Silent RTX 2060 Super

[kingmouf]

Hi everyone!

 

I am interested in buying an RTX 2060 Super card that will not be used for games but different design/photo programs as well as CUDA programming. I want a silent solution. This is top priority. Which cards can you suggest?

Thank you in advance!

[Statik]

I have a ROG Strix 2080 Super and even under load my fans don’t go over 50%. When I manually crank them to 100% they’re pretty loud, but at 50% they’re virtually silent. When my rig is at idle I’m more likely to hear my AIO pump than my gpu fans

[Whiro]

5 minutes ago, kingmouf said:

Hi everyone!

 

I am interested in buying an RTX 2060 Super card that will not be used for games but different design/photo programs as well as CUDA programming. I want a silent solution. This is top priority. Which cards can you suggest?

Thank you in advance!

Quite few cards using 0 rpm mode when not under the load. They are a bit more expensive than normal cards but if you want dead silent rig they will be perfect. 

Asus GeForce RTX 2060 Dual 6GB OC.

MSI GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming Z 6G

Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2060 Gaming OC Pro 6GB

[Juular]

RTX2060 isn't very hot GPU to start with, even smth like single dual-slot MSI Ventus would be rather quiet.

[Constantin]

In that GPU with dual fans, (at least the "good" brands) the fans start to spin after 50c

[kingmouf]

Thank you all for your answers!!

I can find the Gigabyte RTX2060 Super Windforce OC v2 and the MSI RTX2060 Super Gaming X at about the same price. Is there a reason to go with one or the other?

[shimy]

Part 1 of 3

 

I have a dead silent 2060 Super

 

I'd suggest, to buy this one: Asus RTX 2060 SUPER DUAL O8G EVO

 

You need to modify the card a little. In the attached picture, you'll see the metal back shroud of my card

 

1. unscrew the screws that are displayed in this picture (these are the screws that hold the back plate and the plastic fan shroud together.

 

2. Disconnect the RGB cable of the plastic fan shroud from the card itself

3. Check, that your card looks like this one (without the back plate and the fan shroud): next comment

 

[shimy]

Part 2 of 3

4. After removing the plastic shroud, you'll need to (re)install the graphics card in your system.

Edited January 4, 2020 by shimy
There are bugs in GPU Tweak - that's why I rewrited these posts for MSI Afterburner

[shimy]

Part 3 of 3

use MSI Afterburner

 

Set a fan curve on MSI Afterburner: 0% fans until 70 °C and after 70°C to 10 % 

Unsync GPU Power from Thermal limit and set the thermal limit to 88 ° Celsius

You will need to save this profil to "1"

 

On the left side, click on the "Windows icon". Go to settings (not the fan settings, the global settings - another "settings icon") and click: start with windows (or similar text)

 

Be aware: If you start MSI Afterburner and close it, MSI Afterburner will not be handling your GPU fans until you restart your Computer. So just don't start MSI Afterburner unless you need to change any settings.

 

During gaming or heavy load, your gpu will get hot - about 88 ° Celsius - but it will stay at 10 % fan speed, which is dead silent.

 

Edited January 4, 2020 by shimy
There are bugs in GPU Tweak - that's why I rewrited these posts for MSI Afterburner

[shimy]

Additional words

 

To be honest, this is the only way to get a silent GPU: 1. Remove heat jamming accessories of the GPU & 2. set fans to under 20 %. The card gets hot, but your ears will thank you.

 

I don't know, if the Gigabyte and MSI cards, you mentioned, can be optimized like this Asus card can. There are certain restrictions, like the fans, that have to be screwed to the aluminum cooler and not to the plastic fan shroud (in order to remove the shroud without removing the fans)

 

Warranty wise should be allright, I think. There is a sticker on one of the inner 4 screws that are attached right to the aluminum cooler of the Asus card. But you don't need to remove the aluminum cooler from the card in order to get this to work

 

 

I know, it's a little discomfortable to do this process, but this maximizes your comfort while not have to modify your card with enormous coolers like "Rajintek Morpheus" "Arctic Extreme IV" or similar ones. I broke my GTX 970 by replacing the cooler with the arctic extreme IV. I had a phone call with Arctic and they just said, it was my fault... 

 

You may think: Why do brands like Asus or MSI put plastic fan shrouds on their cards? 

Answer's pretty simple: The plastic shroud is the design element that will be the key visual point of sale. Without the fan shroud, they look all pretty nasty.

 

May someone want to test this optimization on a higher end card (higher TDP) like a 2070 Super, or 2080? Would be curious to find out, what amount of fan % is needed to cool this cards without thermal trotteling (but still dead silent)

 

kind regards

Edited January 4, 2020 by shimy
There are bugs in GPU Tweak - that's why I rewrited these posts for MSI Afterburner

[igormp]

On 12/27/2019 at 11:12 AM, kingmouf said:

Thank you all for your answers!!

I can find the Gigabyte RTX2060 Super Windforce OC v2 and the MSI RTX2060 Super Gaming X at about the same price. Is there a reason to go with one or the other?

I bought the same Gigabyte one a couple days ago and I'm waiting for it to arrive. From what I've read, it's far from silent and runs kinda hot, so I'd recommend you to avoid it. No idea about the MSI one, sorry.

[kingmouf]

@shimy wow thanx for all the info! To be honest this goes a far longer way than I would like to get involved, but at least the info is there if I end up with a setup that sounds more than I can bear. I am just wondering, isn't this setup you describe causing your card to throttle a lot?

 

@igormp thanx for the tip! When you get the card and test it, please share your experience!

[alyen]

Asus RTX 2060 Super Dual O8G EVO seems quiet and cool enough from experience to not bother taking it apart. Just change the fan settings from GPU Tweak.

[shimy]

2 hours ago, alyen said:

Asus RTX 2060 Super Dual O8G EVO seems quiet and cool enough from experience to not bother taking it apart. Just change the fan settings from GPU Tweak.

setting a custom fan curve in GPU Tweak will sometimes be ignored if the curve is to low. A constant fan speed will be executed. But 50 % fan speed in idle is not very nice. 10 % won't cool the card in games sufficient - unless removing the plastic shroud. It really makes a difference.

[shimy]

On 1/3/2020 at 7:47 PM, kingmouf said:

@shimy wow thanx for all the info! To be honest this goes a far longer way than I would like to get involved, but at least the info is there if I end up with a setup that sounds more than I can bear. I am just wondering, isn't this setup you describe causing your card to throttle a lot?

 

@igormp thanx for the tip! When you get the card and test it, please share your experience!

Actually, the base clock of a 2060 Super is 1470 mhz. My card never goes under 1500 mhz. Normally between 1600 and 1750 mhz. 

 

BTW: Tested this cooling config in 3DMark with a 10 hour loop - without crashing

 

With the stock cooling it would clock a little higher, like 1700 to 1850 mhz.

While fps is nice, silence is nicer...

Edited January 5, 2020 by shimy
stability test added

[igormp]

On 1/3/2020 at 3:47 PM, kingmouf said:

@shimy wow thanx for all the info! To be honest this goes a far longer way than I would like to get involved, but at least the info is there if I end up with a setup that sounds more than I can bear. I am just wondering, isn't this setup you describe causing your card to throttle a lot?

 

@igormp thanx for the tip! When you get the card and test it, please share your experience!

I got it today. As people told me before, it runs really hot, around 70~80º, but it's actually pretty quiet. Even with the fans at 90% I could barely hear it.

 

On 1/3/2020 at 10:36 PM, shimy said:

Actually, the base clock of a 2060 Super is 1470 mhz. My card never goes under 1500 mhz. Normally between 1600 and 1750 mhz. 

 

BTW: Tested this cooling config in 3DMark with a 10 hour loop - without crashing

 

With the stock cooling it would clock a little higher, like 1700 to 1850 mhz.

While fps is nice, silence is nicer...

Mine does 1800~1950MHz, isn't yours too low?

[shimy]

1 hour ago, igormp said:

I got it today. As people told me before, it runs really hot, around 70~80º, but it's actually pretty quiet. Even with the fans at 90% I could barely hear it.

 

Mine does 1800~1950MHz, isn't yours too low?

Depends on temperature, the first few minutes, card clocks up to 1950 to 2000 mhz. 

 

You can't have a dead silent, overclocked and reasonable priced card (temperature's already really high at 88°C)

[igormp]

8 hours ago, shimy said:

Depends on temperature, the first few minutes, card clocks up to 1950 to 2000 mhz. 

 

You can't have a dead silent, overclocked and reasonable priced card (temperature's already really high at 88°C)

Yeah, my bad. After stress testing mine, I also noticed that the temps reached 86° (even with the fans at 100%), when it started throttle down to 1650~1700MHz.

 

Well, even at 100% it was still silent, which is good IMO. I guess that's the price for the cheapest 2060S I could find lol