GTX 1060 Rattling Noise... RMA?

haloguy1999

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So whenever I play an intensive game and fan speed ramps up to over 50% I get this ugly rattling noise. I have a Gigabyte Windforce GTX 1060 6GB. It's still well within warranty, I've had it around 8 months.
Should I RMA? It has really gotten irksome and I'd rather get a new GPU if I can than regret it later.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpBtB2h0yAI
 
Solution
If you have the GPU secured to the back of the case, and it still rattles, you should RMA. The only noise you should really hear from a GPU is the sound of the fan(s) running.

haloguy1999

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Hey man, it turns out it was the middle screw on my motherboard! The case screw hole is all stripped, so it was that middle screw doing the rattling. Tested out my old GTX 680 and there was still rattling, that's how I found out lol