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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:29 PM
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Hello everyone,
I recently got a second hand 980 Ti SC+ off of ebay about a week ago and while it works perfectly every now and again I hear a buzzing sound coming from it. This usually happens when it's under heavy load. At first I thought it was my PSU which was a 600 watt EVGA unit that I got at best buy. I switched it up to another one I had laying around which was a 650 watt Gold Rated unit also made by EVGA but the sound persisted. Is this just the nature of the card or is this a sign of something wrong?
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:36 PM
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 8:42 PM
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 9:58 PM
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 10:31 PM
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Is it more of a brushing type of buzz or more electrical?
How loud is it?
I've had cards in the past actually have an almost electrical buzz which preceded a quick death of the card.
Hopefully its something as simple as the fan speeding up and the air turbulence moving a wire or something close enough to brush the fan.
Best of luck :)
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:46 AM
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SirAce135
Is it more of a brushing type of buzz or more electrical?
How loud is it?
I've had cards in the past actually have an almost electrical buzz which preceded a quick death of the card.
Hopefully its something as simple as the fan speeding up and the air turbulence moving a wire or something close enough to brush the fan.
Best of luck :)
It's more of an electrical buzz that happens. Turning on v-sync in the games that it happens in helps but it's still kinda there.
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 5:18 AM
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Ranfoxconn
SirAce135
Is it more of a brushing type of buzz or more electrical?
How loud is it?
I've had cards in the past actually have an almost electrical buzz which preceded a quick death of the card.
Hopefully its something as simple as the fan speeding up and the air turbulence moving a wire or something close enough to brush the fan.
Best of luck :)
It's more of an electrical buzz that happens. Turning on v-sync in the games that it happens in helps but it's still kinda there.
Hmmmm, any chance on getting that card replaced or a refund for it? From personal experience I wouldn't trust it, since the last time I saw that the card died within 6 or so weeks.
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 7:31 AM
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Is it a high pitch noise or low pitch?
It is more noticeable when you have high FPS and lowering it with vsinc helps right?
If it is coil whine, I have heard if you run it under a heavy load for 12-24 hours it may help clear it up. Not always, sometimes.
Could try running folding at home for a day and see if it helps.
Can learn about it in the forums folding section.
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:08 PM
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SirAce135
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SirAce135
Is it more of a brushing type of buzz or more electrical?
How loud is it?
I've had cards in the past actually have an almost electrical buzz which preceded a quick death of the card.
Hopefully its something as simple as the fan speeding up and the air turbulence moving a wire or something close enough to brush the fan.
Best of luck :)
It's more of an electrical buzz that happens. Turning on v-sync in the games that it happens in helps but it's still kinda there.
Hmmmm, any chance on getting that card replaced or a refund for it? From personal experience I wouldn't trust it, since the last time I saw that the card died within 6 or so weeks.
I talked with a customer service representative last night and he told me that I could get a full replacement on the card so I decided to opt for that to mitigate any possible risk of total failure of the card. bill1024
Is it a high pitch noise or low pitch?
It is more noticeable when you have high FPS and lowering it with vsinc helps right?
If it is coil whine, I have heard if you run it under a heavy load for 12-24 hours it may help clear it up. Not always, sometimes.
Could try running folding at home for a day and see if it helps.
Can learn about it in the forums folding section.
It's a low pitch electrical buzz which becomes more noticeable with either high load or high FPS. I've enabled global v-sync in the nvidia control panel and sorta alleviated the problem for now. I might give that folding thing a try though, first time I've ever heard of it.
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 2:43 PM
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Thats awesome! Really glad they were able to take care of you like that. Pretty awesome.
Let us know how your new card fares once you've received it :)
Cheers!
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 3:10 PM
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''I talked with a customer service representative last night and he told me that I could get a full replacement on the card so I decided to opt for that to mitigate any possible risk of total failure of the card''
being a 2ed hand off e-bay I guess that's under there transferable warranty policy on that ? [who else but evga ? ] +1
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:33 PM
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Ranfoxconn
I talked with a customer service representative last night and he told me that I could get a full replacement on the card so I decided to opt for that to mitigate any possible risk of total failure of the card.
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Thursday, December 14, 2017 9:36 PM
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I have to say that's pretty outstanding customer service! Gotta love EVGA!
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Re: GTX 980 Ti SC+ buzzing noise
Saturday, December 16, 2017 10:18 PM
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SirAce135
I have to say that's pretty outstanding customer service! Gotta love EVGA!
+1 
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