680 GTX Lightning Fan Question

I'm a proud owner of a new GTX 680 Lightning. So far the card seems pretty powerful, however there is one thing that is bugging me. I run an ASUS Maximus V Gene, and anytime the machine does not have windows loaded (tweaking the bios, running MemTest, basically anything outside of Windows), the GPU's fan speed seems to be at 100% or near that. This may not sound like a big deal, but who wants to listen to the fan at 100% while running an overnight MemTest? Is there anyway I can change the default fan settings? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Quote from: flobelix on 05-January-13, 07:50:58
Yes, there is a LN2 version too but it is (like all new official versions) locked to 1.175v vgpu max. Do you want that? Alternatively I could give you a perfect unlocked silence LN2 version which I would pm you the downloadlink for if you agree that using is at your own risk.
Hi,
I am considering buying two lightnings and have a couple of questions.
1. The silence bios that you referred to, do the fans still spin backwards and just do so at a lower rpm, or do they just not do the backward spin at all?
2. Can the blue LEDs be deactivated in the bios? My case's theme is black and red so blue wouldn't go well with that.
Basically, I'd like the card to be quiet at start up and not have any LEDs shining.
Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much!

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Quote from: Odaik on 06-June-13, 10:07:20
Firstly, does anyone know MSI's policy with regards to swapping out the stock cooler for a waterblock?
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Quote from: Odaik on 06-June-13, 10:07:20
Secondly, are the GPUs binned for performance and low leakage, therefore coming with additional overclocking headroom, or are they simply average GPUs with the headroom used up with the stock overclock that comes on the card?
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Quote from: nems34 on 24-September-11, 00:18:44
ok thx for your replies again.
So is it the latest V-Bios?
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Last question, how can i know my Vcore max ? What vcore max can i beat with my 580 GTX?
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Quote from: Neel on 24-September-11, 10:40:03
Hi, I hope you don't mind me joining this thread. It saves me starting a new one.
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everything is looks fine, what is not appear to be running at adveted speed for your eyes?

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Quote from: nems34 on 24-September-11, 00:18:44
ok thx for your replies again.
So is it the latest V-Bios?
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yes its latest version
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Last question, how can i know my Vcore max ? What vcore max can i beat with my 580 GTX?
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Hi, I hope you don't mind me joining this thread. It saves me starting a new one.
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I really appreciate any help.. and sorry nems34 for butting into your thread!
everything is looks fine, what is not appear to be running at adveted speed for your eyes?

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