I would like to have all the fans run full speed all the time.

what happens with the fans in Linux Mint v18.1 ? The problem, of course, is that this 'special configuration software' only exists for Windoze OS. I called EVGA and they said the default is for fans to not turn on until the GPU temperature exceeds 60C, unless their special configuration software is run and different behavior is selected. While I was waiting for the GPU to arrive I read comments from several people who were having all sorts of trouble getting the fans to run at any speed, or in some cases getting more than one fan to run. This GPU is a physically large unit and has three 100mm fans (11.80' x 5.62' x ~1.65' (two slots)). The noise is not annoying to me, and I prefer to extend the life of my CPU (Ryzen 1800X) and other components (including GPU) as long as possible by keeping chip temperatures as low as possible. I have a big case (Thermaltake Core X5) with horizontal motherboard and a large number of fans that I have set in BIOS to run at full speed all the time. A few days ago I ordered the following EVGA GPU card (EVGA GTX 1080 ti FTW3):

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