GTX 280 Fan noise - any solution?

[shamus8888]

Hi,

I just got a GTX280 and it is fantastic! However, I am a bit miffed by the fan noise. I barely started GRID when the fan would go like a washing machine (>2000 rpm i think) and won't stop until I quit the game. It stays about the same throughout the game.

Is there any solution to this?

Any advice/help welcomed. Thanks.

 

[CP5670]

You could try using Rivatuner to control the fan speed manually, but it's strange that this should happen. My card's fan doesn't appear to speed up from the default 40% level at all, no matter how long I play a game. The load temperatures go up to around 75C.

 

[shamus8888]

meh Mine is the factory OCed EVGA version though. I will play around with Riva and see what I can get. However, if I am not mistaken, the direct fan control in Riva would mean that the fan would always stay at my preset value even though its idle?

 

[CP5670]

I think you can bind different speeds to the 2D and 3D modes.

 

[shamus8888]

Originally posted by: CP5670
I think you can bind different speeds to the 2D and 3D modes.

hmm, I am using v2.09 and I can only control the performance 3d mode , the rest is blanked out.

 

[Extelleron]

Is the sound really that bad? I have my fan forced @ 80% and it doesn't bother me when playing a game at all. When you're gaming can you really hear the fan over the sound of the game?

Anything over 80% starts to get too loud, but the fan is pretty quiet IMO. I keep it running constantly at that speed because I have F@H running, but you can just manually change the speeds with Rivatuner. Just force it up to ~60-70% whenever you want to play a game and change it once you are done.

 

[CP5670]

Originally posted by: shamus8888

Originally posted by: CP5670
I think you can bind different speeds to the 2D and 3D modes.

hmm, I am using v2.09 and I can only control the performance 3d mode , the rest is blanked out.

It works fine for me. It sounds like something is messed up with either your drivers or the card's BIOS.

 

[Sentry2]

You could just use the program evga gives you on the driver disk. You can have different profiles and switch between them with hotkeys.