My GPU’s fans spin either at 100% or stand still. they rarely ever dip below 1000rpm, and if so, only shortly (see images below). This worries me, and I am 99% sure I’ll refund that card, but before buying a new one, I want to make sure the fault is not with my system. This is my first AMD GPU and I am pretty green in Linux.
So far I tried adjusting the GPU’s fan curve, with fan-control and CoreCtrl but it didn’t change the erratic fan behavior.
I checked my BIOS for 0rpm mode, but couldn’t find anything. It also only let’s me configure CPU and sys fan curves.
Is there anything I can try before sending the card back to fix these issues or -best case- verify the card is actually causing the issue? I’d hate to get a replacement and face the same issues again.
specs
Linux Mint GPU: acer AMD RX7600XT CPU: AMD Ryzen 5800x RAM: 16GB DDR4 @3600mHz; G.Skill Tridentz Neo MoBo: MSI B550Pro-A
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Temperature and fan curves over the span of 20min; green curve is fan rpm, yellow curve is GPU junction temp, blue curve is GPU edge temp
Update I REMed it and will get the same.card again, but from a different, more widely adopted vendor. I don’t want to spent another week troubleshooting an issue I may not have the skill to fix.
Thank you all for your input :)
Off-topic but:
Linux Mint
GPU: AMD RX7600XT
CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800x
RAM: 16GB DDR4That’s surprisingly mid-range, I don’t think I ever see that; just budget specs or bragging-level specs. As someone with almost the same build (Ryzen 7 4700GE, RX7700XTX, 16 GB DDR4) I’m positively surprised!
It’s the game development on a budget PC xD
Needs no bling but to get stuff done.
Which exact model of 7600 XT do you have?
If the fan doesn’t work correctly out of the box, it means that it needs driver or kernel support for the specific system. That’s why for example, Tuxedo computers have extra drivers for the fans of their laptops. Back in the day, this wasn’t an issue, as fans were kinda simple, and they were working on their own. These days, are software controlled, so it requires OS support.
Do you have a recommendation where to look for fan drivers? In the package manager/ apt or do I have to hope the GPU manufacturer offers them?
For the CPU fans there’s not a good answer, but for the GPU, it should be with the driver’s of the card. It should just have worked. Maybe you got a bug.
Since it’s the GPU fans only, I don’t think I have the skills to fix it. I’ll send it back. Thanks for your input :)
You may have just gotten a card with a bad fan voltage regulator (only works at full voltage). If you’re positive they only work at full, then this is a potential symptom of either of those two things. The card itself is probably just fine.
Don’t just test the automatic fan curve based on temp threshold, test to see if they work at a static 25/50/75% speed as well. If they really only work at 100, then definitely get an RMA if you’re noticing heat issues.
Yeah, set the fans to 50/75/100 and they still had 0rpm. Did not expect that to happen at 100% tbh. I’ll try it again with other software, but I guess I’ll RMA.
Have you tried using LACT? https://github.com/ilya-zlobintsev/LACT
I have been annoyed for years but this is what saved my sanity when it comes to configuring GPUs on linux.
Also what specific model of card made by which company are you using? Fan curve config is something handled by each third party company differently.
I took a bit of a trustfall and bought an acer rx7600xt. Plan to get the same chip, but from a different, more reputable vendor next.
But I didn’t try Lact, thanks. I’ll give it a shot.
I never had this issue with any of my AMD system I have a RX 6600 and a RX 7800XT systems both running different Linux distros
