My xfx 5700 xt wont give me a fan speed in the software overlay when I am playing arma 3, where it will give me low gpu utilization but temperatures up to 100C. But in other titles, like destiny 2, it will give me a fan speed in the overlay and the gpu temprature is kept down to something more manageable. From what I understand Arma 3 is more CPU intensive so the gpu being such high temperatures doesn't make any sense.
#gpu fans seem inconsistent
daring crown
broken fable
My xfx 5700 xt wont give me a fan speed in the software overlay when I am playin...
Have you tried to DDU your GPU driver and reinstall it?
daring crown
Just updated it a week ago
broken fable
Just updated it a week ago
Sometimes you have to DDU it and fully reinstall it
daring crown
It was doing it before the update to the drivers as well
And that one was a full fresh
broken fable
It was doing it before the update to the drivers as well
And still same effect?
broken fable
I only finally noticed the comparison the past few days
So if I understand, your GPU overheats and thermal throttles, but fans don't spin up?
daring crown
Someone suggested that maybe ARMA 3 is trying to run off the integrated graphics instead of the gpu
broken fable
Someone suggested that maybe ARMA 3 is trying to run off the integrated graphics...
Only way to find out is to check the GPU and VRAM speeds
daring crown
But that doesn’t explain the heat
broken fable
But that doesn’t explain the heat
But do you see that your GPU drops in speed when you play games?
daring crown
ARMA always runs low FPS
For me
And most everyone else in the unit
It’s an older less optimized game that I’m told is more cpu Vs gpu intensive
broken fable
Well, if you think your fans are inconsistent, check the GPU and VRAM speed while gaming, if they stay up to spec then your GPU and its cooling are fine and it's ARMA.
If your GPU thermal throttles and fans don't properly ramp up it's your GPU.
Keep in mind AMD reports junction temp instead of edge-temp, so it always looks hotter than it is compared to NVidia.
Also, if you never cleaned your GPU cooler(don't do it with a vacuum or compressed air), check if the cooler is clean enough and if the thermal paste is fine.
daring crown
It’s giving me both junction temp and general gpu temp
broken fable
It’s giving me both junction temp and general gpu temp
Keep in mind junction temp is higher than edge temp.
I would check your GPU also with other games than ARMA.
daring crown
Well I got one at least, I’ll check it against a few others tomorrow
broken fable
Check if your GPU behaves the same.
And keep in mind, your GPU is like 5 years old, if you never repasted the GPU now might be the time as the thermal paste might've dried up.
daring crown
Don’t know how to do that with the gpu and honestly not too enthused about tearing it open to do that
There was at least a 20C difference and the overlay was giving me a fan rpm in Destiny 2
It was giving me N/A for fan rpm when I was playing ARMA 3
broken fable
Don’t know how to do that with the gpu and honestly not too enthused about teari...
There's a lot of vids how to do it
broken fable
It was giving me N/A for fan rpm when I was playing ARMA 3
Maybe ArmA 3 is bugged?
daring crown
Possibly, it’s a weird game
broken fable
Does AMD Radeon Software see ArmA 3?
daring crown
I believe it does, but I’d have to check tomorrow as I have to sleep right now
broken fable
Have a goodnight
daring crown
Thank you
muted magnet
100°C ingame with low utilization indicates a hardware fault. Arma does not hijack the GPU driver to control fan speed. The GPU itself (given that the OS does not send any information on how to control the fans) has its own controller which applies its own fan profile.
You should install MSI afterburner and try setting the fan speed manually in it, while playing arma to be sure
daring crown
That’s the thing, it work fine with other games it’s just ARMA where it’ll do that