Posted May 25, 2015 Hey guys. I own a GTX960 Strix and I have high ambient temp where i live especially now (summer and stuff). So I changed the fan curve so that when the card is under 37 degree C the fans will shut down. Now here's the problem : Due to my high ambient temp and the heat inside my case, the gpu is almost always goes above 37 degree C which means the fans need to work in order to keep it in that temp (37 c). Now, when the fans kick on the temp goes from 38 to 37 in a matter of seconds and the fans shutting down, and again, and again, and again. Which means the fans go from 0 to 30% each seconds or two resulting on and off all day. Pic : http://s10.postimg.org/p4cnk0qy1/Untitled.png I'm really worried about that, thinking this will short my fans life span. What do you think I should do? BTW, highest temp I'm getting with this card is 63 while still barley audible (so temps is not my concern) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Set it to standby on a lower temp "My opinion is that your opinion is wrong." - AlwaysFSX CPU I5 4690k MB MSI Gaming 5 RAM 2 x 4GB HyperX Blu DDR3 GPU Asus GTX970 Strix, Case Corsair 760T Storage 1 x 120GB 840EVO 1 x 1TB WD Blue, 1 x 500GB Toshiba The cave/beast v2 (OLD) http://imgur.com/a/8AmeH PSU 600W Raidmax RX600AF Displays ASUS VS278Q-P x2, BenQ Xl2720z Cooling Dark Rock 3, 4 AP120s Keyboard Logitech G710+ Mouse Razer Deathadder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 why not just lower the fan curve a bit so they are not going on and off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 If you use afterburner, you can increase the "temperature hysteresis". This way the fan speed will only change if a big change occurs (e.g. you start a game). Try setting it to 5 or 10. My 970 strix fans don't even start under 50C, so you could even increase the idle temp. "It's a taxi, it has a FARE METER." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author Set it to standby on a lower temp why not just lower the fan curve a bit so they are not going on and off? What will hurt my fans more, staying on all the time, or on and off like this? I know I'm not the smartest when it comes to PC.. If you use afterburner, you can increase the "temperature hysteresis". This way the fan speed will only change if a big change occurs (e.g. you start a game). Try setting it to 5 or 10. My 970 strix fans don't even start under 50C, so you could even increase the idle temp. My card supposed to turn on the fans only above 50 C like yours. I changed that because of my high tems in the summer... I'm afraid that the high temp (40-45) can hurt my gpu... oh and BTW, thanks alot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 60c no fan should be fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 What will hurt my fans more, staying on all the time, or on and off like this? I know I'm not the smartest when it comes to PC.. running them all the time when ur pc is on shouldn't hurt them at all if its to loud u could just lower the speed that they run at Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 What will hurt my fans more, staying on all the time, or on and off like this? I know I'm not the smartest when it comes to PC.. My card supposed to turn on the fans only above 50 C like yours. I changed that because of my high tems in the summer... I'm afraid that the high temp (40-45) can hurt my gpu... oh and BTW, thanks alot! The default fan profile on your card is fine. So long as your gpu doesn't reach 90-95°c it is fine. Below 80°C is better. Also running your fans at 100% isn't a good idea (I'm starting to think that you are running them at max), but don't worry about your fans being on. Use the default fan profile and you'll be fine. If the gpu stats going over 80°C increase the fan speed a bit until it stays under 80 My rig:CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC PSU: EVGA GS 650W CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author The default fan profile on your card is fine. So long as your gpu doesn't reach 90-95°c it is fine. Below 80°C is better. Also running your fans at 100% isn't a good idea (I'm starting to think that you are running them at max), but don't worry about your fans being on. Use the default fan profile and you'll be fine. If the gpu stats going over 80°C increase the fan speed a bit until it stays under 80 my fan speed never goes above 60-63% due to my gpu never goes above 60-63 degree C. I tweaked the fan curve and now the fans will never shut down : http://s2.postimg.org/knti7hdd5/Untitled.png Is it ok to keep my fans always on? it will short their life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 my fan speed never goes above 60-63% due to my gpu never goes above 60-63 degree C. I tweaked the fan curve and now the fans will never shut down : http://s2.postimg.org/knti7hdd5/Untitled.png Is it ok to keep my fans always on? it will short their life? Your fans will outlive their usefulness. 4K // R5 3600 // RTX2080Ti Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author So should i keep it in the default setting ? http://s7.postimg.org/4rx61bwxn/Untitled.png and not worry about my idle temps higher then 40's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 It's your call but I'd just leave them running factory settings. My 970 ftw stays on 0 fan until about 64c. Unless your memory or VRM is overheating from the fans being off in the heat I wouldn't worry about it. A better approach would be to increase the fan speed at higher temps so it scales up faster once they do come one. This will counter the high ambient temperature while gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author these are my default settings : http://s7.postimg.org/4rx61bwxn/Untitled.png seems that the idle temps are about 39-40 degree C.. so should i just stay with my default setting from the factor and not worry about it again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 these are my default settings : http://s7.postimg.org/4rx61bwxn/Untitled.png seems that the idle temps are about 39-40 degree C.. so should i just stay with my default setting from the factor and not worry about it again? Keep a eye on your temps while gaming, if they don't go higher than 80°C then you're fine. If they do, modify the fan curve until they don't go higher. Your fans won't die from them spinning. Just be sure to clean out the dust every few months and you'll be fine My rig:CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC PSU: EVGA GS 650W CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author Keep a eye on your temps while gaming, if they don't go higher than 80°C then you're fine. If they do, modify the fan curve until they don't go higher. Your fans won't die from them spinning. Just be sure to clean out the dust every few months and you'll be fine So is it ok that my gpu running at 39-40 degree C all the time? max temp never goes above 63 (64 only once and a peak) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 So is it ok that my gpu running at 39-40 degree C all the time? max temp never goes above 63 (64 only once and a peak) Really any temp below 80°C is fine and dandy My rig:CPU: i5 4690k 24/7 @4.4ghz (1.165v) Max 4.7ghz (1.325v) COOLER: NZXT Kraken X61 MOBO: Asus Z97-A RAM: 16GB Crucial Ballistix Tactical GPU: EVGA GTX 970 SSC PSU: EVGA GS 650W CASE: NZXT Phantom 530 HDD: WD Caviar Blue 1TB + WD Black 2TB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted May 25, 2015 Author Thanks alot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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