung 850 EVO Series 250 GB SDD (Boot Drive)
Everything appears to be running normally expect the GPU fans do not automatically run.
Upon starting up, the fans spin briefly and then turn off. My idle temps increased to 59 C and stayed around there for idle. I know that this is very high for idle temps so I went into my Corsair Link and saw that the GPU had not fan speed showing and it was flashing red.
I realized I forgot to download the Zotac OC software (Firestorm). After I did that and opened it up, I went into advanced settings and the target temperature was set to 85 C and it showed zero fan activity. I manually set the fan speed to 40% and the temp quickly went down to normal ~ 30 C idle temp.
The question I have is, why was the GPU not automatically engaging the fans when it began to get hotter and why did I have to manually set the fan speed in order to get them to turn on. Once I did that, Corsair Link recognized a healthy fan RPM and showed the temp now at normal idle temperatures.
Is this an issue with driver software or was it simply because I hadn't installed Firestorm?
Please advise. I don't want to cook my GPU if I forget to open Firestorm when I login.
i7 4790k
Gigabyte Z97x Gaming 7
EVGA 16GB DDR3-2400 (PC3-19200) CL 11 Desktop Memory Kit (Two 8GB Memory Modules)
Zotac GTX 980 TI AMP! Edition
Phanteks Enthoo Pro ATX Full Tower
Corsair RM750 Series 750 Watt ATX Modular Power Supply
Corsair H100i GTX Liquid Cooler
Samsung 850 EVO Series 250 GB SDD (Boot Drive)
Everything appears to be running normally expect the GPU fans do not automatically run.
Upon starting up, the fans spin briefly and then turn off. My idle temps increased to 59 C and stayed around there for idle. I know that this is very high for idle temps so I went into my Corsair Link and saw that the GPU had not fan speed showing and it was flashing red.
I realized I forgot to download the Zotac OC software (Firestorm). After I did that and opened it up, I went into advanced settings and the target temperature was set to 85 C and it showed zero fan activity. I manually set the fan speed to 40% and the temp quickly went down to normal ~ 30 C idle temp.
The question I have is, why was the GPU not automatically engaging the fans when it began to get hotter and why did I have to manually set the fan speed in order to get them to turn on. Once I did that, Corsair Link recognized a healthy fan RPM and showed the temp now at normal idle temperatures.
Is this an issue with driver software or was it simply because I hadn't installed Firestorm?
Please advise. I don't want to cook my GPU if I forget to open Firestorm when I login.