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Title: GPU Fan going 100% all the time?
Post by: Zapmaster on October 20, 2017, 01:06:19 PM
So I have LL installed on a system with a Radeon 4870, it's a big old card with a loud blower fan, and it appears to constantly be running at 100% (or close to it). So it's very loud. Is there a way to limit the fan speed on it manually? Or are there drivers I should be installing so that fan ramps up with load? And I don't think it's the card overheating because when I log in to Windows Vista on the same system it's fan is quiet. Any tips would be great, thanks.
Title: Re: GPU Fan going 100% all the time?
Post by: Jerry on October 20, 2017, 08:42:20 PM
See here - https://askubuntu.com/questions/755321/how-to-change-my-hd4870-fan-speed
Title: Re: GPU Fan going 100% all the time?
Post by: trinidad on October 21, 2017, 09:22:59 AM
Also depending on your BIOS there are often performance settings (noise) onboard there.

TC
Title: Re: GPU Fan going 100% all the time?
Post by: Zapmaster on October 21, 2017, 04:45:08 PM
See here - https://askubuntu.com/questions/755321/how-to-change-my-hd4870-fan-speed

This worked perfectly, thank you so much! I spent an hour googling before posting and couldn't find that.  :D
Title: Re: GPU Fan going 100% all the time?
Post by: Jerry on October 21, 2017, 09:07:13 PM
Great to hear :)