Graphics card causing loud squeal

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jeboody

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Hello, hardware noob here. I was playing video games on my PC when suddenly the system crashed and a high pitched squeal resulted. The first time it happened, after I restarted my PC was running fine, but after the 2nd time, on bootup the squeal would start.

video of the noise: http://youtu.be/2A7zTFJoy6A

It's an old system:
Intel core 2 extreme duo 3.00 ghz
Geforce 8800 GTX
4 gigs ram
Some crappy ASRock mobo i bought to replace the original one that fried

When I remove the graphics card and booted it up, the noise disappeared. Is it just that my graphics card has died or something else?

Any help is appreciated, thanks!
 
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Ah I should have created this thread as a discussion and not Q&A. noob mistake

So I "fixed" the issue by completely unplugging my gfx (power, too), and using a ghetto cooling system aka small fan + open case. gfx runs at 60C when games are running and my CPU & MB temps are around 32/31C. I don't really know why it started running smoothly after that but I'm not complaining. I'm glad currphij fixed his problem too
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currphij

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Hello, I also have the same squeal. I was also having issues with my computer turning on. It would turn on, squeal then turn off in 1 second. I tested another power supply (friends) and it worked. I just received my new power supply and it is now turning on but with the exact same squeal but the monitor does not bring up anything. If I remove the video card everything is fine. I've tried two different video slots, I have one left to try.

I had an OCZ tech 600W PSU now I have a Sentey 725W PSU.
A eVGA GeForce 8800 GT
4 GB ram
512MB video card
MSI P7N SLI Platinum MBoard
I'm unsure of the exact speed of my CPU but it's just a dual core

Any help would be great. Did you manage to get yours fixed?
 
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Kari

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those cards have onboard piezoelectric sirens that go off when the card isnt getting enough power, double check the pcie power cables or try a different power supply as the old one could very well be failing. (might be the mobos pcie slot as well i guess, the slot is specced to deliver up to 75w but that power comes from the psu in the first place...)
 
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currphij

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I have fully dusted the system. I'm not sure where the mobo speaker is but that's what Google is for. I was kind of hoping I could keep upgrading this system.
 
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they actually meant the little speaker on the case, it is connected to the mobo with a small 2 wire plug located usually at the bottom part of the mobo. But that wont really help you here imo...
 
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Ah I should have created this thread as a discussion and not Q&A. noob mistake

So I "fixed" the issue by completely unplugging my gfx (power, too), and using a ghetto cooling system aka small fan + open case. gfx runs at 60C when games are running and my CPU & MB temps are around 32/31C. I don't really know why it started running smoothly after that but I'm not complaining. I'm glad currphij fixed his problem too
 
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