AMD GPU Fanspeed troubles [Advice Needed]

[Lochton]

No side effect? Umm, the side effect is you have ruined the card, or the fans on the card, because it was working overtime running at settings it was not really meant to. Seriously, it's an R7, meaning NOT A CARD FOR GAMING. Running it at those settings was torturing it. You torture something and it may run fine for a little while, but it's gonna break down.

Also, I am kinda confused, because you say it started doing this over the past 2-3 months then say it's brand new? Which is it? A few months old or brand new?

I had the card switched with a new, same model, but it started the noise as soon as updated, wasn't even 'pushed' like the previous.

- - - Updated - - -

http://support.amd.com/en-us/downloa...%2010%20-%2064

i'd suggest you download the 15.12 version. before installing> http://www.wagnardmobile.com/DDU/dow...0v16.0.0.4.exe
first deinstall all amd software in windows then run this program as admin > reboot to safemode and clear all files. after that install the old drivers.

are you running hybrid graphics with the APU?

I'll try and look in to that. I'm running a dual setup.

- - - Updated - - -

30-50c is a big difference. is it 30 idle and 50 under load?

Yeah, took a look at your comment.. Running it with sub-par use.

World of Warcraft: AFK in Garrison (on medium settings).
Browser open with 7 non-graphical tabs.

And I'm now at 63-68c with what it claims to be 54-58% fan speed, and it sounds like a drill..

[Vash The Stampede]

Yeah, took a look at your comment.. Running it with sub-par use.

World of Warcraft: AFK in Garrison (on medium settings).
Browser open with 7 non-graphical tabs.

And I'm now at 63-68c with what it claims to be 54-58% fan speed, and it sounds like a drill..

This is a R7 240 right? That's an old card. The fan bearings are probably going bad, making large amount of noise. I've since found a good way of dealing with this, but taking apart the fan and putting lithium grease where the bearings are. The thick stuff usually used for auto's. Just don't lose the parts, cause the C clip they use can fly off when trying to pry it out.

[Denpepe]

This is a R7 240 right? That's an old card. The fan bearings are probably going bad, making large amount of noise. I've since found a good way of dealing with this, but taking apart the fan and putting lithium grease where the bearings are. The thick stuff usually used for auto's. Just don't lose the parts, cause the C clip they use can fly off when trying to pry it out.

Well the old card already got replaced with a hopefully new one, so the age should have no bearing anymore unless is was a refurbished one, and even then having the exact smae problem on 2 different cards points imho more to a driver problem. The only thing I can suggest is get a slightly older driver from AMD since it did not seem to happen until recently.