Folding Forum

Recently (within the last month or so) I noticed the fans on my machine, when folding, have gotten much quieter. There's no extended periods of the fans running at high RPMs. I didn't change anything on my end other than upgrading the drivers on my graphics card (at least twice since I noticed the change). I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this change and if there was a reason behind it?

Welcome to the FAH support forum, mamefan8171.

Without knowing which drivers (and to a lesser extedn, which FAH projects) you're talking about I'll have to give you a general answer, not a specific one for your configuration.

There have been a number of driver versions which do a poor job of adjusting the fans to manage both heat and power (often they may not even adjust the fans).

The drivers are not designed by or managed by FAH ... they're the responsibility of AMD/ATI or nVidia so your question might get a better answer if you ask them, though many FAH users report what they see here.

Such as:Open Air Dedicated Folder and Guide

Thanks but the 346.96 drivers fan control is broken. I have had to revert to the 361.42 driver.

That quote is incorrect and is in reference to Linux.

FAH supports Windows, Linux, and MacOS. You'll have to decide whether they're talking about your OS or another one.

It's still an example of what you can find here.
(Then, too, whether or not it's true in Windows is not the same as it might be in Linux. They're different drivers.)

Our assistance focuses on the FAH software and any mention of the drivers is incidental.,

The quote you put in is incorrect. 346.96 which is a Linux driver does have fan control. It is not applicable to any other OS and its content is wrong for the OS it is meant for.