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GTX 970 MSI Fan Issues

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September 26, 2014 9:34:06 AM

Just bought myself a gtx 970 from MSI, i put it in and started my computer when i realized that both the fans where running for around 15 seconds then they just stop. Anyone know if this is a common problem?

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September 26, 2014 9:35:58 AM

Does this happen on idle or under load? The 970 has a low TDP so when its cold enough on idle the fans don't need to run. (this is actually a feature)
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September 26, 2014 9:39:56 AM

really?? thats a feature?? cuz i'm scared as hell xD. after pressing the start button the fanns keep working but when i enter windows they stop. i will try playing a game and see if they go back on.
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September 26, 2014 9:42:01 AM

They supposed to do that...... fan curve is designed to shut off for silent running when not needed

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-97...

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The card is based on a nice thin dual-slot dual fan cooling solution, revision V of TwinFrozr. The TwinFrozr V’s Fans actually stop spinning below 60°C to reduce noise and increase fan life time. Zero/Hybrid Frozr is a throwback to 2008 when MSI was the first to market high-end, so that is zero noise graphics cards thanks to the fan stopping in low-temperature situations.
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September 26, 2014 9:44:47 AM

JackNaylorPE said:
They supposed to do that...... fan curve is designed to shut off for silent running when not needed

http://www.guru3d.com/articles-pages/msi-geforce-gtx-97...

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The card is based on a nice thin dual-slot dual fan cooling solution, revision V of TwinFrozr. The TwinFrozr V’s Fans actually stop spinning below 60°C to reduce noise and increase fan life time. Zero/Hybrid Frozr is a throwback to 2008 when MSI was the first to market high-end, so that is zero noise graphics cards thanks to the fan stopping in low-temperature situations.


Huh I was about to cite that exact article. Although I was going to mention that the Asus STRIX one does so as well. :) 
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October 13, 2014 1:36:37 AM

As an owner of an MSI 970 I can confirm that this is supposed to happen.

The fans won't spin up until the card gets to 60 celsius.
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a c 89 Î Nvidia
a c 245 U Graphics card
October 13, 2014 12:16:11 PM

There is an issue on some of the early cards where the fans don't spin back up after shutting down because they are not needed. Two reported causes:

1. Some report that removing the sticker solved the problem ..... not sure if it was actual not having the sticker any more or that the act of tugging on the fans may have acted to break in the bearing a bit.

2. Many report that using Afterburner to run the fans at 100% for 24 hours sufficiently breaks in the fan bearings. MSI introduced the fan cut out when not needed feature in 2008; Asus added it this year. This year MSI also added independent control of the two fans..... one responds to GPU temps and the other responds to various sensors on the PCB. It would seem the new feature has some "birthing issues" in that when tested in the lab, the cards used had gone thru hours of testing already. Anyone who has ever speed adjusted case fans knows that while a fan might spin at a certain voltage, you need a bit more than that to overcome inertia and get it started.

I presume when they got around to setting the start up voltage in the BIOS, they must have determined what voltage was necessary to "kick start" the stopped fan. But with production cards, the new bearings would be a bit stiff with no breaking in period and it seems some fans are not kicking up without a little assist from ya finger. The fans bearings will loosen up for a bit and reduce what voltage is needed to get started and I expect why these users are reporting problem solved after a the as little as 1 hour at 100% speed. Others just changed the temp at which fan kicks in .... left it for a day and then put back and all was fine. Many peeps also mistakenly thought something was wrong because they didn't realize that the fans work independently and thought that if one spins the other should spin. That is an incorrect assumption, that is by design.

I should also note that in the link trust provided, it was reported (Reply # 228) that the same issue is occurring on the Asus 970 as reported on the Asus Forums..... Reply #256 said a new VBIOS worked for him and #279 outlines that if anyone is unhappy MSI will replace the card. At this point, no affected cards have as yet been returned to R & D and it would appear most have solved it themselves, so the available alternatives are:

a) Put the fans thru a break in period
b) BIOS update
c) If that fails, get a replacement
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October 13, 2014 1:05:01 PM

Trustdesa said:
You better be scared lol

https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=183618.0

Read...and read one of the last comment from their moderator...



I wasn't really thrilled by the stuff you said on that thread.
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