Hello!
I recently got an issue with my Sapphire Dual-X 7950 Boost where the fans wont spin until around the ~85% mark. Now this is good and all, the card idles at 60c without any fan activity and goes up to 80c at full load, at which point the fans kick in. And here comes the bad part.
The fans growl ear-shatteringly for a few seconds and then the computer goes back to silent. Aside from this being bad for the fans, it's annoying to deal with, i can even hear it through my headphones.
I've tried a few solutions already, but nothing has worked. I've found no extra info across the internets, so i came here.
What i've tried :
- Defining a custom curve in MSI Afterburner, Sapphire Trixx, and Speedfan. Same issue - it only works at 85% or higher.
- Disassembling the card and oiling the fans, although i wasnt able to oil them properly due to poor acess to the shaft. I used machine oil i had laying around from a sewing machine.
- Searching google for a solution.
I doubt it's the GPU's bios/firmware. it's probably the fans. A while ago only one fan used to do this and there werent any issues, but ever since the second one started doing this BS it's become harder to deal with. Any suggestions, tips, experiences? Would be greatly appreciated.