By controlling your GPU fans manually, you can optimize the performance of your graphics card through more effective cooling and prevent system crashes.
Controlling GPU fans with Nvidia Inspector: Here's how
Nvidia Inspector is a handy one GPU tool for Nvidia graphics cards. In addition to the overclocking option, you can also regulate the fan here.
- Download the software and start the application. Then click with your mouse at the bottom right Show Overclocking.
- The fan control is on by default Auto set. However, by unchecking the checkbox you can freely regulate the fan. To do this, simply move the slider as you wish.
- After that you just need to change the overclocking settings apply and can then hide them again. Your fans will then run according to the new settings.
- Danger: If the fan settings are incorrect, the graphics card can overheat and break. Since every computer uses different components, there is no ideal curve. So try different setups until you find the right fan speed.
Control GPU fans manually: More programs
Some graphics card and PC manufacturers also offer Programmewhich you can use to manually control your GPU fans.
- The MSI Afterburner software offers you the opportunity to own fan profiles and set the fan manually if you use an MSI graphics card or system.
- The program also offers Sliderwhich you can customize for each individual fan as desired. At the end you just have to confirm the changes.
- AMD also has its own software for controlling graphics cards: AMD OverDrive. To control the fan, click at the top of the screen Fan Control. In addition to the fan, you can also make other tuning settings for your CPU and GPU here.
- The SpeedFan tool can also be used to purely control the fans of numerous mainboards, CPUs and GPUs. In addition to the current temperature values of the components also Fan speed displayed.
- The tool offers the possibility of automatic fan control by temperature. To do this, simply enter your desired temperature in the settings and activate the automatic fan control.