Trouble with the used Zotac 2070 I just purchased :(((

[dragonxt]

Hey guys, so I just purchased this used Zotac 2070 off someone locally. It's not the best card but it was all I could get unfortunately. Anyway, I noticed that the fan is not working at full speed. While gaming my fan does speed up, but not enough to adequately cool the card imo. So I downloaded several different utilities like afterburner, and the fan did not show up in any of them. (Came up as n/a). Then I downloaded Zotacs firestorm utility, and that seems to be working! But here's the issue, setting it to 100% fan speed barely spins it any faster. I know this because the card is moderately loud vs typically a blower style card like this would sound really obnoxiously loud. On startup I do hear the fan blow full speed really loudly for a second, so I know it is capable. I've been searching everywhere but can't find a fix. I'm thinking it's something messed up in my bios? My mother board is the Asus Z-370-E.

 

Please let me know if any more information is needed. Thanks!!

[Skiiwee29]

Go download GPUz and see what BIOS is installed on the card. Its possible the previous owner loaded a modified BIOS, especially if it was used for Mining. 

[dragonxt]

10 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Go download GPUz and see what BIOS is installed on the card. Its possible the previous owner loaded a modified BIOS, especially if it was used for Mining. 

Thank you so much! Here's what I see: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/21/07/26/cfh.png

[Skiiwee29]

2 minutes ago, dragonxt said:

Thank you so much! Here's what I see: http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/21/07/26/cfh.png

Just to confirm, this is a NON Super version of the 2070 right? If so, there is a newer BIOS for your card you could try and flash if you feel comfortable enough to do so.

 https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/207320/zotac-rtx2070-8192-181019

[dragonxt]

11 minutes ago, Skiiwee29 said:

Just to confirm, this is a NON Super version of the 2070 right? If so, there is a newer BIOS for your card you could try and flash if you feel comfortable enough to do so.

 https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/207320/zotac-rtx2070-8192-181019

Cool I'll try that now! Is there possibly some settings in my motherboard bios I should checkout? I am fairly sure this is not a mining card but I'll definitely flash this newer bios.

[Skiiwee29]

1 minute ago, dragonxt said:

Cool I'll try that now! Is there possibly some settings in my motherboard bios I should checkout? I am fairly sure this is not a mining card but I'll definitely flash this newer bios.

Motherboard BIOS should have no bearing on how a GPU fan runs.