Recommended GTX 1060 that has the least known coil whine

FluffyCluck

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Oct 9, 2016
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First time builder here, I was looking up which GTX 1060s to pick and really liked how the Gigabyte G1 looked, but after some googling, I've heard numerous reports of coil whine coming from this particular model. I'm leaning towards the MSI Armor just because it has a nicer look than the MSI Gaming X series, so does anyone know if there's coil whine on these things? Does coil whine occur in every GPU? If not, which model of the GTX 1060 do you recommend? I prefer to have those Zero Frozr like systems where the fan doesnt spin unless under load. Appreciate all answers! (except the strix model, way too expensive)
 

jeffredo

Distinguished
Coil whine is completely hit or miss and often depends on the power supply you have it hooked up to. No one is going to be able to give you a definitive as to which is less likely to have coil whine. The best thing to do is make sure your retailer has a liberal return policy if you should get one with coil whine.