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Single GPU fan spinning up and down at idle

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Hi all I recently purchased an RTX 3070 eagle OC and performance wise there have been no problems, however I have noticed that occasionally the closest to the gpu bracket on the gpu will spin up and down repeatedly almost like it was boot cycling which creates an annoying noise. I have no idea why this happening or what would cause it. If anyone's has had a similar issue and knows what to do let me know. Thank you
 
Hi,

Have you checked the temperatures of the GPU to see if the card is overheating?

Is the GPU new or used? Have other users reported the behavior with that particular card based on reviews? Have you tried taking the GPU apart and re-pasting the GPU with new thermal compound?

Also, please enter your System Details. It helps us in answering your questions, thanks.
 
The card is definitely not overheating, it's a new card, about a month old. I haven't seen any reports of similar issues

my pc specs are

cpu: r5 7600x
RAM: Kingston fury ddr5 5200mhz
CPU cooler: Thermaltake peerless assassin
GPU: gigabyte rtx 3070 eagle OC
PSU: rm850e corsair
case: Antec dp503
SSD: Crucial p3 plus 1tb
mobo: b650m gaming x ax gigabyte
 
Have you installed the latest drivers for the video card from NVidia's website? Is your motherboard BIOS up to date? I would also try undervolting the card by 50 milli volts if possible to see if lowering the GPU temperature when idle will stop the fan from spinning.
the drivers are up to date. I haven't updated the bios, should I? I really don't think its temp related because it happens as low as 30 degree
 
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