Dear Admin, please pass this IMPORTANT recommendation to the software (or firmware) development team. I have an RTX 2080 Ultra, which I bought because of the promise of much more silent fans. Before buying it, I read various users complaining that they can often hear a clicking noise from the fans. I thought it'd be some unlucky users who got a slightly faulty fan. BUT I have the same problem (it's very annoying) and the reason is not faulty fans. Fans are turning off when the GPU temperature is below 55 degrees Celsius. That's a great feature, but the problem is that the software checks for the temperature very frequently and turns off the fans immediately once the temperature drops below 55 degrees. It just so happens that with a room temperature of about 22 degrees, during standard (non gaming) tasks my card's GPU seems to oscillate almost always between 54 and 55 degrees. So what happens is that the software turns off the fans at 54 degrees, half a second later the temperature is 55 degrees, fans turn on, then again half a second later the temperature is 54 degrees, fans turn off. And this creates a really annoying clicking noise, PLUS i wonder how long the fan engine life will be when you constantly turn the fans on and off. See the attached video. 
 
There is a VERY EASY solution to eliminate this problem: turn OFF the fans only when the temperature is below 55 degrees for AT LEAST 5 SECONDS. Turn the ON when the temperature is 55 degrees or more for AT LEAST 5 SECONDS. That way, you won't have any issue as the one described above, and you won't have any problem also with temperature control (5 seconds is not enough to overheat the GPU).
 
PLEASE do pass this suggestion as a CRITICAL one. It is an extremely annoying issue and although you may believe it's very rare, it just so happens that 54-55 degrees is the most common temperature for the GPU at standard room temperature levels (as I mentioned, many users complained about this issue on the web). I cannot attach a video to this post, but if you contact me by email i can send you a video of this issue happening regularly.
 
Thank you,
 
Giacomo

Yes it is very annoying. i think this is something EVGA can fix only with a BIOS Update?

Yeah this really needs to be looked at. I have the same issue, they constantly turn off and on when not in use. Spinning up for half a second just to run back off seems pointless. click click click.... click click click.... 
 
I just set a custom fan curve for now

Also check Task Manager to see if there's a background program unnecessarily putting load on the GPU.  

GTXJackBauer
Also check Task Manager to see if there's a background program unnecessarily putting load on the GPU.  

new installed windows 10 here. idle temps at 55-56. fans constantly spin up (with click/rattling) then turn off a second later.
 
@EVGA: Can one of you guys forward this to the dev team or can somebody confirm this is a thing that is beeing worked on or ill have to return my card :(

If you are hearing a noise you find to be unacceptable please contact EVGA. If you are in Europe contact EVGA EU.

Re video: Sounds like this is related to the fan wires hitting the fan blades, not the idle temprature fan spin up/spin down thing.

Yep I have a 2080 TI and it did the same thing.. Idles right at the point of fan spin up. With a little bit of moding I slapped on  G12 bracket and Corsair H100i V2 ... End of fan issue and it idles at 32c and maxes out at 59c during heavy game play.

On NZXT's website it says the g12 bracket is compatible with the RTX cards but if you go on a website like Amazon and search up the g12 bracket and their description it doesn't say anything about the RTX cards..... I want to buy one but I don't want to buy the old version of the g12 bracket

Modding the card with aio cooler is no option for me.
CAN EVGA confirm this is an Issue and confirm that i have to RMA the card OR can i fix it by myself, PLEASE!

Also: i would like to replace the card at the reseller but im afraid it will have the clicking too ... is there a certain batch already sent out to the resellers wich have this issue fixed?

Thanks

LOL at the video. Guys it's not the fan hitting the wires. How the heck do they not know this?

Impressive and well done. 

I think this problem is a fan issue. Probably bearing? If the fan blade touches the line, it should not only start, but also continue to make a clicking sound The fan blades and wires do not touch. Setting the zero fan hold time is also a problem, but more importantly, the noise itself is a problem when the fan stops and then operates. I wonder how many people are experiencing this problem. And I wonder if the problem is solved if I replace it.

It's not my video, but it's like 100%.
I do not speak English well because I am a foreigner. Thank you for your understanding.)

Fix your idle temps and this is not an issue...