Low GPU usage - High Fan Speed

Serge9

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As the title says, every time I open a game, the GPU fans start going crazy while the GPU usage stays relatively low.

Here's a video of what's happening.

I purchased the PC back in February 2022 and this issue has not always been there. It started about a month or two ago.

Before, when I opened RDR 2, I could hear the fans spinning faster but they weren't making excessive noise like they do now. The sound was easily blending in the background and I quickly forgot about it. That seemed normal. The same thing with Valorant; could barely hear the fans. Now, however, it literally sounds like it's trying to take off, which is annoying because of the noise but also because it makes me think that something is not right.

I've updated all possible drivers that I can think of, I've tried to find a solution online but can't find anything useful. I regularly (at least once a month) clean the PC from dust so I know that is not causing the issue.

I don't know what to do at this point and I thought of seeking help here before contacting PC Specialist and sending the PC back to them to have a look at it, as it's still under warranty.

I've attached a photo of the GPU-Z information but please let me know if you need more information.
 

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Serge9

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I had MSI Afterburner, set to Auto. Then went online and got Zotac's Firestorm, again, set to Auto.
Here's what that looks like with RDR2 running. Temp at 65 and fan speed around 90%, going up to 97% while the temp stays the same.
 

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B4zookaw

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There shouldn’t be a need to run fans at 90% at those temps. You need to create a custom fan curve, and aim to have fans at 60% or so when at 70C. I’d use Afterburner over Firestorm for this. Plenty of videos on YT to show how to set this fan curve.
 

Serge9

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There shouldn’t be a need to run fans at 90% at those temps. You need to create a custom fan curve, and aim to have fans at 60% or so when at 70C. I’d use Afterburner over Firestorm for this. Plenty of videos on YT to show how to set this fan curve.
Thank you. I will do that. At what temp would you say the fan should be allowed at 100%?
 
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