GPU fans constantly spinning loudly - is it normal?

Not really something you want to just live with, honestly. Constantly loud fans usually means your GPU is running hot, either from dust buildup, poor case airflow, or the card just working overtime. I'd start by cleaning out the heatsink and fans with some compressed air, checking that your case has decent ventilation, and maybe monitoring your temps with something like GPU-Z to see what you're actually dealing with. If it's still screaming after that, could be a faulty fan or the card needs to be undervolted/underclocked if you're pushing it hard.

clean your gpu's heatsink first thing 🧹 seriously, i've seen cards that sound like jet engines just because dust has built up like a blanket over the fins. takes 15 mins with compressed air and makes a huge difference.

but here's what folks often miss - your fan curve might be too aggressive. if you've got software like msi afterburner or the card's own control panel, check what temps you're actually hitting. sometimes the default curve ramps up way too fast for minor temp increases. you could dial it back so it doesn't spin up as frantically unless you're actually under heavy load. just make sure you're monitoring temps while gaming or doing whatever stresses your gpu, don't let it thermal throttle.

also worth checking: is your case airflow decent? if you've got fans mounted weirdly or blocked intakes, your whole system will run hotter and that gpu fan will keep screaming. sometimes just repositioning cables or cracking open a case panel for testing tells you if it's an airflow thing 💨 and obviously make sure the gpu isn't ancient and throttled - older cards sometimes just run hotter by design. if everythings clean, your curve is reasonable and temps are under like 80°c during gaming, then yeah the fans might just be kinda loud by default and that's on the manufacturer, but most of the time its fixable.