Hey everyone! I’m using a Gigabyte Radeon RX 7800 XT GAMING OC 16G, and I’ve noticed that the fan speeds up to maximum when I’m just sitting in the menu of games like Cities Skylines 2, Slime Rancher 2, Forza Horizon 5, BeamNG.drive, and Black Myth Wukong. It’s strangely quiet during actual gameplay, but why does it blast off in the menus?
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Sounds like your frame rate is uncapped in the menus. Most games don’t limit FPS there, so your GPU is just working overtime. Try capping your frame rate to see if that helps!
Yeah, oftentimes the menu doesn’t have V-sync enabled, which means your GPU is trying to push out as many frames as possible. That’s why it’s getting loud. Definitely worth checking your settings!
Thanks for the tip! I added the cap, and it’s already a lot quieter!
Exactly! I ran into a similar issue with PUBG. Just capping to 60 FPS made all the noise disappear!