I need a program to control my GPU fan. I have a Gainward GTX 590 card with the newest non-beta drivers (285.62) installed. The post is a bit longer, but please read if you have the time, 'cause I would really appreciate your help.
So far, I've tried using:
- Gainward Expertool -
Has no manual settings for the temperature / fan speed, and automatic mode sucks, it let my card go over 100'C a few times without increasing the fan speed, forcing my PC to restart.
- NVIDIA nTune -
When I install it, I get a blue screenof death, and have to do a system restore.
- RivaTuner -
Doesn't recognize my card.
- MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision -
That's what I'm using right now, but it's not perfect since it recognizes the card as two cards because it has two GPUs, and adjusts the fan only according to the temperature of one of them. So, if for some reason only GPU1 is used, and GPU2 stays idle (and therefore cold), the program tries to increase the speed of a nonexistant GPU1 fan and the real fan stays at 40% because it's considered a GPU2 fan. There is no way to link the fan to both GPUs. This happens mostly in console ports and older games and the only thing I can do then is manually set the fan speed to about 60% while I play, and put it back to auto once I finish. Thank God EVGA Precision has the ability to sound the alarm when the card reaches critical temperature.
I need a program similar to these that can help me monitor GPU temperatures and adjust the fan speed accordingly. Thanks in advance!
Oh, and on other forums I've been getting answers that I need to contact the manufacturer and get a new card because it should have two fans, or something, so just to let you know, before you post something like that - The card is working fine, it has, and should have, only one fan, and that fan is working as intended.
So far, I've tried using:
- Gainward Expertool -
Has no manual settings for the temperature / fan speed, and automatic mode sucks, it let my card go over 100'C a few times without increasing the fan speed, forcing my PC to restart.
- NVIDIA nTune -
When I install it, I get a blue screenof death, and have to do a system restore.
- RivaTuner -
Doesn't recognize my card.
- MSI Afterburner or EVGA Precision -
That's what I'm using right now, but it's not perfect since it recognizes the card as two cards because it has two GPUs, and adjusts the fan only according to the temperature of one of them. So, if for some reason only GPU1 is used, and GPU2 stays idle (and therefore cold), the program tries to increase the speed of a nonexistant GPU1 fan and the real fan stays at 40% because it's considered a GPU2 fan. There is no way to link the fan to both GPUs. This happens mostly in console ports and older games and the only thing I can do then is manually set the fan speed to about 60% while I play, and put it back to auto once I finish. Thank God EVGA Precision has the ability to sound the alarm when the card reaches critical temperature.
I need a program similar to these that can help me monitor GPU temperatures and adjust the fan speed accordingly. Thanks in advance!
Oh, and on other forums I've been getting answers that I need to contact the manufacturer and get a new card because it should have two fans, or something, so just to let you know, before you post something like that - The card is working fine, it has, and should have, only one fan, and that fan is working as intended.