Coil Whine Not Sure From Which Component

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x1nvictus7

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I have recently built a new system. Everything works fine. I however have a buzzing noise come from either my GPU or CPU when I am gaming. The sound reacts to what I do. For example if I am on the loading screen on Shogun 2 and I then ALT-TAB to desktop, the sound stops. If I ALT-TAB back into the game it starts again. There is no delay. I can't tell which part is making the sound for sure, as they are in the same area. How can I quiet this down? It is not very loud, it is just obnoxious. Is it even worth RMAing it? Someone said to check that my CPU heatsink it seated properly, but I cannot see how this would be relevant. Is there anything I should check for? I don't want this to end up being an issue that damages my computer. Thanks for any help. I have tried turning on Vsync, this maybe helps a bit but not much.

GPU: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280x 3gb
PSU: Corsair HTX 850w
CPU: AMD 8350
CPU Cooler: HyperEVO 212

Also, I have a program called Hardware Monitor (I think) to check my temperatures. It has 3 temps for my motherboard, 1 for my cpu and 1 for my gpu. Is this an accurate reading?
 
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Pretty much yes to everything.

The YMMV is simply recognition that sometimes despite your best efforts the 'work-arounds' or solutions don't fully solve the issues of coil-whine --- and as you noted, over time it simply just goes away.

Good luck on your mission!

edit: I fergit :D

Try the 'MSI After-Burner' utility to adjust your GPU voltages and fan speeds ... it works with most all model cards and has 5 pre-sets for you to experiment with different combinations and voltages ...

Save the 1st pre-set as your 'base' or stock setting.

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HWMonitor works well with my AMD stuff.

I use a paper tube or a screw driver as a 'listening device' I place one end of the tube (or the tip of the screwdriver) on the likely culprit, and hold my ear up to the other end.

Folks generally use hot glue, clear nail polish or silicone caulk to quiet things down. Your mileage may vary.


 
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Okay thanks can't beleive I didnt think of that. That's a genius way to tell where the sound is coming from. What do you mean my mileage my vary? This is a brand new video card, so I probably won't put anything on it, as that most likely voids warranty. If the noise is coming from the GPU, is the GPU at fault? I have read that one component can cause coil whine in another component. Also I have read that changing the voltage to the GPU can cure this problem. How would one go about doing this?
 
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Pretty much yes to everything.

The YMMV is simply recognition that sometimes despite your best efforts the 'work-arounds' or solutions don't fully solve the issues of coil-whine --- and as you noted, over time it simply just goes away.

Good luck on your mission!

edit: I fergit :D

Try the 'MSI After-Burner' utility to adjust your GPU voltages and fan speeds ... it works with most all model cards and has 5 pre-sets for you to experiment with different combinations and voltages ...

Save the 1st pre-set as your 'base' or stock setting.

 
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If I was to change the voltage, how would I test to make sure it is not damaging the card? The Catalyst Control Center that was on my GPU driver disk has overclocking options, but I have never oced or messed with anything like this.
 
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Also, still not sure if it would be worth it to exchange for a new or different card. I plan on using this system for a while, and if it doesn't go away, will probably send back to New Egg. I will mess with the MSI afterburner program when I get home from work and see if I can fix it. I have until 31 Jan to return it so I suppose I will mess with it for a bit.
 
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I played around a bit with CCC and MSI afterburner. I both overclocked and underclocked my GPU. It seemed to change the pitch and frequency of the buzzing, but didn't alleviate it. I beleive the sound is coming from the PSU, as I can hear it clearly at the back of the case, near the PSU exhaust. What do I do? Send back to New Egg?
 
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Cool will do. I'm gonna run some benchmark programs and stress the graphics card and psu by themselves and go from there. Thanks for all the help Wisecracker. Will reply here when I have issue resolved.
 
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