12-17-2016 02:51 PM - last edited on 03-06-2024 01:21 AM by ROGBot
12-17-2016 03:27 PM
12-18-2016 06:37 AM
Korth wrote:
I'm guessing software glitch - which you've taken the proper steps to isolate and correct - or it's bad sensor input from the fan itself.
I don't think it's a faulty VRM/PWM component on the graphics card, such a failure would probably affect many other things and cause many other problems you'd see reflected in your temps.
But the fan itself could have a bad tach sensor - I usually save time by starting with the assumption that moving parts are the points of wear and failure when a machine doesn't work. This blower fan appears (on some of these screenshots) to be a common 3-wire variety, probably 12V. Check that the connectors for these (3) wires are properly secured; check the wires themselves for any bends/kinks, stretches, stripped insulation, etc. I don't know if such stuff would qualify for RMA, and I don't know if replacement fans are available, but repairing (and sleeving!) damaged fan wires would be an easy enough project. The fan motor appear to work fine, the card's temps appear fine, but may want to confirm them yourself with your own tachometer and thermometer instruments.
[Edit]
Other people are reporting the same issue. Enough people online to suggest the problem may not be an isolated fan failure but may instead be caused by bad code (and, hopefully, an eventual update/patch to fix it) in NVIDIA's software or firmware. I expect that NVIDIA would issue a recall (or at least some kind of replacement fan kit) if the problem affects enough of their customers.
12-18-2016 10:59 AM