Can MSI Afterburner override my bad decisions?

PHIL528

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Jul 14, 2015
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I installed MSI Afterburner for my Rx 480, and I changed the fan speed thing to start at 35 degrees Celsius and go full speed at 75 degrees Celsius.
The slope is constant the entire way.

For some reason, when I select the auto fan speed thing and I don't select the gear thing, it seems to reach 50 degrees with out starting the fan.

If my graphics card temperature becomes lethally hot, would something in the card, software, or something tell it to turn on the fans? Or could my card burn out?