JustinAiken Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 So I have a nice 6850 on it's way to me (Gigabyte OC'd model)... wondering if there's a way to adjust the fans? Most of the time I'm using osx86, I'm not playing games, so I'd like to have the fans running slow, and then I can crank them up when I switch to Windows for some Steam games... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3L4UGH1NGM4N Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Well for starters does your card ramp up the fans when playing games only? Or it is like that during regular useage as well. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/#findComment-1787897 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinAiken Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 Don't actually have the card yet (waiting for the UPS truck to pull up...), but I read from other users of this card that it defaults to 50% speed, and ramps up from there - but that the 50% usage is overkill for idiling/light use, and can be set down to ~20%... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/#findComment-1787939 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3L4UGH1NGM4N Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Oh okay then but if you're willing to take the dive into it you can follow the link below although I'll advise you ahead of time it's not for the faint of heart as it comes with quite some risks if not properly done (the usual problems that comes with flashing a gpu). Has been proven to work so you could give it a shot if you're just dying to lower your fan speeds. http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=227787 Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/#findComment-1787981 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustinAiken Posted January 21, 2012 Author Share Posted January 21, 2012 Thanks for the link, I may indeed go through with it, because the card is in now, and by far louder than the rest of my system... Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/#findComment-1788000 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TH3L4UGH1NGM4N Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 Jet engine power for the win. Post back if you need any further help i'll be happy to assist. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/274856-6850-fan-control/#findComment-1788022 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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