Brought one of these beasts and it runs fine and seems stable. Everything is totally fine, that is apart from the annoying buzzing/screaming noise it is making. Its been setup to exactly what the instructions state and it seems to be running at a stable temperature. Its just really annoying me with this noise that only seems to happen at random times. It doesnt do it all the time.
Please help otherwise its going back and Im getting a NVIDA
Well like I said it seems to run fine but its making loud noises. I was wondering if there was any Bios settings that needed to be tweaked as this was the main reason my memory card had problems. As for dust, Id wouldnt have thought it would have dust on it considering its only been out of its wrapper for like 48 hours lol
I have a 3870 and use riva tuner to adjust the fan. The default is 25% and when i crank it up to 60% i can hear the fan rumble. Maybe you can play with the fan speed and monitor temps.....
What powersupply is running that? and maybe slap a 80mm fan or something near the air intake so it can get fresh air into it..... just suggestions......
Does it only sound loud when revved up for games? It's supposed to be pretty quiet when not doing heavy 3D. It could be that Sapphire is using a cheaper fan. E-mail them about it. Their cards supposedly have a lifetime warranty.
My MSI factory overclocked 3870x2 is really quiet, even when playing The Witcher. So, something seems wrong with your fan.
I have a hiper 880watt power supply and I have a small fan blowing air into the card. I also have an exhaust fan just above it to collect and extract heat from the case. Its not an alarm, its more of a high pitch buzzing which seems to only happen when I rev it up a bit then leave it. Where does one get this riva tuner?
