Coil Whine, PSU or GPU?

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Hi,

I've had the same set up for about 4 years, then all of a sudden a few days ago I started hearing a really loud coil whine most of the time, it kind of goes away when I stress the system while playing a game or something, my question is, is there a way to "fix" this without replacing any hardware? is it my GPU or PSU's fault, which one should I replace?

I can play games and everything normally, but the sound is really annoying.

Setup:

AMD Phenom II X6 1100T
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO - CPU Cooler
8 GB RAM 1333 Mhz
Motherboard GIGABYTE 880GM-USB3
Kingston HyperX 3K 240 GB SSD
ATI Radeon HD 7770
Generic PSU 550W

Thanks in advance!
 
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That is an absolutely excellent PSU, but you could get away with somethign cheaper: https://www.amazon.com.mx/XFX-Wired-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1473792963&sr=1-1&keywords=xfx+ts
Non-modular, but very good quality.
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That is an excellent choice for PSU. You can also refer to the PSU tier list to see if you can find a cheaper option.

For now, you can try underclocking your GPU with MSI Afterburner to a frequency that doesn't make it resonate.
 
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That is an absolutely excellent PSU, but you could get away with somethign cheaper: https://www.amazon.com.mx/XFX-Wired-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EKI/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1473792963&sr=1-1&keywords=xfx+ts
Non-modular, but very good quality.
 
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gaug90

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Thanks for the suggestion, theres is about 25 USD difference between those 2 PSUs, I don't mind spending the extra cash if it's worth it, what do you think? or is there not much of a difference, quality speaking?

Thanks!
 
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There is, but not as to justify the price diff. in and of itself. I would only spend teh extra 25 if you also care about modularity.
 
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Ok, is 550W enough for this rig, considering I'll be getting the Nitro+ RX 480 8 GB GPU and maybe an extra 2 TB HDD?

Thanks again!

 
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