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2014/10/30 21:38:04 (permalink)
Hey all the 970 owners,
 
Have you guys experienced any coil whine issues with your card?
 
My card whines while gaming, it whines depending on the game. 
It's kinda annoying. Does EVGA have support over this or does this come under warranty?
 
Any help will be appreciated.
 
 
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    Sajin
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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/30 21:46:52 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby lulumink 2014/10/30 22:25:37
    I suggest you try and burn in the card first before RMA'ing it. Leave the card running for 36 hours straight in one spot in a game or benchmark where the coil whine is at it's worst (loudest), make sure to have the fans pumping @ 100% when you do this, after 36 hours the coil whine should be gone. If it's not gone after stressing the card for 36 hours straight RMA it.


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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/30 21:48:50 (permalink)
     
    Put your ear to the PC, and make sure it's not the Power Supply doing that.

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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/30 22:26:28 (permalink)
    Sajin
    I suggest you try and burn in the card first before RMA'ing it. Leave the card running for 36 hours straight in one spot in a game or benchmark where the coil whine is at it's worst (loudest), make sure to have the fans pumping @ 100% when you do this, after 36 hours the coil whine should be gone. If it's not gone after stressing the card for 36 hours straight RMA it.


    sounds like a legit solution. burning 36 hours? are you sure? sounds pretty crazy.
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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/30 22:40:42 (permalink)
    The burn-in solution is baloney. I would check the PSU to make sure it isn't the PSU before RMA'ing the graphics card. I had a PSU that whined only when I put 680 or above in it. 
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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/30 22:51:36 (permalink)
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    Sajin
    I suggest you try and burn in the card first before RMA'ing it. Leave the card running for 36 hours straight in one spot in a game or benchmark where the coil whine is at it's worst (loudest), make sure to have the fans pumping @ 100% when you do this, after 36 hours the coil whine should be gone. If it's not gone after stressing the card for 36 hours straight RMA it.


    sounds like a legit solution. burning 36 hours? are you sure? sounds pretty crazy.


    Yep, I've done it before on one of my GPU's.
     
    chrisdglong
    The burn-in solution is baloney. I would check the PSU to make sure it isn't the PSU before RMA'ing the graphics card. I had a PSU that whined only when I put 680 or above in it. 


    It's far from baloney my friend.


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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/31 01:18:44 (permalink)
    Sajin's advice is sound and he has helped many forum members overcome their coil whine issues

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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/31 04:39:37 (permalink)
    How do I stop girlfriend whine...  about all the money I spend on PC hardware?
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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/31 04:50:09 (permalink)
    Atlantida
    How do I stop girlfriend whine...  about all the money I spend on PC hardware?




    If you have a girlfriend whining, theres not much you can do. Find the topic where she whines the loudest and then let her burn in overnight. But make sure the room is well-ventilated.
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    Re: 970 FTW Coil Whine 2014/10/31 06:14:55 (permalink)
    Done it too but for 4 hours...then I decided to play games and forget about the whine.
    A week later the whine is almost completely gone where early october it was like a new born banshee crying for her mother...
    The burn-in solution works but the result will vary from cards to cards.

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