Hello guys. Recently got a 2080 Super KO.

Not really enjoying any games because I can clearly hear the GPU fans through my headset unless I turn up the volume all the way up and audio is blasting.

No matter what I set the fan speeds to on MSI Afterburner, the game ramps up the speeds once it's at about 60-62c. Afterburner will say they stayed at say 50% in the monitoring section. But they're definitely not, I hear it roar like a plane sometime. I'll turn to 50% (example) on the desktop and then start a game and in 30 seconds it's roaring lol.

As soon as the game is off, they go back to reasonable speeds. I've tried different fan curves and it always ramps up to a very loud setting every time no matter what I try. Lowered my target 10c+ and power by 30, still the same. Tried EVGA Precision as well, no luck. Obviously if it's getting hot I'm not planning at keeping them low and just baking the card, but it doesn't seem right that no matter what settings I choose, it fires up like a jet at 60-62c consistently.

Any suggestions? Is this normal? Should I try another? I'll take any help. Thanks.

Mobo is an MSI Z490.

So you’re saying static set fan speeds are being overridden?

That seems to be the case, correct. If I see it to 50%, it starts to sound more more 70 or so, but Afterburner says it's staying static. I've monitored the fan rpms too, which like the percentage, claim to be static.

Hmm. Must be the vbios overriding according to temps. I’m going to suggest you talk to EVGA support to see what they have to say about it.

I will do that, I'll update here with what they tell me in case anyone else can be helped by it.

Strange because it's barely been a week or so. Originally it didn't do this (at least as far as I know) it would seem to follow the fan curve. While it still was loud, it was worth it for the performance it gave. Now, it's simply unbearable. Just not even worth it unfortunately. Hoping EVGA can help. Thank you by the way.

No problem.

Okay, I've had some more time to play around with this today. I reinstalled MSI Afterburner and still had the issue. BUT I turned the power limit down to 70% and that's definitely making a HUGE difference.
 
For example: Set fans to 50%. I booted up Gears 5 when the power limit was at default, or 100%. Eventually the fans went nuts, full on jet engine. Monitoring software said they were at 50%, but they sounded similar to setting them at 70-80, maybe more.
 
Turned the power limit down to 70. Temp limit it 79c. So far (and those are the key words), it's running at a reasonable rate and keeping the fans at a sane level.
 
So my question is, am I going to see a huge performance decrease by turning my power limit down to 70? Obviously I'll figure that on my own, but I've never messed with that slider before, so I'm curious how much it can alter performance. Thank you for any and all help!

Yes, turning down the power limit will affect your performance and temps of the card.

Haven't played enough yet to verify for sure, but so far it seems like it still runs similarly well, at a lower temp and without roaring fans. Getting 70-90 on Hitman 2 maxed out, 120-144 on Gears 5, and 70-90 on Breakpoint maxed out. All at 1440p and HDR on. So, I'll update support when they get back to me and continue to keep on eye on my performance and whatnot.

Edit: Notice when I run 3D mark with the power limit at 100%, the fan doesn't go crazy. Every single game I play though, it does. Very bizarre.

Have you tried or are you running Afterburner 4.6.3 Beta 1 or the new Precision X1 1.0.7 (with 'Various bug fixes')?

When uninstalling, select NOT to save settings when prompted..Then install again.