Graphics card strange noise?

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 1, 2014

Hi. So I got my Gigabyte GTX 770 yesterday and I find it's making an odd noise. Yesterday I asked about if it's still going to be okay since I touch the circuit board by accident not wearing static protection making me worry and my finger was sticky when trying to pull it from the circuit board, but everyone said it was alright if it runs games as it should. Well today I was testing Saints Row 4. I was testing it on Ultra and getting no less than 60FPS (60-100), so I thought, yeah that's pretty much how good this graphics card should be. But I noticed my graphics card was making an odd noise, a sort of hissing noise, sounded kind of like a mini version of some sort of laser cutting through metal. So I alt+tabbed out of the game to the desktop, obviously the card wasn't cool straight away but the hissing noise/laser noise was gone. I clicked back into the game, back INSTANTLY. Only when I'm actually in game it happens? Maybe when it knows it has to take on high graphics? I'm not sure, but still a bit paranoid about when I touched the circuit board, so I wanna make sure things are working anyway before I can comfortably enjoy a game on it. No other really problems I don't think. GPU tells me the hottest the card gets is 75 degrees on Battlefield 4, ALL other games so far are around low 60 degrees. That I found strange though, why it's just BF4. Hmm. Anyway, please help.

cookybiscuit · Jul 1, 2014

Coil whine/noise, pretty typical, just ignore it, not a sign of anything bad.

Andrew Buck · Jul 1, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

BF4 can be very GPU intensive as well as CPU intensive. I personally have that noise to a small degree with one of my cards, so it isn't something you did or should worry about. Make sure there is nothing in or near the fan blades, because the higher the temperature, the higher the fan speed, so it may suck something in.

leeb2013 · Jul 1, 2014

it's just the inductor coils hissing, most cards do this to varying degrees when stressed in different amounts. As long as it's not intrusive when you are gaming, it should be ok.

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 1, 2014

leeb2013 :

Thanks all so far. But your answer leeb, I wasn't quite sure what it meant. I don't have very clear understanding of the word intrusive. What do you mean? I mean, I just said it ONLY makes that noise when in game, as soon as I back out, it's gone straight away.

Andrew Buck · Jul 1, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Coil whine happens under load. Intrusive means it is too loud to handle, and you really can't play well with it.

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 1, 2014

Coil whine happens under load. Intrusive means it is too loud to handle, and you really can't play well with it.[/quotemsg]

Thanks Andrew. I'll go check again in a bit how intrusive it is. I think it's hard to tell. It's just slightly louder than the graphics card usually is? And I can't really note of me having this before. Either I just didn't notice over the volume of other games or, it's only just now started to happen when trying out Saint's Row 4. I just find it really odd how it can only come on when I'm on the game, and it's gone instantly when backing out. I know I'm an overly paranoid person, especially where a lot of money is involved, but I'm still worried and I feel like there's something wrong with the graphics card, something I've done. Maybe I didn't handle it carefully enough.

Andrew Buck · Jul 1, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Coil whine happens under load. Intrusive means it is too loud to handle, and you really can't play well with it.

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Thanks Andrew. I'll go check again in a bit how intrusive it is. I think it's hard to tell. It's just slightly louder than the graphics card usually is? And I can't really note of me having this before. Either I just didn't notice over the volume of other games or, it's only just now started to happen when trying out Saint's Row 4. I just find it really odd how it can only come on when I'm on the game, and it's gone instantly when backing out. I know I'm an overly paranoid person, especially where a lot of money is involved, but I'm still worried and I feel like there's something wrong with the graphics card, something I've done. Maybe I didn't handle it carefully enough.

It can start at any time, not just in the beginning. It isn't usually caused by errors in handling.

dr0thegreatest · Jul 1, 2014

As others have mentioned, its definately a normal sound. Just pay attention to see if it gets louder, maybe you can warranty it. So far not a cause for concern imo.

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 2, 2014

Andrew Buck :

Okay guys it's actually NOT coil whine I don't think. I looked it up and coil whine is pretty much a really high pitched annoying thing that sounds like your GPU is about to explode. However, on Saints Row 4 the game where I hear "the noise", coil whine actually happens when starting up the game. When it's showing all the brands involved in making it and whatnot. But after that, it's gone straight away. I'm still having that weird noise when in game, but it just kind of sounds like an extra bit of work adding to the graphics card, just like a sort of, lower pitched humming sort of noise? Definitely nothing as annoying as coil whine. Just wondering if this is normal for actual coil whine to happen just at launching the game and not even in game. Graphics cards sure are more complicated than I thought. and not great for a paranoid sort of guy like me.

Andrew Buck · Jul 2, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Andrew Buck :

Okay guys it's actually NOT coil whine I don't think. I looked it up and coil whine is pretty much a really high pitched annoying thing that sounds like your GPU is about to explode. However, on Saints Row 4 the game where I hear "the noise", coil whine actually happens when starting up the game. When it's showing all the brands involved in making it and whatnot. But after that, it's gone straight away. I'm still having that weird noise when in game, but it just kind of sounds like an extra bit of work adding to the graphics card, just like a sort of, lower pitched humming sort of noise? Definitely nothing as annoying as coil whine. Just wondering if this is normal for actual coil whine to happen just at launching the game and not even in game. Graphics cards sure are more complicated than I thought. and not great for a paranoid sort of guy like me.

That would probably be coil whine, doesn't sound like anything else. Not all coil wine is the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP73edpQwgc

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 2, 2014

Andrew Buck :

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

That would probably be coil whine, doesn't sound like anything else. Not all coil wine is the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP73edpQwgc

Yeah well hopefully it will be fine cause my card doesnt even coil whine except from opening saints row 4, unlike Linus' who coil whines painfully all the time. but as long as i know it's not doing any damage, and is just annoying, then im fine with it

Andrew Buck · Jul 2, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Andrew Buck :

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

That would probably be coil whine, doesn't sound like anything else. Not all coil wine is the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HP73edpQwgc

Yeah well hopefully it will be fine cause my card doesnt even coil whine except from opening saints row 4, unlike Linus' who coil whines painfully all the time. but as long as i know it's not doing any damage, and is just annoying, then im fine with it

Alright, good that you are fine with it. Mine isn't as bad, kind of a buzzing sound for me.

xMRxVENGEANCEx · Jul 2, 2014

Andrew Buck :

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Andrew Buck :

Yeah well hopefully it will be fine cause my card doesnt even coil whine except from opening saints row 4, unlike Linus' who coil whines painfully all the time. but as long as i know it's not doing any damage, and is just annoying, then im fine with it

Alright, good that you are fine with it. Mine isn't as bad, kind of a buzzing sound for me.

Yeah mines mostly quiet so far except launching SR4 which still puzzles me but oh well, it works, is reasonably quiet, and gets about 65-75 degrees when running demanding games. Happy enough with that.

Andrew Buck · Jul 2, 2014

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Andrew Buck :

xMRxVENGEANCEx :

Andrew Buck :

Yeah well hopefully it will be fine cause my card doesnt even coil whine except from opening saints row 4, unlike Linus' who coil whines painfully all the time. but as long as i know it's not doing any damage, and is just annoying, then im fine with it

Alright, good that you are fine with it. Mine isn't as bad, kind of a buzzing sound for me.

Yeah mines mostly quiet so far except launching SR4 which still puzzles me but oh well, it works, is reasonably quiet, and gets about 65-75 degrees when running demanding games. Happy enough with that.

Yeah, thats good.

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