My card is making a mild buzzing sound. It's not very loud - I didn't even notice it (at least not enough to differentiate it from the fan sounds and whatnot) until I ran a game with the side panel of my pc off. It sounds like a smaller version of what you'd hear when you walk under power lines, and it's definitely caused by the electronics on the card itself and not the fans/cooler. I can tell this is the case because it instantaneously subsides (although not completely) when I click away from a game onto a chrome window or desktop or whatnot. And when I click back on the game (and the gpu is under more load) the buzz sound instantaneously gets louder again. It doesn't take a second or whatnot to ramp up or down, it just instantly drops or resumes.
I'm not terribly concerned about the noise itself (although it is mildly irritating), but I am wondering if that's normal or if it's a sign there's something wrong with the card that could bite me in the butt sometime down the road. This card had been RMA'd (twice), and I don't recall the original card (or the second one) doing this. Does anyone else experience this?
CPU: i7 10700k @ 5.0 GHz with 360mm Corsair H150i Elite LCD cooler
MB: MSI Z490 Meg Ace
RAM: 64gb Corsair Dominator Platinum RGB @ 3466 MHz
GPU: 3080 Ti FTW3 Ultra Hybrid
Power Supply: Corsair HX1000i (1000 Watts)
Primary Monitor: LG CX48 (4k OLED)
Keyboard: Corsair K95 Platinum RGB
Mouse: Corsair Scimitar Elite RGB
Headset: Arctis Pro Wireless
Mic: Elgato Wave 3
VR: Occulus Quest 2