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GPU fans won’t spin unless the graphics card is under load.
GPUs tend to gethotprocessing millions of pixels for you, so cooling fans going quiet can be understandably concerning!
The card was designed to run with the fans off when idle or under low load.
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That is, what speeds the fans should run at various performance and temperature levels.
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Adjusting yourfan curvecan be a good way to reduce noise or improve performance, depending on your goals.
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If that cable is damaged or unseated, it might be why your fans aren’t spinning.
The center of the fan may feel hot as electricity builds up instead of flowing through the motor.
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The first step is to reboot the computer to see if this resolves the issue.
Download your card’s latest drivers fromNVIDIAorAMD’s websiteto double-check you’re up-to-date.
In this case, replacing the GPU with a new one may be necessary.
If at all possible, put the graphics card into a different computer.
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If the fans spin up in another machine, it likely means the card itself is just fine.
