What Is a Fan Curve?
Put simply, a fan curve is a graphic representation of how a computer fan operates.
The fan speed increases as the GPU gets hotter and vice versa.
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Fans get progressively faster as the GPU gets hotter, so that they can keep it sufficiently cooled.
You probably won’t kill your GPU fan with a custom fan curve anyway.
Dust and debris that get stuck inside your fans will kill it sooner thanblasting the fans at maximum speed.
After downloading and installing Afterburner, kick off the program and smack the gear icon to open configs.
Go to the “Fan” tab and select “Enable user defined software automatic fan control.”
The exact fan curve you use depends on your personal preference.
Your mileage may vary.
There’s no one-size-fits-all solution here, as GPUs can have vastly different temperature ranges and cooling solutions.
you might start with a fan curve similar to the default one in MSI Afterburner.
Different GPUs have different temperature thresholds, and future GPUs will also differ over time as technology advances.
