Hello
 
So been having a few problems recently with my card, which is about 6 months old, where fans all of a sudden became very loud during load - by loud, imagine hairdyer. I've created a timeline below of the events leading to this and below are the system specs;
 
CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 
Cooler: Noctua NH-D14
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A ATX
RAM: 16GB DDR3-2133
Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB
Tower Case: Fractal Design Define R4
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 650W
*There's more but i don't think it's relevant here
 
So to the timeline:
 
December 2015: PC build installed with windows 7 pro, no problems, never heard card fans at all including under full load and a whole days of playing.
April 2015: Out of the blue, the fans of the card start being quite loud (hairdryer loud). This was around the time i upgraded to windows 10, but problem have have been slightly before.
Early May 2015: Problem disappears when I was worried about heat inside the case so purchased 2 "be quiet! Pure Wings" fans and added to the case, one inflow and other outflow (total of 4 fans on the case now). 
Late May 2015: Problem comes back, fans once again start spinning with the sound of hairdryers, I investigate and using Precision X i noticed that by manually testing fans at 20% the noise is the same as running them at 100%.
June 2015: I update newer drivers that were out, problem disappears once again, running games under load caused barely any noise.
Today: Fans have been making same noise now for a 2 weeks or so.
 
The cards, idle temperatures are around 40-50, however during load it runs at about 70-80 (which i understand is perfectly fine) but the noise is almost unbearable, I can almost hear it from outside my room.
 
I don't know if this is normal, but i'm suspecting that considering this was never a consistent issue I worry it may be more than just the card.
 
Any thoughts? More info and a a video of the sound can be obtained ASAP.
 
Many thanks.
Ric

EVGATech_RayH
Hello,
The issue seems to be coming and going with the drivers. I would recommend that you uninstall PrecisionX (and all its settings) and any other fan controlling software that you have. Then you will want to use Display Driver Uninstaller (DDU) to remove all the drivers and install the latest drivers from either EVGA.com or Geforce.com/drivers. See if you are still are having fan issues. If you are then reach out to us at 888-881-3842 or through Email at . Before you do please make you register the card at EVGA.com > Support > Product Registration.

Thanks for the assistance, however the problem still happens. Following this idea, I will try and do a clean install and see if the problem is fixed. If not, could you advise on what the next provedure would be?

After doing a "Refresh" of windows 10, the problem remains unfortunately.
 
Edit update: After also doing a clean install of Windows 7 the problem still exists. Can you advise on the next step.
 
Screenshot of GPU-Z while under load.
 
Many thanks.