Comment by physicles
3 months ago
I have a similar experience with my GPU. Got a 3090 and found that nvidia’s linux driver enforces a minimum GPU fan speed of 30% regardless of temperature. That’s unacceptably loud if you’re in the same room. After hours of searching online, flashing the GPU’s bios is apparently the only solution, so I bought a bunch of acoustic foam instead.
I’m still 100% Linux on all devices, but this bit really sucks.
> flashing the GPU's bios is apparently the only solution
Wouldn't disconnecting the fan and plugging it into the motherboard instead also work?
Interesting idea! But the PC it’s attached to is a mini PC, so I don’t have motherboard access.