https://github.com/Rem0o/FanControl.Releases Love this fan control program. Super lightweight and allows a lot of customization for fan curves. Answer from DrB00 on reddit.com
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I've got an old GTX 1080 which I've had to do a fan replacement on. But now when my PC is idle and every other fan in the computer are off, the fans on the GPU will keep spinning up and down every 2 seconds or so, and these aftermarket fans are very rattly when they spin up and cause a very loud burping sound. I'd rather they were always spinning slow on idle as that would be silent in comparison... How can I control the fans of the GPU?

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Hi, New here, and I’m sure I have this post in the wrong thread, as I couldn’t find where it would fit. I’m just trying to find help on how to manually set my fan speed on my Nvidia GPU. the command: nvidia-settings -a “[gpu:0]/GPUFanControlState=1” -a “[fan:0]/GPUCurrentFanSpeed=n” ... More on forums.developer.nvidia.com
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My goal: I recently switched from windows 11 to ubuntu 24.04 on a computer with the RTX 4090. Previously on windows the fans where controlled by the GPU which would stop them at temps somewhere below 40C. I would like to achieve the same thing in ubuntu. What I have tried: I have until now ... More on forums.developer.nvidia.com
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In the terminal run:

sudo nvidia-xconfig
sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4

restart your computer and search for NVIDIA X Server Settings in the Dash. There should be an option to change fan speed under Thermal Settings.

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To control Nvidia GPU fan speed via Terminal on Linux Mint 20 with a 1070 Ti:

sudo nvidia-xconfig --cool-bits=4

to tell nvidia-xconfig to allow the fan to be controlled in the command line. You may need to reboot here.

nvidia-smi

Gives information about the GPU(s) and their numbers. Importantly I note that my 1070 Ti is GPU 0.

nvidia-settings -a "[gpu:0]/GPUFanControlState=1" -a "[fan:0]/GPUTargetFanSpeed=55"

For a much more detailed overview of this feature including multiple GPU fans, check out this thorough documentation Nvidia Overclocking and Cooling

For a somewhat rambling and wayward thread which lead me to the above link, check out Set Fanspeed in Linux from Terminal

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And as an extra tidbit not asked for in this question, you can also adjust the power output of your Nvidia GPU with:

sudo nvidia-smi -i 0 -pl 90

Where the 0 is my GPU number, and the 90 is the maximum power in watts. If you set this too low, you will get an error. In my limited experience, setting it too high had no effect. I found I can get 95%+ performance for ~75% energy cost by setting the power level to 100 in the above command in my mining rig, but I imagine other power conscious users would appreciate this too.

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April 22, 2024 - To adjust your GPU’s fan speed, launch GPU Tweak III and look for the Fan Speed sliders on the right-hand side. On NVIDIA GeForce cards from ROG and TUF Gaming, you’ll see two sliders here: one for the side fans, and one for the center fan, ...
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July 19, 2025 - Good evening. I have an Aorus RTX 2080 Xtreme GPU with proprietary drivers installed from RPM Fusion, but when I go into the Nvidia Settings application to configure the fan speed, it won’t let me do it. I try to activate the checkbox and it immediately deactivates.
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May 1, 2024 - My goal: I recently switched from windows 11 to ubuntu 24.04 on a computer with the RTX 4090. Previously on windows the fans where controlled by the GPU which would stop them at temps somewhere below 40C. I would like to achieve the same thing in ubuntu. What I have tried: I have until now tested the 550 beta and 535 NVIDIA drivers downloaded from the following PPA since it was recommended over directly downloading from the NVIDIA website on askubuntu.
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August 4, 2021 - Sometime over the last two days nvidia-settings has lost the ability on my Gentoo system to control my nvidia GPU fan. When using the nvidia-settings GUI, and trying to set the GPU fan speed manually after selecting the "Thermal Settings" -> Enable GPU Fan Settings check box and then moving ...
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Answer (1 of 3): You can use fire storm for controlling fan speed,but I suggest you to use msi dragon center for the same,adjust the fan speed and toggle other settings to safer limits so as to avoid damage.
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April 2, 2024 - After downloading and installing Afterburner, open the program and click the gear icon to open settings. Go to the "Fan" tab and select "Enable user defined software automatic fan control."
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Hello Display device : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti on TU116-A GPU (with Arctic Accelero cooler attached) Display driver : 511.65 BIOS : 90.16.20.00.89 My issue is, I cannot control my GPU fan speeds through Aorus/MSI afterburner the GPU is running on very low fan speed but as soon as I move the fan bar to any position in the apps, it cranks up to 100% fan speed and gets stuck on full speed Safe mode makes it run on very low fan speed The temp sensor is working fine, checked it under load I've tried : Reinstalling drivers through DDU safemode Resetting cycle (10s power button when PSU turned off) Making sure the connections are good and resitting the GPU Anyone has any idea on what the issue might be?
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August 23, 2024 - Adding “nvidia_drm modeset=1” to /etc/default/grub causes the “Enable GPU Fan Settings” check box in nvidia-settings to immediately un-check itself. Changing this to “nvidia_drm modeset=0” and rebooting allows the box to…
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February 1, 2019 - Click the "GPU" icon, and then click the "Cooling" slider control and slide it to a value between zero and 100 percent. The fan slows down or speeds up automatically, depending on your setting.
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How can i control my Nvidia gpu fans? - Linux Mint Forums
May 1, 2021 - It's a bit messy, you can use the software i mention also (GWE) but you can also just use the default Nvidia software with that 'cool-bits=4' tweak to have manual control of your GPU fan.