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2021/01/19 08:12:30 (permalink)
Hey there!
 
I just installed a GTX 3090 card this past weekend and I've been running some games for testing such as Borderlands 3 in DirectX 12 Ultra quality. I'm hitting around 90fps at x2180 and the temperature is maintaining at 79 degrees but the fans are constantly spinning up to very high rpm and shortly after spinning back down, over and over again, instead of remaining at a constant speed, which seems wrong.
 
Has someone already troubleshooted this issue?
 
This my rig, minus the monitors (still using my LG 27UL850-W).
pcpartpicker.com/user/neurocean/saved/#view=NH9GP6

Thanks in advance!
 
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CPU: Intel Core i9-10900K 3.7 GHz 10-Core Processor
CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-D15S chromax.black 82.51 CFM CPU Cooler
Motherboard: Asus ROG MAXIMUS XII HERO (WI-FI) ATX LGA1200 Motherboard
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850 500 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Storage: Western Digital Black SN850 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive
Video Card: EVGA GeForce RTX 3090 24 GB FTW3 ULTRA GAMING Video Card
Case: Fractal Design Meshify S2 ATX Mid Tower Case
Power Supply: SeaSonic PRIME Ultra Gold 1000 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply
Case Fan: Noctua A14 PWM chromax.black.swap 82.52 CFM 140 mm Fan
Monitor: LG 27UL850-W
post edited by neurocean - 2021/01/19 08:26:01
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    aka_STEVE_b
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/19 08:14:58 (permalink)
    You might want to list all your system specs....& how many monitors , etc...

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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/19 08:19:02 (permalink)
    Sorry Steve, it looks like the URL markup failed. I added just a text URL to pcpartpicker.
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/19 09:37:33 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby neurocean 2021/01/19 10:39:23
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    Hey there!
     
    I just installed a GTX 3090 card this past weekend and I've been running some games for testing such as Borderlands 3 in DirectX 12 Ultra quality. I'm hitting around 90fps at x2180 and the temperature is maintaining at 79 degrees but the fans are constantly spinning up to very high rpm and shortly after spinning back down, over and over again, instead of remaining at a constant speed, which seems wrong.
     
    Has someone already troubleshooted this issue?
     



    There have been several posts on this board from people with the same issue, including myself.
     
    I RMA'd my first FTW3 3090 with this issue, but unfortunately the replacement card I received has the exact same problem. (first card was serial 2014, new card is 2012)
     
    For me the severity of this issue depends heavily on the game I play.
    The game that gives me the most issues with fans going crazy is Anno 1800. I just stopped playing this game since the noise of the fans ramping up all the time is incredibly annoying.
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/19 17:54:16 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby neurocean 2021/01/25 18:30:29
    I have the same issue with the same card except the fans (fan 2 mainly) also undershoot as well as overshoot the expected fan speed at random times. The stranger thing is that I can only recreate this issue in GTA 5, and so far only this game, from the several games I've tested, and only when the power limit is above the default.

    Atm, I'm under the impression that it's a bug within driver/firmware or the game itself as I cannot recreate this issue in any other game (many being more demanding than GTA 5) aside from GTA 5.
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/19 19:11:07 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby neurocean 2021/01/25 18:30:38
    Flash the OC bios onto the OC bios switch. it fixed my issues with my fans on my 3090. :)

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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/20 10:24:21 (permalink)
    enkrypt3d
    Flash the OC bios onto the OC bios switch. it fixed my issues with my fans on my 3090. :)


    Thanks! I got a response from service center and it looks like they recommended starting with the Precision X1 software to control the fan speeds. I'll try that first since it's less surgical and if it doesn't work I'll try the OC Bios as you suggested. Eek!
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/25 14:07:47 (permalink)
    Quick update on this for anyone else running into this scenario. After installing Precision X1 it detected a new firmware update and after flashing it I wasn't having the problem anymore. 
    post edited by neurocean - 2021/01/25 18:21:49
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2021/01/25 18:29:48 (permalink)
    OK it turns out the 3090's firmware update didn't solve the issue on its own.
     
    I'm drawing this conclusion because I reinstalled Windows later and the behavior returned. It wasn't until I reinstalled Precision X1 that the fan issue went away again. I'm a little annoyed that I need this OEM software to get the fans to behave. That should be taken care of correctly by the firmware.
     
    Hopefully there's a firmware update coming that addresses this.
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    Re: Strange RTX 3090 FTW3 Fan Behaviour 2022/01/13 10:38:09 (permalink)
    enkrypt3d
    Flash the OC bios onto the OC bios switch. it fixed my issues with my fans on my 3090. :)




    @enkrypt3d's solution worked for me.
     
    I have an 3090 FTW ULTRA that I purchased in Jan 2021. After a few minutes of any GPU rendering, fans 1 and 2 would stop and fan 3 would spin right up to 98%. I updated the "normal" firmware on X1 with the same results. I tried finding another firmware, but you need an engineering degree to figure out the firmware thread on this forum :-|
     
    I just found @enkrypt3d's post here. I turned the OC switch on and used X1 to update the OC Bios to 94.02.42.80.27. Everything is working as it should now. I am not overclocking at all: Power is set to 100% and GPU Temp is set to 83%. The GPU runs between 93% and 103%. The temps are all under 80 now.
     
    When the fan issue was happening, the temps would hover between mid to high 80s.
     
    As a side-note, I have another 3090 FTW Ultra on my renderfarm. It was purchased more recently and is running on a Linux machine. It does not have any issues with the fans rendering the same material.
     
     
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