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Questions about GIGABYTE products => Graphic cards => Topic started by: FreakyDeaky on September 28, 2014, 01:01:23 pm
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Hi,
is it possible to get the fans lower than 34%?
The graphics card is at 30 degrees, so a slightly lower fanspeed would be totally ok.
At this time i couldn't recommend the G1 970 - because it is too loud at idle Speed!
Or is it still possible to edit the bios with nibitor?
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Hi,
is it possible to get the fans lower than 34%?
The graphics card is at 30 degrees, so a slightly lower fanspeed would be totally ok.
At this time i couldn't recommend the G1 970 - because it is too loud at idle Speed!
Or is it still possible to edit the bios with nibitor?
While I wouldn't say the card is noisy (unless you have no other cooling fans on at the same time), it is a bit strange that the likes of MSI and Asus can make cards that shut the fans off completely when the card isn't under load. Seems a bit of overkill to me.
BIOS update, Gigabyte?
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I just wanted to get a readable headline.
No it is not "noisy", but it is definitely hearable in a normal system when in idle mode.
Since you mentioned the MSI and ASUS cards, which are turning on their fans at 60 degrees, I hope, that Gigabyte offers a bios update soon, to get the fans to 20 % ?
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Does the rpm actually go down to the equivalent to 34%?
Watching the auto-fan and playing with manual fan control, my 970 G1 here seems to do this:
0..50% = 1600rpm
50..100% = 1600..3200rpm, linear with 1% = 32rpm
So while the auto-fan is happily adjusting around at 3x% idle, it's entirely pointless as the card is effectively locked to 50% min fanspeed.
Considering I barely hit 60% fan while gaming at 1479 core / 7802 mem, that seems a bit ... odd.
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Does the rpm actually go down to the equivalent to 34%?
Watching the auto-fan and playing with manual fan control, my 970 G1 here seems to do this:
0..50% = 1600rpm
50..100% = 1600..3200rpm, linear with 1% = 32rpm
So while the auto-fan is happily adjusting around at 3x% idle, it's entirely pointless as the card is effectively locked to 50% min fanspeed.
Considering I barely hit 60% fan while gaming at 1479 core / 7802 mem, that seems a bit ... odd.
You're right. 50 % is the effective minimum. I get around 2400 rpm while playing BF 4 (but in a small case) at standard clock.
I tested the following with afterburner:
at 34 % ~ 1614-1622
at 40 % ~ 1614-1621
at 50 % ~ 1615-1623
at 55 % ~ 1734-1743
at 60 % ~ 1891-1901
at 70 % ~ 2201-2224
at 80 % ~ 2526-2533
at 90 % ~ 2846-2858
at 100%~ 3165-3182
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Good god I wish I knew about this before hand (not one review seemed to mention this), got one today at idle the noise is incredibly annoying a constant and audible droning sound (and definitely the fans put fingers on fans to stop them noise issue instantly gone). Have anything going music, video or game and it is drowned out but when there's nothing else it is hideous. I'm hoping they'll patch this out so fans will stop at certain temperatures, it's either that or I seriously need to consider returning this and getting one of the other 970's.
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Has anyone noticed coil whine?
edit:
sorry, just found an extra thread
http://forum.giga-byte.co.uk/index.php/topic,15157.0.html
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I was about to create a thread with the same issue.
With an idle temperature of 26-27º, there is just no point in having the fans running at 34%. I bet this card could even turn off the fans in idle like MSI and ASUS and temperatures won't suffer much.
Please Gigabyte allow us to lower down the fan with a new bios. It's a little bit annoying having a great card like this flawed with an issue so easy to solve. 1640 rpm is noisy for idle.
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The other point is, that the minimum fan speed is 50% and not 34%.
It is only shown 34%.
The fans should be around 1078 rpm at 34% and not ~1620 rpm
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Yeah, you are right about that. I've sent another ticket to Gigabyte and I'm waiting for the answer, but I'm not very confident they will care about it.
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I have the Gigabyte GTX 970 Windforce 3x OC version GV-N970WF3OC-4GD 1.0 and the same noisy fan at idle issue.
The fans cannot be set below approx 1500-1600rpm and hearing a constant drone from them in otherwise quite PC.
Temps are very good, and cooler works well at load where noise is more expected, was not expecting such noise at idle/low temps.
Have raised a ticket and hope BIOS update will be possible to lower this, otherwise may have to resort to ghetto fitting a couple of quiet 120mm fans onto it.
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Same thing here. I had a silent PC until i buy this card. Totally satisfied with the performance but i can clearly hear it when i code or i browse the net. Afterburner says that the fans runs at ~1620 rpm (41%). Temperature at 32 degres.
Please, release a BIOS update with lower fans speed to make this card the best GTX 970 card!
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Hey guys,
Check out this thread, it might help you out.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1514085/official-nvidia-gtx-970-owners-club/4860
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Hey guys,
Check out this thread, it might help you out.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1514085/official-nvidia-gtx-970-owners-club/4860
Worked for me, thanks a bunch :)
Went for 10% and now Afterburner showing ~1200 rpm at idle, and huge improvement in noise.
Used the nvflash version linked to here: http://www.overclock.net/t/1514085/official-nvidia-gtx-970-owners-club/4890#post_23052103
Thanks again :)
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Hey guys,
Check out this thread, it might help you out.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1514085/official-nvidia-gtx-970-owners-club/4860
Today is a happy day!
Went from ~1620rpm to ~1110rpm with this trick.
Saved original BIOS with gpu-z 0.8.0 (http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2418/techpowerup-gpu-z-v0-8-0/)
Modified it with Maxwell II BIOS Tweaker (http://forums.guru3d.com/showpost.php?p=4945169&postcount=1)
Set minimum fan speed to 10%.
Flashed with NVFlash (http://www.overclock.net/t/1517316/extract-and-flash-gtx-970-and-980-firmware-gpuz-test-build-and-new-nvflash-5-190/80#post_23037661)
Afterburner now showing ~1110rpm (still showing fan percentage at 34%) and the fan noise is now very satisfying.
Thanks to Thulk for the link and to ahb for testing!
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I cannot make bios back up of my GTX 970 G1 Gaming using GPU-Z 080. It says this product does not support bios read after it stops the driver and tries to read bios. Can you please let me know how you were able to back up bios using GPU-Z 080?
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I cannot make bios back up of my GTX 970 G1 Gaming using GPU-Z 080. It says this product does not support bios read after it stops the driver and tries to read bios. Can you please let me know how you were able to back up bios using GPU-Z 080?
I did not have to do anything special with GPU-Z 0.8.0. Just used the "Save BIOS" button.
Maybe you could try with nvflash?
Disable the display driver and :
> nvflash -b backupbios.rom
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Gui||aume, ahb, Thulk: thanks.
The link to NVFlash at those sites no longer works (at least for me), but luckily a copy of a working NVFlash is included in .rar in the Maxwell II BIOS Tweaker link.
30°C idle for now and the sound is reduced quite a lot.
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Any news about a gigabyte solution for the problem?
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Any news about a gigabyte solution for the problem?
This is no problem for the Gigabyte VGA team - it is all in its tolerances
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Here some even got 900 rpm with newest driver but seems not always stable
Here you can find a german description for a solution
http://www.computerbase.de/forum/showthread.php?t=1406314
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Hi,
is it possible to get the fans lower than 34%?
The graphics card is at 30 degrees, so a slightly lower fanspeed would be totally ok.
At this time i couldn't recommend the G1 970 - because it is too loud at idle Speed!
Or is it still possible to edit the bios with nibitor?
Mine is quiet but l have an advice, never touch or hold the graphic card on cooler fans while unpackaging or mounting it into the mainboard because it can leed to Fans axles bending, even if in order of micrometers thus making them noisy and shorting their life expectancy. Also never set in duty a very cold electronic equipment as in winter now, after posibly a cold travel to your home from retailers. Let it first about an hour geting warm slowly at room temperature.
Load your hands out of static energy before you touch electronic parts.
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Why don't they just release an update with the SILENT MODE from GTX960G1??????
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Hey folks,
I have just picked up this card and I'm having the same problem.
I followed the steps, but when I flash by BIOS, windwos doesn't like the card anymore. Device manager gives the error with the yellow triangle thing. Had to re-flash back to stock.
I think this is because I have a new card and the app isn't updated.
Is there any word if Gigabyte will release a legit bios update, or if there is anything else I can do to fix this problem? I guess Maxwell bios tweaker needs an update or something....
:(
I was choosing between the asus strix card and this one, almost regretting my purchase now this sound is bugging me...
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The link to NVFlash at those sites no longer works (at least for me), but luckily a copy of a working NVFlash is included in .rar in the Maxwell II BIOS Tweaker link.
The NVflash version in the Maxwell.rar didn't work for me. I modified the original BIOS that is considered as the same version because there is no way to change the version's tag with the Maxwell BIOS tweaker.
C:\Windows\system32>cd C:\nvflash
C:\NVFlash>nvflash --list
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility (Version 5.190)
Simplified Version For OEM Only
NVIDIA display adapters present in system:
<0> D17U-20 (10DE,13C2,1458,366A) H:--:NRM B:01,PCI,D:00,F:00
C:\NVFlash>nvflash --index=0 -6 gm204.rom
NVIDIA Firmware Update Utility (Version 5.190)
Simplified Version For OEM Only
Checking for matches between display adapter(s) and image(s)...
Adapter: D17U-20 (10DE,13C2,1458,366A) H:--:NRM B:01,PCI,D:00,F:00
Warning: Please make sure no Nvidia Display Driver is installed before continue
Else update may fail, and system may crash!
Press 'y' to continue (any other key to abort):
NOTE: Firmware image requires a newer version of NVFLASH.
Firmware Image Version:84.04.2F.00.81 ID:10DE:13C2:1458:366A
GM204 Board (Normal Board)
Firmware Image Version:84.04.2F.00.81 ID:10DE:13C2:1458:366A
GM204 Board (Normal Board)
ERROR: A newer version of NVFLASH is required.
C:\NVFlash>
I followed this GUIDE (http://www.overclock.net/t/1523391/easy-nvflash-guide-with-pictures-for-gtx-970-980) with a link (step 1) to a version of NVflash that finally worked for me, the one with the mention "(Use this one if you just want to mod your own BIOS.)."
To make everything to work correctly, it is crucial to disable all display drivers, even before making a backup of the original BIOS with GPU-Z (by clicking the small icon at the right of the "BIOS version" in the "graphic card" tab).
GPU fans went from 1600 RPM to 1100 RPM in idle mode.
(http://i.imgur.com/NNoVtOM.gif)
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strange my gigabyte 980 idles at 14%/17% and never goes about 40% fan speed on load the fans are silent. Much quieter than evga for sure!
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FWIW I managed to do it in the end. Just hunted around for the most up-to-date version of all the apps.