Second gpu fan

[testcy]

HWINFO and GPU-Z only report one GPU fan. Is this normal? Are the two fans connected together? What is the fan speed reported?

[Eigenvektor]

5 minutes ago, testcy said:

Are the two fans connected together?

Might be. Without an info about the GPU you're talking about, no one can answer that. Some GPUs put multiple fans on the same controller.

[leclod]

With Afterburner you can control the fan speed, so you'd know

[testcy]

12 minutes ago, Eigenvektor said:

Might be. Without an info about the GPU you're talking about, no one can answer that. Some GPUs put multiple fans on the same controller.

 

5 minutes ago, leclod said:

With Afterburner you can control the fan speed, so you'd know

GPU is ASUS GTX1650. Isn't Afterburner MSI?    

[Eigenvektor]

Just now, testcy said:

GPU is ASUS GTX1650. Isn't Afterburner MSI?    

Afterburner works with any GPU

[testcy]

Just now, Eigenvektor said:

Afterburner works with any GPU

Does it show second fan if HWINFO and GPU-Z don't?

[leclod]

9 minutes ago, testcy said:

Does it show second fan if HWINFO and GPU-Z don't?

I made a mistake, if I remember correctly Afterburner doesn't make a difference between both fans.

I use Fan Control now to manage my fans and it does report both my fans on my 3070.

If HWiNFO doesn't show 2 fans then probably they are controlled together, it is a low end gpu after all.

Edited February 1 by leclod

[Eigenvektor]

2 minutes ago, testcy said:

Does it show second fan if HWINFO and GPU-Z don't?

Give it a try, you have the hardware on hand, I don't. I suspect the fans are connected to the same header, so they act as a single fan from the controller's point of view.

[testcy]

1 hour ago, leclod said:

I made a mistake, if I remember correctly Afterburner doesn't make a difference between both fans.

I use Fan Control now to manage my fans and it does report both my fans on my 3070.

If HWiNFO doesn't show 2 fans then probably they are controlled together, it is a low end gpu after all.

 

1 hour ago, Eigenvektor said:

Give it a try, you have the hardware on hand, I don't. I suspect the fans are connected to the same header, so they act as a single fan from the controller's point of view.

Could anyone with a GTX1650 from ASUS check how many fans are reported? 

[Poinkachu]

47 minutes ago, testcy said:

 

Could anyone with a GTX1650 from ASUS check how many fans are reported? 

Go google the card model and add "tear down" or "paste change"
Maybe you'll find a video or a written article (with pic) that shows a glimpse of how the fans are connected.

 

by card model I mean things like Dual, Strix, Prime, TUF, etc

And just in case: No, don't ask me to find an article or video about it for you, I'm too lazy.

 

 

Though chances are like my Colorful 1660 with two fans, they are daisy chained.

[testcy]

3 hours ago, leclod said:

I made a mistake, if I remember correctly Afterburner doesn't make a difference between both fans.

I use Fan Control now to manage my fans and it does report both my fans on my 3070.

If HWiNFO doesn't show 2 fans then probably they are controlled together, it is a low end gpu after all.

 

3 hours ago, Eigenvektor said:

Give it a try, you have the hardware on hand, I don't. I suspect the fans are connected to the same header, so they act as a single fan from the controller's point of view.

 

1 hour ago, Poinkachu said:

Go google the card model and add "tear down" or "paste change"
Maybe you'll find a video or a written article (with pic) that shows a glimpse of how the fans are connected.

 

by card model I mean things like Dual, Strix, Prime, TUF, etc

And just in case: No, don't ask me to find an article or video about it for you, I'm too lazy.

 

 

Though chances are like my Colorful 1660 with two fans, they are daisy chained.

I found a video showing how to clean an ASUS GTX1660 that looks almost identical. Under its plastic cover there are two fans ,that connect to a single wire, that connects to a single header.

[Eigenvektor]

3 minutes ago, testcy said:

…, that connects to a single header.

That's your answer right there. Can't control them individually

[Poinkachu]

11 minutes ago, testcy said:

 

 

I found a video showing how to clean an ASUS GTX1660 that looks almost identical. Under its plastic cover there are two fans ,that connect to a single wire, that connects to a single header.

If the 1660 is of same model as your 1650, chances are they share the same heatsink & shroud design. Yeap.