Hello,
I just upgraded my video card from an MSI GTX 460 to an XFX Radeon HD 6970. The GTX was giving me no issues, however, I seem to have a strange problem with the 6970. Whenever I do certain actions, most notably scrolling up and down on a web page or highlighting text on a web page to be copy and pasted, or opening a new web page, my speakers will give off a subtle yet very noticeable "buzzing" sound. Sometimes the sound will sound more like a squeal, which seems to happen when highlighting text on a webpage really fast. If I turn down my volume, I can no longer hear the sound, as the sound gets louder the more I turn up my volume. During the MSI Kombuster benchmark test, I can also hear the sound during the entire test, but it is much more prominent during the "physx" test (the third test) with the MSI flags graphics. I have the latest drivers for both my video card and onboard realtek audio. I tried different power outlets in my house as I read that it could be due to poor grounding, but that did not help at all. I would hate to have to RMA the card if the problem is not actually the video card, so I'd like to be certain before I take such an action. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Running:
Windows 7 64-bit
MSI P67A-G43 (B3) P67 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E 2PCI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB (currently running at 4.2GHZ)
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply
I just upgraded my video card from an MSI GTX 460 to an XFX Radeon HD 6970. The GTX was giving me no issues, however, I seem to have a strange problem with the 6970. Whenever I do certain actions, most notably scrolling up and down on a web page or highlighting text on a web page to be copy and pasted, or opening a new web page, my speakers will give off a subtle yet very noticeable "buzzing" sound. Sometimes the sound will sound more like a squeal, which seems to happen when highlighting text on a webpage really fast. If I turn down my volume, I can no longer hear the sound, as the sound gets louder the more I turn up my volume. During the MSI Kombuster benchmark test, I can also hear the sound during the entire test, but it is much more prominent during the "physx" test (the third test) with the MSI flags graphics. I have the latest drivers for both my video card and onboard realtek audio. I tried different power outlets in my house as I read that it could be due to poor grounding, but that did not help at all. I would hate to have to RMA the card if the problem is not actually the video card, so I'd like to be certain before I take such an action. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Running:
Windows 7 64-bit
MSI P67A-G43 (B3) P67 ATX LGA1155 DDR3 2PCI-E16 3PCI-E 2PCI CrossFireX SATA3 USB3 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 2500K Quad Core Unlocked Processor LGA1155 3.3GHZ Sandy Bridge 6MB (currently running at 4.2GHZ)
Mushkin Enhanced Silverline Stiletto 8GB 2X4GB PC3-10666 DDR3-1333 9-9-9-24 Dual Channel Memory Kit
OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W ATX 20/24PIN SLI Ready Modular Cables 135mm Fan Active PFC Power Supply