GPU fan speed

[GamerGuyEbby]

I have an MSI Radeon R9 290, it has been running pretty hot lately because spring is just starting and I am barely sweating and I know it's from my PC. So I don't want my GPU to overheat (I'm fine with my CPU I know how to take care of that). SO is there anyway to turn up fan speed without using afterburner because one of my friends said that if you use afterburner it decreases the life of your bus or is that just for core and memory clock and fan speed is fine to do. I know this is confusing, I am basically asking, is afterburner fine for fan speed or not, if it is bad how will I increase fan speed? Thanks for the cooperation. 

[Godlygamer23]

I'm not sure what your friend is talking about honestly, as you don't need to use it for overclocking. It can also be used strictly as a handy monitoring tool, with no adjustments made to the associated cards. You can simply adjust your fan speed with it if you so desire, including setting up fan curves. 

[blackmage1134]

6 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm not sure what your friend is talking about honestly, as you don't need to use it for overclocking. It can also be used strictly as a handy monitoring tool, with no adjustments made to the associated cards. You can simply adjust your fan speed with it if you so desire, including setting up fan curves. 

i do this, just using msi afterburner to keep an eye on temps and set fan speeds, with some overclocking if i need it in game, 

[Godlygamer23]

Just now, blackmage1134 said:

i do this, just using msi afterburner to keep an eye on temps and set fan speeds, with some overclocking if i need it in game, 

It's very useful being able to display that information while in-game too.

[blackmage1134]

8 minutes ago, Godlygamer23 said:

It's very useful being able to display that information while in-game too.

indeed. and the graphs can be adjusted to suit your needs for what info you need or want to see, 

[GamerGuyEbby]

1 hour ago, Godlygamer23 said:

I'm not sure what your friend is talking about honestly, as you don't need to use it for overclocking. It can also be used strictly as a handy monitoring tool, with no adjustments made to the associated cards. You can simply adjust your fan speed with it if you so desire, including setting up fan curves. 

Well he meant if I used it for overclocking.

[Godlygamer23]

7 hours ago, GamerGuyEbby said:

Well he meant if I used it for overclocking.

Any overclocking tool will reduce lifespan of a product. That is an effect of overclocking, whether you use Afterburner, Precision X, or some other program. 

[Nena Trinity]

MSI Afterburner can adjust fan speed and even OC your card, but my favorite thing is its on-screen-display or OSD. That way I test if my games are CPU or GPU limited!